everyone except bruce ivins. n the lab alone at night before the attacks. >> i was thinking, now we're -- now we're getting somewhere. >> the feds have a warrant to search ivins' house. when they ask him if there's anything dangerous inside, ivins, embarrassed, brings up women's clothing. >> it was a question of what we would think if we saw that kind of material in his house. >> he was talking about it in the context of him wearing them? >> yes. >> the search does not find a direct link to the anthrax letters. but three pistols and two stun guns are cause for concern. >> this is somebody who we know who we are becoming increasingly convinced was the anthrax mailer who is showing increasing signs of mental health difficulties. >> when the agents interview ivins after the search, he freely discusses the sorority kappa kappa gamma. and his former grad school colleague, nancy haigwood. >> i think he was in a corner. this is someone who never, ever thought he would get caught. >> meeting with the fbi, ivins admits ste

bruce ivins. >> bruce ivins, he was the guy that controlled that flask. it was in his possession, and that told the investigators that maybe bruce ivins was the guy. >> narrator: the fbi discovered ivins had spent a lot of time alone at night in the lab. >> his lab hours spiked in august and then, really, september and october of 2001. never before and never after had he shown anything like that-- those late night and weekend lab access hours. that was extraordinary. >> narrator: they questioned ivins. >> ultimately, at the end of the day, he had several different stories. for instance, one of them was, "well, i just liked to go in there to get away from a bad situation at home and be left alone." >> ultimately, i think in one of the interviews, he conceded, "i just... i don't have a good reason." >> narrator: ivins' colleagues got wind of the fbi's suspicions. ivins' boss asked him about it. >> i said, "bruce, you know, they say that you were keeping odd hours." i said, "i know you work a lot of, you know, odd hours, all of us do, you know. but do you re

bruce ivins was there, too. ivins asked incessantly about haigwood's sorority kappa kappa gamma. he seemed obsessed. >> every time i talked to him he would mention it. finally i said, bruce, that's enough. >> as their careers took shape over the years, ivins kept in touch. shortly after the anthrax attacks, he e-mailed these photos of himself with what he called the now infamous strain of anthrax. >> he wanted his former colleagues and friends to know that he was doing important work. >> one detail stands out. >> he said he was work iing in e containment lab, and he wasn't wearing gloves. and that is a bio safety hazard. we don't ever do that. and what that is is, to me, a sign. i'm immune. >> turns out there were a lot of things that didn't look right but it took federal authorities a long time to put together all the pieces and, to this day, some people say they're still not sure the investigators got the right man. sanjay? >> fascinating report, joe johns. i'll tell you one of the people who still isn't convinced is lori garrett, a pulitzer prize winning journalist who writes a

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their evidence is circumstantial and enough to prove bruce ivins add the means, motive, and opportunityn court so we could prove -- let a jury and a judge make that final decision and what we will say is the american process. >> without a smoking gun, the case does not seem to end. congressman rush holt, the letters were mailed from his district, wants an independent commission to review the events from beginning to end. >> not only to understand the flaws in the investigation, t to see whether there are things we should do to be better prepared for the next time. >> today, ten years later, what is the legacy of the anthrax letters? the federal government has spent $19 billion to fight the threat of another biological attack that has meant new labs looking for vaccines and treatments. but it has also meant something else. by the government's count, there are now twice as many scientists and technicians handling germs like ebola, plague, and anthrax. 15,000. what if one of them is a rogue scientist. >> the question needs to be asked certainly do we have enough control on all of the new s

bruce ivins was blamed for the attack and committed suicide three years ago. >> not being able to come back would've said he won. i could not have let him win. >> recently, scientists announced a big plan to publish a report saying ivins did not have the equipment to complete the attacks on his own. and memorial service was held late this morning at the basilica on michigan avenue. >>> and man is dead in alexandria, the first homicide of the year. police found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. he died at the hospital. the name of the victim has not been released, and there is no information on suspects or motive. >>> fbi agents carried boxes of evidence out of a home last night late last night in arlington. neighbors reported seeing agents searching the yard with flashlights. bomb squad units were also on the street. the fbi confirms the raid and tells abc 7 there is no threat to safety. no details are being released. >>> we turn now to a developing story. police called the murders caught on camera. two men are on lose more than 30 hours after a cold-blooded killing on a metro

bruce ivins was blamed for the attack which led to his suicide.be a report published let's as the man did not have the equipment to complete the attacks on his own. his former neighbors say that when in doubt, it is best to keep digging. >> i find it difficult to believe that he could have dunnigan. >> the justice department stands by its findings that he did make and send the letters that killed people and sickened and others. >>> a d.c. council will discuss efforts to reduce d.c.'s teen pregnancy rate. michael brown says that while d.c. has seen a reduction in teen pregnancy, teen pregnancy rates are far above the national average. experts say many teenagers who have babies often end up living in poverty. >>> police cracking down on illegal parking at a woodbridge commuter lot. commuters are parking in grassy areas and in travel lanes in this light near i-95 and prince william parkway. the warnings will be handed out until next monday. after that the cars will be ticketed and towed away. >>> alexandria people will get a new express bus to the ma

