. >> bill hughes has followed the story for years. >> tennis games were delayed that day, so they were out a bit later than they expected. >> as the watkins family headed out to dinner about 9:30 p.m.,hughes said they made a fateful decision. >> they could have took a cab, but they took the subway. >> as brian and his family headed into the seventh avenue train station, a train pulled in loaded with teenagers. >> it's mayhem. it's kids all over. a small group of six to eight congregates near the top of the subway station. >> this particular group doesn't have the money for the cover charge. >> right. to grab a wallet. >> they spot the watkins standing about here and then bam. they come out screaming and hollering. mr. watkins is grabbed, knocked to the ground, punched. he's slashed with a box cutter. ms. watkins is grabbed from behind and someone kicks her in her face. somebody yells we got it. let's go. >> brian watkins ran after him. one of the attackers gary morales had a knife. >> you go like this. and then runs up the stairs. >> brian was stabbed and soon collapsed. within minutes

there were two other men among the crowd who hincapie wanted to find, bill hughes and bob denison, thed irish guy's gum shoe squad. >> tremendous love, gratefulness for these two men. >> let's go home, johnny. >> cheers, cheers. >> i'm so happy you're home. >> his first meal stuffed filet of sole. his 12-year-old niece who was born when he was already in prison introduced johnny to his first selfie. >> how are you doing? >> i'm overwhelmed. >> we stepped outside to talk about what his first hours of freedom were like. >> i've been thinking about how beautiful it is to be free again in new york city, watching the cars go by, the lights in the trees. there's a lot of nostalgia and i'm grateful for it. >> so where does the truth live in this story? for johnny hincapie, it lives in this moment. >> you've got to love it at the end of the day. it's a dream come true. >> one thing is for sure. the city he now rejoins is much different and much safer than the one he left behind 25 years ago. in the end the police commissioner says that has a lot to do with what happened on that subway platform

the state senate has already approved the bill and john hughes did what the legislation passed next month. online registration could be available leading up to the november election. mark: the base will mean more than 100 new jobs starting in april. it will offer nonstop flights from baltimore to washington. it will also offer services to force walton beach -- fort walton each. lisa: kyle, good morning to you. kyla: we have to worry about yet the aware of any -- you have to be aware of any water because anything that is liquid is going to be ice. about. northbound i-75 at mitchell. they will shut all of those lanes off tonight at 11:00 until 5 a.m. to get more work done in the area. you will want to use redding road as an alternate or i-71. we are seeing some brake lights in this area. it is really, really cold outside but luckily we are not dealing with any flurries. randi: let us take a look at the weatherbug network. lebanon ohio at three. covington at nine degrees. s a bit of a breeze that makes it go down to close to zero. not many areas with windchill advisory criteria like in dayto

the bill advanced to a full commissioner hugh weathers says the flood wiped out $330 million worth of crops at harvest time...and an additional $45 million was lost because farmers couldn't plant winter crops. 3 prayers of flood victims are being answered by a group of amish that have traveled to the midlands.along with a group of mennonites...they're using their skills to help rebuild homes in sumter that were impacted by the flood. news19s chuck ringwalt has the story. 3 "these guys are working on this flooring."for weeks now...lester zimmerman...other mennonites and the amish have been right here in sumter county. "they're in the process of putting it down. and then move on with insulation, drywall and paint." they're fixing seven different homes that were destroyed in the october flood.earl bouder is with the mennonite disaster service and along with sumter united ministries - formed a partenrship. "you don't have to know somebody to help somebody. it's part of the culture of mennonite and amish and other similar anna-baptist groups." "we've been trying to team up with a team to d

as for the actual road bill itself- it's stuck in president pro tem hugh "i understand they're probably making some progress, i ask that you carry that over." - meaning the way the gas tax debate has developed- lawmakers say those three big proponents- dot reform, gas tax increas and income tax cut- all are required. senator massey said trying to pass each piece individually, or drastically proposal, would make it much more difficult to pass. ww wis news 10 tomorrow -- governor nikki haley will deliver the state of the state address. wis will carry the governor's state of the state address live tomorrow night here on the news at 7. representative mandy powers norrell will deliver the democratic response. we have new information on a chase and deadly car crash possibly connected to two armed robberies. the lexington county coroner says jerrid green was killed in the crash in pelion yesterday. deputies say this strated with an armed robbery at the 44 truck stop in gilbert around 4 am. less than hour later someone robbed the hill view truck stop less than a mile away. deputies say they saw

