bob bashara's attorney is attacking gentzs' credibility. >> do you have anything to say about this joereporter: they reported that gentz cashed a $452 check there bashara's company the day after his wife's death. >> who pays a hitman with a check? you pay a hitman with cash, not a check. >> reporter: in his brief statement, bob bashara says he continues to cooperate with police. his daughter has gone back to school to finish her classes. the son made clear that he and his sister are still supporting their dad. >> let's bring in dan abrams now, our leekle analyst. conflicting reports of what could or could not have happened by the accomplice. >> one, what does it mean for him? two, what does it mean for bob bashara? when it comes to him, it will lead the authorities to continue to question him. they're going to want to figure out what he knows. he's not just some crack pot. we talked about the possibility of people coming in, confessing. this is someone who knew bob bashara, was in contact with him leading up to the time of the incident. the second question is, now, he is implicating bo

it goes against what bob bashara said.s wife was at home on that tuesday because the tv was on, her i.d. was there. jane would have had to be in the garage, the garage would have had to have been open. she wouldn't have let him in, it doesn't look like. because she got in an argument that he was even there. it doesn't add up with the facts. >> we have just a few seconds. how damaging is the stuff about the extramarital affair, the dominatrix, how bad is that for bob bashara? >> it shows motive. in prosecutors' eyes, it shows motive. there's a potential jury pool out there watching all of this. it's not good for him. >> and the defense attorney is worried about the potential jury pool. i know that's why he held the press conference yesterday. thank you very much. we appreciate your time, jean. >> thank you. >>> let's get over to ron with another look at the headlines this morning. >>> in the news, colorado begins digging out from the record-breaking blizzard this morning. five feet of snow fell on parts of the state. denver

bob bashara's attorney is attacking gentz's credibility. told, quote, four stories. >> do you have anything to say about this joe guy? >> no. >> reporter: they reported that gentz cashed a $452 check from bashara's company the day after his wife's death. something bashara's lawyer denies. >> who pays a hitman with a check? you pay a hitman with cash, not a check. >> reporter: in his brief statement, bob bashara says he continues to cooperate with police. you may have noticed his son was with him, but not his daughter. she has apparently gone back to her school to finish her classes. the son made clear that he and his sister are still supporting their dad. >> let's bring in dan abrams now, our legal analyst. we see these alleged conflicting reports from the accomplice of what could or could not have happened. he has been arrested but not charged. >> yes, you have two tracks here. one, what does it mean for him. two, what does it mean for bob bashara? when it comes to him, it will lead the authorities to continue to question him. they're going

the husband bob bashara under suspicion. and we're hearing more from him and the woman police are calling his mistress. andrea canning is here. >> reporter: bob bashara is denying the affair and said he had r had nothing to do with the death of his wife jane but some are saying the affair did happen. there's new details about the man who dropped a bombshell, claiming he was paid to kill jane bashara. joe gentz, the man who walked into a grosse pointe park police station and allegedly confessed to killing jane bashara, may not be in police custody, but in an exclusive interview, his brother, who wants to remain anonymous, says joe may have been involved. >> i believe that something happened that night. someone doesn't go into a police station and turn themselves in not knowing what the consequences would be. >> reporter: gentz, who worked as a handyman for jane basharbas husband bob, allegedly told police bashara paid him $2,000 to kill his wife. the marketing executive was found strangled in an alley. january 25th. gentz's b

andrea canning sat down with bob bashara., you learn that the police found something at the home. >> reporter: right. it was reportedly a very significant discovery. it was the second time they searched this home. they searched from top to bottom. what they found in the garage has everyone talking. human blood. it was an unwanted surprise visit for bob bashara. police were in and out of his home wednesday looking for evidence in connection with the murder of his wife, jane, found strangled in her suv two weeks ago. he said he had no reason to kill his wife. is there any nomotive you could have had? >> none. >> reporter: financial? >> we had a very good, open relationship. >> reporter: are you scared for the day the place may come for you? >> i'm frightened, to know that i might spend the rest of my life in jail for a crime i didn't commit is a very scary thing. >> reporter: he was joined by his daughter, jessica. do you believe there's a chance your father could be capable of murdering your mother? >> no, not at all. without