. >> they named bruce ivins as the prime suspect. he committed suicide in 2008 before he was to be charged in the case. >>> up next, the delays in the metro rail. find out which stations are closed for the weekend. >>> and this sparked accusations of brew tate. tonight, the officers won't -- of brutality. the officers won't take down a man in a wheel a chair. >>> and the nam lip will be -- news edge at 11 will be right back.  >> prosecutors won't press charges against these two metro transit police officers accused of roughing up that guy in the wheelchair. it was caught on tape and happened in may. the video shows two officers confronting him. the one officer put his leg in front of the guy in the wheelchair and throwing them to the ground. this is allegedly because he was drunk in public. the department of justice said after the investigation, there is not enough evidence to but sue federal criminal charges. >>> a weekend travel alert and a warning about your credit card debt. maureen umeh has your fox 5 to

initially fixed on bioweapons expert steven hatfield later named government anthrax vaccine re1067er bruce ivins as the prime suspect. rachel lever is the federal prosecutorror who helped lead the investigation. >> it's complex, multifaceted and compelling. >> reporter: dr. ivins committed suicide in the summer of 2008, before he was to be charged in the case. >> this notion that, you know, as a matter of convenience, because he had tram dale kale committed suicide. and that is by our efforts we took to that point. >> reporter: and thomas morris' widow is satisfied with the investigation. >> i'll be -- besides, he's not coming back. that part will not change no matter who did it. >> this is the government's report on it, the anthrax investigation. and that spells out the means and possible motive behind the attacks. we can link to you an online version if you go to our website, www.myfoxdc.com. >> after more than a month, the police believe that they have solved a fatal hit-and-run. the police arrested mark hicks from oxen hill. he hit and killed a man and drove off. the evidence from hickss car

the fbi believes bruce ivins was the seoole suspect in that case.vins committed suicide in 2008 before he could be tried for the crimes. >>> the jury in the conrad murray trial could begin deliberating as early as last week. the defense gets to question the prosecution's last witness today. the expert testified there's no way michael jackson issued the powerful anesthetic propofol on the day he died. he was too drugged up hours before his death. dr. conrad murray is charged with manslaughter in jackson's death. the defense is expected to call 15 witnesses within a four-day span once it starts presenting its case. >>> the big question out in california today, is lindsay lohan a morning person? she has less than three hours to report for community service. she has until 7:00 a.m. to check in at the l.a. county morgue. the actress was turned away yesterday after showing up 40 minutes late. lohan's spokesman says the actress was late because she didn't know which entrance to go in. lohan already in hot water. her probation was revoked earlier this week.

bruce ivins was blamed for the attack, leading to his suicide. scientists from louisiana say that the case needs to be listened to again. one of his former neighbors agrees. >> as a human being i find it very difficult to believe that he would have done this. >> the scientists say that he could not have pulled off the attack with the equipment that he had. they believe that either hand- held or was innocent. the report will be released next month. the dusters department stands by its findings that he did make and did mail the letters killed five people and sickened 17 others. >>> alexandria will officially dedicate its fresh buexpress bus. it operates from 6:00 canonical i a.m. and then the 3:00 through 6:00 p.m. and the service will begin in august. >>> a d.c. councilman will begin discussing efforts to reduce the teen pregnancy rate. councilman michael brown says while d.c. has seen a reduction in teen pregnancy, if a teen pregnancy rates are far above the national average. experts say teenagers who have babies often end up living in poverty. >

army scientists bruce ivins was blamed for the attacks and that led to his apparent suicide.ists from louisiana state university said that he could not a pulled off the attacks with equipment that he had. they believe that he was either innocent or that he had dealt. their report will be published next monconnah. >>> no word on what caused a fire at the langley park apartments that displaced 50 people. it broke out around 6:00 last night on university boulevard. investigators say the flames started in a hollow space between the third story flat roof and a slanted roof above. >>> and engineering firm is about to begin work to determine the extent and depth of the movement of a landslide in stafford virginia. last month's landslide destroyed two backyards. officials have condemned houses. the owners are responsible for the cost of saving their homes and rebuilding their land as well as the engineering inspection. >>> we will check on news around the nation. prosecutors want to see what the family and friends of a missing 10-month-old girl told reporters. they were ordered to su

initially focused on steven hatfield and later named the government anthrax vaccine researcher bruce ivins as the prime suspect. rachel lieber is the federal prosecutor who helped lead the investigation. >> it was multifaceted and compelling. >> reporter: dr. ivins committed suicide in the summer of 2008, before he was to be charged in the case. >> this notion as a matter of convenience, picked him out of the hat because he tragically committed suicide is completely flagged by all efforts that have been taken to that point. >> reporter: and thomas morris, the widow said, she's satisfied with the investigation. >> and besides, he's not coming back and that part will not change no matter who did it. >> the government's report on the anthrax investigation spells out the means and possible motives for the attack we have a link to an online version of the report at www.myfoxdc.com. >>> disturbing evidence in the search for a missing 10-month- old baby in kansas actually kansas city, missouri. police claim a cadaver dog picked up the scent of a dead body inside the home where lisa irwin disappea