that bill is on the senate calendar- and it's been brought up for a vote daily since session began last week- but each time, senate president pro tem hugh leatherman has asked the senate to wait- and carry over the bill- so a compromise can be worked out. senator leatherman put together compromise committee to work on the bill- which lawmakers have continuously pointed out is extremely complicated- it requires three aspects- a gas tax hike, income tax cut, and dot reform- and in speaking with lawmakers today- it's clear not all legislators are in agreement over what needs to be done. "i'm not really convinced we need to do that. not all legislators are in agreement over what needs to be done. "i'm not really convinced we need to do that. the real question i feel has been can we find a dot secretary who christy hall has demonstrated that." last year- the roads bill came to a grinding halt with a filibuster by beaufort senator tom davis- but davis- as well as other lawmakers- have said they aren't anticipating any filibusters this year. live, ww wis news 10. a new study paints an alarming picture on how much money you need to get by in so

hugh: in our ship. sure.er bill clinton remains the biggest retail president we have seen. ery time she comes out, i swear bernie sanders picked up five points during her part in the town hall. charlie: it is the year. hugh: it is. charlie: and then there is michael bloomberg. ura new yorker so you have eight different view but i was in colorado teaching the colorado christian university for a few weeks this past fall and they love their guns in colorado and they don't like the mayor. -- those are the big seven. mayor bloomberg rules all seven so if he gets in, they win. if you are watching, run, run, run. charlie: what would be the scenario that makes this thing stick for donald trump? hugh: a great question. deal like thet tennis people did in the exhibitions where they split the pot and they say look -- everybody tonight, all we do is hammered donald trump. the hammer on donald trump -- whatever the question, they load on donald trump. it would be an mistake but i'm not counting on them doing anything. charlie: great to have you on the program. we will be right back. ♪ ch

to bowers kill an accident now on the right shoulder button thing stopping the traffic back to hughes bill and that's five miles of the ways they are the second camera in portsmouth when an accident to sixty four westbound just outside the downtown tunnel is blocking the right lane . good morning welcome back right now we have skies are becoming mostly cloudy it's not a bad start today still very mild near the coast but inland areas are cooler we have many reason the forties now and the temperatures will be trending down this morning sir, could you step aside? "sir"? come on. you know who i am. progressive insurance? uh, i save people an average of over $500 when they switch? did you pack your own bags? oh! right -- the name your price tool. it shows people policy options to help fit their budget. [ scanner warbling ] crazy that a big shot like me would pack his own bags, right? [ chuckles ] so, do i have the right to remain handsome? [ chuckles ] wait. >>> welcome back to "gma." this video of a doctor attacking headlines and getting millions of views online. now she is joining us telling

bill cheerleaders. >> donald trump is hugh hefner of the '90s. >> for an older person, he's very attractive. >> he wasin public with marla maples, but he was not ready to tie the knot. >> so, when is the big day? >> it's, truthfully, one of those things we've planned probably a dozen times, and we're very much committed to each other. there's just a little fear, i think it's more on donald's part now. >> in october of 1993, they had a baby girl, tiffany trump, and two months later, marla maples became mrs. donald trump. over the next few years, the real estate market rebounded and donald trump was back on top, valued at $450 million on the forbes' wealthiest americans list. but trump said it was more than like $2 billion. >> donald is one of the few people, and i think the researchers at "forbes" have always said this, who personally lobbies them to not only be included on the list, but to constantly push himself upward in the ranks. >> what people think of donald trump is important to him. he may or may not admit it, but it's important to him. all of this, poll numbers, "forbes" lists, you name it. h