knowing what the consequences would be. >> reporter: gentz, who worked has a handyman for bob, aleblgedly told police bashara paid him $2,000 to kill his wife. the marketing executive was found strangled in an allie. gentz's brother believes that joe was manipulated. >> i believe bob took advantage of joe -- joe and his disaiblts. he's got about a third or fifth grade education. >> reporter: bashara has denied any involvement in her death. meanwhile, his relationships alleged outside of his marriage continue to draw scrutiny. allegedly an s & m sex live. this woman, rachel, seen here with bashara, was having a long-term affair with him. in a statement obtain pd ed exclusively by abc news says she is cooperating with the police. she said i feel this issue is terribly exploited. . in an interview aired late monday on wdiv, bashara denied allegations of affairs. >> to the reports, another woman by the fame of rachel, you would characterize that as -- >> she was a good friend. that's it. >> reporter: bob bashara said he did have a dispute with joe gentz but claims he barely new them. he said it's a smack in the

and bob bashara had nothing to do with his wife's death. >> reporter: according to attorney david grimmuld be blamed, joe gentz, who, according to police sources, has confessed. he claims bashara paid him less than two grand to do it. the attorney says gentz is not credible. >> by last count, he's told six different stories. each of them contradicts the other. >> reporter: meantime, the killing has knocked one of america's wealthiest communities back on its legals. and unleashed a river of allegations about bob bah shall ra's extraordinary extracurricular love life. reportedly in the weeks before she was murdered, jane bashara learned that her husband had a mistress. >> i thought they were friends at first. he would take her dog for a walk during the day. >> reporter: bashara's extramarital activities apparently didn't end there. seen here in a youtube video promoting a local bar, the hard luck lounge, he was, according to reports, involved in an s & m den, a secret sex club located down these stairs beneath that bar in a building he owned. >> bl or not bob has an alternative lifestyle,

bob bashara was named a person of interest in this case so far. are also reports that are surfacing of an alleged sex dungeon inside the basement of the hard luck lounge which is a property other thanned by bob bashara. >> last summer, to maybe couple years ago there were people always going in and out down in that basement. somebody told me had an s and m thing going down there. martha: story gets weirder by the minute, right? rod wheeler joins me now, former washington, d.c. homicide detective. rod, welcome, good to see you as always. >> good morning, martha. martha: given everything we put into the introduction which lays out so far what do you think matters what is important in those details, what would you be linking on to? >> i can tell you exactly, martha, what the police department is doing right now. the investigators, just so you know, they received a very detailed statement from this guy gentz who alleged he washed this guy, bashara, the husband of the decedent, string gel her in the garage. what they're asking him, give us more details

i was scared. >> reporter: more information on bob bashara.ht. >> it's unthinkable that this happened to her and that she had to suffer. >> reporter: now we're learning he may have had a girlfriend on the side. police sources tell wxyz they questioned a 50-year-old woman who worked at wayne state university who said she dated bashara. new documents indicate he may have been buying this woman a home. police are saying jane be shar ra was murdered in her house, not her car. when she was found, she was wearing her house slippers and had broken finger nails, in a possible sign she fought for her life. the basharas have two grown children. they're both standing by their dad. the attorney speaking on their behalf says they're understandably anguished right now. >> let's bring in dan abrams. >> you have someone coming forward and saying, i was involved. i was there. it happened in the house. that's huge. because it immediately eliminates the possibility of a stranger. or a car jacker. let's remember. let's be a little careful here. arrest was made. b