the fbi believes bruce ivins was the sole suspect in the case.e committed suicide in 2008 before he could be tried for the crimes. >>> you've got to take a look. astronomers in hawaii showcased an amazing discovery as they witnessed the first direct image of a planet being born. take a look. it's believed to have started forming 50,000 to 100,000 years ago. astronomers work at the university of hawaii and presented it earlier this week as nasa's goddard space flight center here in maryland. they say the planet is being formed out of dust and gas circling a 2 million-year-old star. this is actually the youngest planet ever observed. >> they have to have a special eagle eye at the university of hawaii to notice this and track it. >> you have to realize there are people who do this. they make their lives looking out and seeing what's in space. >> detection technology has improved dramatically with the onset of computers over the next 30 years. we'll be seeing more of these types of things in the future. right now this morning we certainly have a vie

bruce ivins killed himself fbi concluded the dead guy did it.several scientists say the evidence may not be as strong as the feds were claiming. catherine herridge has been investigating. she is live in washington. catherine? >> well, thanks, shep. congressman rushhold says as many as seven anthrax letters were mailed from his new jersey district. he saw the fbi investigation upclose and he said it did not inspire confidence, quote. director fbi robert mueller acknowledged the case against ivins was almost entirely circumstantial it does not have any direct physical evans tieing ivins to the attack. this letter called the quantico letter may be the missing link in that case. sent in the fall of 2001, the same time frame as the anthrax letters and warned of a bioterror attack by a arab scientist. quote. this guy is potential terrorist. this guy has access to many dangerous biological poisons. >> i showed them, statement by statement how they are similar and how they might be coming from the same source. >> scientist dr. assad was cleared by the f

but bruce ivins' real legacy is a darker one. his name is forever tied to the threat of an unstable scientist handling dangerous germs, launching a silent, deadly attack. i'm joe johns. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> tonight -- justice on trial. the case that shocked a nation. three little boys murdered and dumped in a creek. three teenagers accused of horrendous crimes. whispers of devil worship, of sexual abuse, then the verdicts. and the west memphis three disappeared behind bars. tonight, the extraordinary 18-year effort to free them. >> we told them that we were innocent. and they sent us to prison for the rest of our lives. >> and the questions that remain. did a killer or killers go free? and was the truth a victim, too? >> they're 100% innocent. we needed someone to hate to survive because our child was dead. >> if these animals are released, you just as well give the key to everybody that's on death row right now. >> the west memphis three in their own words. >> it does something to you when you see something

s case against suspect bruce ivins. check your local listings, or watch it right now on "frontline's" web site. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at the fallout from tonight's republican presidential debate in new hampshire. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we need renewable energy. >> ...renewable energy is vital to our planet. >> you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. >> i think it's got to work on a big scale. and i think it's got to be affordable. >> so, where are they? >> it has to work in the real world. at chevron, we're investing millions in solar and biofuel technology to make it work. >> we've got to get on this now. >> right now. bnsf. intel. >> and by the bill and melinda gat

but bruce ivins' real legacy is a darker one. his name is forever tied to the threat of an unstable scientist handling dangerous germs, launching a silent deadly attack. i'm joe johns. >> tonight, joel osteen, christian rock star preaches to faithful millions. >> is homosexuality a sin? your eyes? >> yes, i've always said it shows it's a sin. >> he's answering more questions. >> how do you explain a just god can allow the atrocities to happen. >> the world we live in is not a perfect world. >> what is your view of state executions? >> i'm for second chances and mercy. yet, there's consequences to what we've done. >> if i ask you about abortion, what would you say? >> my view is that every baby should live. >> do you find it a bit of a minefield? >> i enjoy it. >> joel and victoria osteen. >> great to be back with you. >> still praying for you. >> this is piers morgan tonight. >> welcome back. >> thanks. >> only yesterday you were gracing me with your presence. you're here. you have this great new book. every day is a friday. how

bruce ivan -- ivin, committed suicide in 2008, weeks before the fbi was planning to arrest him. >> bob, always a focus when it came to the identity of the suspect. did investigators come up with a motive for the anthrax attack? >> reporter: as beth they can summize, he was working for years on an anthrax vaccine that was failing and he wanted to do something sensational to call attention to the need for his work on a vaccine to continue. federal prosecutors also say that dr. ivin suffered from mental illness, contributing to what they allege he did. >>> the conrad murray trial enters the next phase. the defense witnesses take the stand today. we're live with your courtroom play by play in los angeles. first, john. >>> a pepco bill for 9,900 for a garden apartment? partment? >>> and some sunshine today. finally, still breezy, though. as we head into the weekend. is it going to be nicer than today or is it going to be like today? we'll have the complete look at the forecast coming up. >>> and if you see a story you think we should look into, give us a shout. send us your news tips to fox