he has not proposed an amount yet, that bill advanced to a full committee. agriculture commissioner, hugh weathers, said the flood wiped out $330 million worth of crops at harvest time, and an additional $45 million was lost because farmers cannot plan their winter cro -- plant their winter crops. continue to get help area recently, amish and mennonite volunteers traveled from pennsylvania, right here to the palmetto state and are using their carpentry skills to fix some of the homes in sumter county that were damaged in the flood. the groups partnered with united ministries of sumter and started working on seven different homes in january. >>reporter: it's awesome. can you imagine traveling that stranger with a stinky, smelly house? t hat is the best ever. i told everybody about them. one of my neighbors said send them down when they are finished. [ laughter] everybody is just an off that they would take their time for a complete stranger, in a completely different state. >> the groups say they will continue to help until the end of may and are beginning construction on their eight homes

hughes a successful show. >> yes. when i look at the monitor they look perfect on the monitor. bill: what the fascination with his hair? >> it is awkward to the eye. you look at it and say isn't that a little -- i would have a conversation inside your own head. >> ever huge full bloodshed like to go to the opera. >> it comb-over? hansen, extraordinary, tremendous. bill: who has the best hair? >> hillary. is that a political preference? >> is rand paul's her better? >> you say men. >> is applicable? >> yes. >> what are you going to do? markets around the world are facing a huge crisis. more than 7 percent cousin in the closed trading for the 2nd time this week. one of the richest men in the world actually made the bombshell statement that the global markets in the way they were great now had echoes of 2,008 and it is all pres. obama's fault. you can see in here on tape at the state of the union january 2015 he said the financial crisis is over. >> the shadow of crisis has passed in the state of the union is strong. >> joined now by david webb syndicated talkshow host to talk about pr

bill tomorrow ... after not being able to reach a compromise last week. the group say they've made significant progress from when they first started. president pro tem, senator hugh leatherman... said he hopes to have a plan by the end of the day on tuesday. but others say it could be another week or two ... before they bring their bill to the floor. 3 meanwhile...the governor has released her executive budget plans... opting to fund what she thinks are the top priorities in the state haley is proposing to spend around 345 million dollars on potential 10-cent gas tax that could go into effect over the next 3 years... "if" a roads bill is passed by the general assembly. she also included roughly 165 million in flood recovery and 300 million for education reform.haley also wants to cut income taxes from 7-percent to 5-percent over the next ten years for all south carolinians....with an additional tax cut for military retirees. if the general assembly passes the budget, it will head to haleys desk for approval. 3 judges have selected candidates for a vacant seat on the state supreme court. they are 56-year-old ralph king anderson the third of columbia...he's the chi

senate president pro tem hugh leatherman put together an impromptu compromise committee to work something out on the bill- and there was hope a compromise may be ready by this week- but today, senator leatherman asked his fellow lawmakers to carry the bill over another day- i spoke with senator shane massey about the push for compromise- he says it is coming, and he's much more confident of getting a bill passed this year as opposed to last year, but the bill itself is so complicated "that fight, on money, on fights are going to be played out on the senate floor. there is no question about that, there is no type of ability to make a deal behind the scenes to affect those things." while senator massey did say the brunt of debate would draw out on the senate floor- lawmakers did point out they aren't expecting filibusters like what they witnessed last session. still, they are all expecting this bill to take time. live, ww wis news 10 while there continues to be division among richland county council members on the need for structural changes in administration and oversight of transportation penny sales tax

some what increasing sunshine checking in san francisco, george hughes mainly cloudy skies. 57degrees with light winds outside right now. bill mainly clear skies on the east side of the bay hill. 51degrees, robert heldon reporting. light winds a very pleasant evening to get outside. because a lot of the evening have been very soggy. just love this view from oakland across the bay. bay bridge in the foreground. and the san francisco financial district in the background also some clouds out there. it is 56 officially in san francisco. san jose 56. oakland 59. mid-50s for concord and livermore. checking the forecast. it is dry. it will be dry for tonight. livermore down to 41. fairfield in the 40s. san francisco 49, mountain view 45 degrees tonight. now follow the winds they're going up and down. that is different from the past several weeks where we've had the storm track just rushing into northern california. that will not be the case over the next couple of days as a ridge of high pressure is built in. sending the storm track not just to the north. well to the north of seattle the next storm we can see we'll pan on the revie