bob bashara is launching a pr offensive this morning publicly defending himself 11 days after his wife, was found murdered found strangled in an suv abandoned in an alley in detroit. he is stepping out in his first interview and we're going to get a sense of it right here. >> i loved my wife. >> reporter: in an interview with wdiv in detroit, bob bashara spoke tearfully about his wife, jane. >> i lost her. i just -- i mean i'll move on. my kids will grow up. they'll get married. they'll have children, but she's not going to be there to see it. the things we've talked about, the things we've shared, there's no way it will be the same. >> reporter: it was in stark contrast to earlier interviews during which some people questioned bashara's seeming lack of emotion as he wore sunglasses or wiped away tears that didn't appear to be there. bashara admitted that his marriage to jane, the executive found strangled in her mercedes suv a week and a half ago, had its ups and downs, that they went to a marriage counselor not long ago, but he insisted there was never any talk of divorce. in a separ

. >> and if that someone else is bob bashara, or someone else, his lawyer did speak to the media fort unusual? >> it's mere postoring, and it tells me that he's afraid for his client. >> it's dangerous, also, because frankly, when you're defending in a case like this early in the investigation, your lawyer is talking for an hour. he may be revealing things that could help the prosecutor make the case. he's treating it like it's a public relations exercise. it's a big mistake in a murder case. >> we see lawyers doing it more and more. >> he keeps following the sandusky path. i don't think it's going to go well for his client, but i'm still trying to defend big bob here. so we'll see. >> a bit more fascinating. outfront next, the artf surveillance and drones watching out tonight. >>> now something that made us go hmm. we were walking through the streets of brooklyn when he saw this. it's a sign, not saying the stopping anytime, but drone activity is in effect. drone activity in new york city? we were e-mailing each other into the wee hours of thursday morning because we were disturbed

. >> and if that someone else is bob bashara, or someone else, his lawyer did speak to the media forn hour. is that unusual? >> it's mere postoring, and it tells me that he's afraid for his client. >> it's dangerous, also, because frankly, when you're defending in a case like this early in the investigation, your lawyer is talking for an hour. he may be revealing things that could help the prosecutor make the case. he's treating it like it's a public relations exercise. it's a big mistake in a murder case. >> we see lawyers doing it more and more. >> he keeps following the sandusky path. i don't think it's going to go well for his client, but i'm still trying to defend big bob here. so we'll see. >> a bit more fascinating. >> we'll see what he has to add to it. >> thanks to both of you. outfront next, the art of surveillance and drones watching out tonight. i've been in your shoes. one day i'm on top of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surp

owned by the husband, is a sex dungeon, frequented by a number of people, including the husband, bob bashara, and apparently claims the guy who said that he helped kill the wife just tried to cash a check from the husband, that check now in the hands of police. still no charges against anybody in this case, megyn, but again, they're in the early stages of the investigation. megyn: wow, trace, thank you. >>> new fallout in three minutes on one of our top stories, the largest breast cancer charity in the united states just flipflops on the controversial funding it gives to planned parenthood. we'll have both sides of this debate, right after this break. >>> plus, egypt threatening to erupt in the worst shines since we've seen since the revolution, the so-called arab spring. security forces cracking down. so what happened to the arab spring? >> the players and fans ran for their lives as the crowd took over the soccer field. they ran, however, into a locked gate. where witnesses say fans faced certain death, either by suffocation as they were crushed in the narrow exit tunnel, or at the hands o

jane's husband, bob bashara has been named a person of interest in this death.ends and family aren't sure how to take this news. >> does it surprise you that he is a person of interest in this case? >> i'm not here to judge. i'm here to support the family. martha: those funeral services held yesterday attended by hundreds of people. joining me with more on this former homicide detective mark fuhrman. fox news contributor. good to have you on the show today. >> thank you, martha. martha: there is a man that hangs around the neighborhood. this is one of the first people neighbors were suspicious of when they heard about what happened to her. he says he was there when the murder took place and that he helped dispose of the body of those are the reports anyway coming out of the police department. what do you think? >> well, the first thing is, if the police have eliminated the possibility that this is just a mental case or somebody that's trying to get attention through admitting to a high-profile case, let's put that on the back burner and say they embrace what he