the 9ers also reportedly interviewed buffalo bills assistant anthony lynn and "the chronicle" reports the team will meet with hughackman on sunday. >>> moving to basketball now. steph curry is expected to play in tonight's game in portland despite reinjuring his left shin earlier this week. he is leading all-star voting for backcourt players. dre vaughn green is the third exist go-getter. the top three will start next month's game in toronto. >>> all right. for the first time ever a motocross star will be featured on the front of a wheaties box. ryan dungy received the honor after winning titles in motocross and supercross last year. now, after turning pro in 2006, he quickly proved he was one of the best riders in the world. dungy says he is honored to be the first racer on the box and he is thankful for the opportunity. the new limited edition boxes will be sold nationwide this month. >> where did you get that? >> i think they sent it to us. i am guessing. >> i don't know. our producer hand it had to me. i am like, thank you. i am not really hungry. >> if you don't want it, i will ache it home. my little boys w

hughes sted. the poll book issue cap. -- popped up in hamilton county and kept thousands of people from voting. mark: we already know a few cities urging lawmakers to pass a bill allowing a to register to vote. right now you can update your information online but you cannot register online. s license or state id card number. affiliation. the state legislature has already approved the bill. next month. kasich is carolina. a day before the next republican of is one of the smallest. republican candidates. they select the republican favorite on february 20. the democrat debate is being held in charleston, succulent. moderator. you can catch the debate here. police in ohio is now in custody after sending authorities a better on the run. florida and wanted by police in lima, ohio. man sent another saying that the other photo was terrible. s the much. he is what it for failure to appear in court. several other cases. it is a cold day. we are not going to make it into the 30' s today. we are talking mid 20' s this afternoon. even though it has been chilly and sunny this morning, as they roll into the second part of the day, clouds will be building. let' s take a look.

bill clinton's personal behavior. >> reporter: in contrast to earlier debates, donald trump was not a big conversation mention his name once. back to you. >> megan hughes, live in washington, thank you so much. >>> okay, so the latest poll by nbc shows either leading democrats soundly beating donald trump but the billionaire has fellow republicans right now in his crosshairs as he steps up his attacks on ted cruz, the front-runner telling abc's george stephanopoulos that cruz doesn't have a great chance of winning the nomination because of his unpleasant personality. >> he's a nasty guy. nobody likes him. nobody in congress likes him. nobody likes him anywhere once they get to know him. he's a very -- he's got an edge that's not good. you can't make deals with people like that. it's not a good thing for the country. very nasty guy. >> well, trump also keeps hammering cruz for taking loans from big wall street banks and failing to report them on election forms. cruz calls it an oversight. he has yet however to blast trump during a campaign speech. story, the united states and iran in a stunning act of diplomacy after 35 years of hostility. >> this is hu

hughes is expected back in court next thursday. >>> in fairfield, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> today, we're hearing from bill cosby's attorney for the first time since the actor was arrested. cosby's attorney calls it a political ma noour. nooufr. >> what we we have is a fulfillment of a campaign promise from a client in oshder to get into office. >> cosby denies the allegation but hasn't formally entered a plea. >> have you seen the video yet? it breaks yourhearted. but there's also some good news this afternoon. a kitten used as a chew toy by a dog is on the road to recovery. abc 7 news where the 8-year-old kitten is recovering from 20 deep puncture wounds. smurph will undergo surgery next week to repair his wounds. he's doing much better and making footprints. the two kitens will be placed in foster care next week together. >> causing traffic delays in the impact muni service right now. at church and 24th street to fix the sewer line failure that led to the sink hole. traffic is closed right now. officials expected to reopen the street before midnight. >> the search for a serial robber considered dangerous and on the move. he

bill's lair. >> nothing haunting at all about that. >>> one man on the lamb in ohio. he was done in because of his own vanity. >> it all started two weeks ago with a mugshot released for donald hugh. the photo didn't suit his style. so he texted police with a selfie saying here is a better photo. the story went viral down to florida where people recognized him. police arrested him yesterday. now hugh has plenty of time to admire his own photo behind bars. >>> up next, will they stay? will they go? will they play? the drama of the raiders and the quest of the nfl. we'll sort out all the plays being made in a tug of war for the team. >>> hope you brought your umbrella. >> definitely umbrella and all things dry. >> the rain is still coming down in most of the bay area. not as heavy as it was an hour or so ago. we are finding a few isolated cells across the bay that can produce downpours coming through concord, over near 680 that corridor, pleasant hill. widespread rain across the santa cruz mountains. we'll continue to track this this morning. take it easy on the roads. mike is tracking the roads. >> i saw flashing lights and a couple of squad cars heading westbound 80 and making th

bills. in the new role, she will assist the assistant team coordinator. >>> to keep morale up at the hillsborough county sheriff's office. your social media feedback is keeping this going. news channel 8's ryan hughes simple words can go a longwork way. >> reporter: as larry wades through the comments, he realizes the power of praise with each message. each word. >> we have to let our employees appreciates them so that we can all be winners in our single goal of fighting crime and live. >> reporter: bettering the community starts within the agency and that's why we began an internal email thread that's sent to every employee of the sheriff's office. it's called favorable friday. >> we feel it's vital to the overall emotional health of our agency. >> reporter: he surfs the agency's social media pages like facebook looking for positive comments to combat the negative perception of police in the u.s. these days. like this one, thank you for your service, everyone. he cuts and could have pirateses the text and puts in the body of the email. and each friday, he hits send and the message is delivered. >> nearly 4,000 employees will see the comments about how the public appreciates them. >> reporter: the

him he will be the third of bill belichick's defensive coordinators tol b be hired by the browns since 2005. today will be a bigger day for the browns as they interview with hugh jackman jackson. jackson has head coaching experiences and served as raiders head coach in 2011. bronze may have to hurry if they like him. he is reportedly the fronted runner for the san francisco 49ers head head-coaching job.run sean mcdermott, carolina panthers defensive coordinator, is 41 and has over seat at the panthers led the nfl with 39 takeaways during the regular season. one guy who won't become to cleveland's adam gates who signed a five-year deal with the miami dolphins on o saturday to become their head coach. he becomes the youngest coach in the nfl at only 37 years old.. he was the first candidate the browns interviewed when their search began four days ago. he is reportedly adding jarrell henderson's defensive back coach and hendersona remember remember interviewed with the browns on friday.. the coaching search continues for the browns and a handful handful of others.w playoffs got underway saturday. performer wa kansas city chiefs took the openings kickoff 106 yards

bill clinton's personal behavior. reporter: donald trump was not a big topic of conversation. hillary clinton didn't mention his name once. megan hughes, abc news, washington. left until the new hampshire primary. several republican hopefuls are here in the granite state today. ted cruz has stops planned in keene, washington, tilton, plymouth, and whitefield. donald trump is speaking in concord high school in afternoon. and john kasich will be in plymouth, hanover, and lebanon. erin: several americans held captive in iran have been released. one is choosing to remain in iran. three others are in germany this morning. another man was released as part of the separate deal. 30-year-old matt trevi-thick is back home in massachusetts. the hingham native and boston uniform grad was held in an iranian prison for 40 days. >> it's been difficult. we've had a lot of support for friends and family members. we were able to get through it. we appreciate all of the help the u.s. government has done on this. erin: he was in iran studying language. he lost some weight and says he's looking forward to getting hamburgers and iced coffee. sean: sure. fa

bill clinton's personal life. reporter: donald trump was not a big topic of conversation last night. hillary clinton didn't mention his name once. megan hughes, abc news, washington. sean: there are just three weeks left until the new hampshire primary. several republican hopefuls are here in the granite state today. ted cruz has stopped plans in keene, washington, tilton, plymouth, and whitefield. donald trump is speaking at a high school. john kasich will be plymouth, hanover, and lebanon. erin: several americans have been released as part of the prisoner exchange. one is choosing to three others are in germany. 30-year-old matt trevi trevi-thick is back in new hampshire this morning. he was held for 40 days. >> it's been difficult. we had a lot of support. we were able to get through it. we appreciate all of the help that the u.s. government has done on this. they've been great. erin: trevi-thick was studying language. he lost weight in prison. he says he's looking forward to eating some hamburgers and getting some iced coffee. >>> the u.s. embassy says several americans are missing in iraq. they have not identified the missing people. me