bashara. her husband, bob, is a person of interest. they say joez joseph gents, man turned himself in to police yesterday could have have been an accomplice. >>> same-sex marriage is about to become the law of the land in washington state. the legislation is expected to sail through the house. if passed, washington will join d.c. and seven states. >>> the coast guard is trying to figure out what caused an explosion that ripped apart this 40-foot boat. this blast occurred last night, trapping man that lived on the boat. he was air lifted to a nearby hospital. there was so much broken glass debris, it wasn't clear how many over boats were damaged. >>> one of the most elite private colleges in the country is at the center of a cheating scandal. this time, it doesn't involve dishonest students, rather administrators hoping to boost the school's rankings. here's abc's abbie boudreau. >> reporter: at claremont mckenna, college students live by a code of honor. but educators at this prestigious liberal arts college outside los angeles admitte

bob and the accomplice? >> totally shaky. the hitman, his story is that the murder takes place in the garage of bashara's home while he's trying. i'm hiring the hitman, and my wife show up, so i guess i'll strangle her myself while the hitman watches. the hitman turns out to be homeless. he is squatting in an apartment someplace in michigan. the financial motive is, guess what? they're in foreclosure. the motive against bashara is he had financial troubles, the irrr in foreclosure. the third largest foreclosure rate in america, michigan. 136,000 filings in michigan last year for foreclosure. i don't see -- i say we have 136,000 suspects if that's the reason you kill your wife. >> maybe he actually has financial problems, has a girlfriend, and says, hey, do we know anything about life insurance? do we have a problem with that? maybe we do. if anybody has a motive, he does, and he found someone who is an easy target to use. he used him, had a connection to him because he's a prior tenant, and $2,000 can be a lot of money. if he had a reason to do something, he would have taken it. >> this guy is the president of rotary, active -

bashara. she was found strangled to death on january 25th in detroit. investigators say she may have been killed by a paid accomplice. so far, no charges have been filed. bobestioned and earlier today, he called his wife's death a tragedy and thanked his supporters. >> this horrific event ask for your continued prayers, your support and respect of our privacy. as we deal with this heartbreak. and try to cope. thank you very much. >> bob, what do you have to say about -- >> i have nothing to say. >> and that was literally all that he did say right there. paul cowen has defended numerous high pro file cases, joanna is a former attorney. welcome to the show. let's start with this accomplice. the other day when we talked about this story, all we knew is that this woman was found dead and her husband claimed no involvement. now, all of a sudden, financial troubles, an affair. an accomplice walked in to police headquarters and said he was hired to kill his wife for $2,000. is he credible? >> there are allegations of financial troubles, another woman and hitman for hire now surrounding the death of a 56-year-old. he didn't do anything as far as, he left the car.

bashara. she was found strangled to death on january 25th in detroit. investigators say she may have been killed by a paid accomplice. so far, no charges have been filed. bob been questioned and earlier today, he called his wife's death a tragedy and thanked his supporters. >> this horrific event ask for your continued prayers, your support and respect of our privacy. as we deal with this heartbreak. and try to cope. thank you very much. >> bob, what do you have to say about -- >> i have nothing to say. >> and that was literally all that he did say right there. paul cowen has defended numerous high pro file cases, joanna is a former attorney. welcome to the show. let's start with this accomplice. the other day when we talked about this story, all we knew is that this woman was found dead and her husband claimed no involvement. now, all of a sudden, financial troubles, an affair. an accomplice walked in to police headquarters and said he was he was hired to kill the wife. is it credible? >> it's a problem. he can be credible. he doesn't have a motive as far as if he had no relationship. the only reason he would do it is for money, the money he was paid. he