her widower, mark, and their son, casey, were watching tv. there was a knock at the door.k saw the detectives -- >> he was upset, couldn't believe it. like, are you kidding me? >> they were not. detectives had suspected mark all aening lo and now they had a warrant for his arrest. mark duenas was charged with first-degree murder, held on $1 million bail, to await trial >> to see him in that situation is surreal. you hope the system works, because there's an innocent man up there having to go through this. >> the whole extended clan, including karen's family, told anybody who would listen that the police made a huge mistake. >> you've never heard him call anybody a name. he just isn't that type of guy. >> i can't think of one time where he raised his voice to anybody. >> family support is what persuaded an attorney 600 miles away in southern california to take the case, ron powell is his name. >> at first i'm not thinking i want to go up there, but you know, when i saw her family saying well, can you help us, that type of stuff, and "us" meant mark, that's when i started to

we're going to go live to libby casey right now.libby this being 2014, somehow i see this as an issue that is campaigning savo already. >> absolutely. they are really k looking at these issues that deal with the home and the pocketbook. some of them have even been cheered on by the words of pope francis talking about helping the poor. we just saw a statement come out from the republican from alaska one of the six republicans who voted for this unemployment benefit extension, and she says there has to be compassion for those down on their luck. so some republicans are trying to walk the line. they would like to see some paid fors, for these unemployment benefits. that's why it will be a tough job to pass this, if republicans don't come up with some more paid fors. >> libby mike viqueira is all standing by, when the last left for the holiday, we were talking about the affordable care act. we're not talking about that now, so won the political battle of the recess itself? >> it's funny because mitch mcconnell brought up the health care

thanks to casey hunt. edward snowden's legal adviser in the u.s., and the director of the new documentary "mitt." mitt romney as you haven't seen him before. follow the show online and on twitter, and my colleague tamron hall with a look at what's next on "news nation." >> a lot going on in that hour. in the next hour, developing news from miami, where justin bieber just made his first court appearance, accused of drag racing while drunk, resisting arrest, and allegedly telling investigators that he had been smoking marijuana. is bieber becoming a cliche of a young hollywood star? >>> plus, republicans as you heard gathering for their winter meeting right now. just as two of its rising stars quickly make a fall. bob mcdonnell under federal indictment and in court tomorrow. and chris christie, as you well know, facing a flurry of investigations. >>> and seattle seahawks cornerback richard sherman responding for the first time to what he said were racist words directed at him after his infamous postgame rant

casey, start with you. table. >> a lot of time together. >> your observations on just the conversations you had this week in washington with republicans about chris christie, what were you picking up on? >> chris christie is still somebody who republicans view as a potential candidate in 207116. he's gone from the one who sits at the top of everyone's list when you ask. so, hey, who do you think's going to be best in the running for 2016? it used to be, first answer, all our governors, chris christie in new jersey. now it's scott walker, for example. a lot of willingness to give chris christie benefit of the doubt but coming with the caveat only if there's not another shoe to drop. and as you said earlier on the show, there's going to be a long time and a lot of paper and a lot of testimony before we figure out whether or not there's another shoe. that's going to be a lot of distraction for chris christie in all of his roles, whether serving as governor of new jersey or raising money for the rga. >> a stone

libby casey has the latest next. this is "inside story." >> welcome back to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. on this edition of our program we're talking about the new job numbers. the economy added 74,000 jobs in december far short of projections. the nation's unemployment rate fell to 6.7% not because of new jobs but because fewer people mr. looking for work. this news comes as congress is debating whether to reauthorize benefits for the long-term unemployed. joining us now for that language of the story is al jazeera's capitol hill correspondent, and a familiar face libby casey. where is the action right now, congress declined to extend those benefits at the end of last year. isn't this a simple matter of saying yes or no? >> it had been a fight all this week, so it's bled over into the new year. it comes down to this. republicans are against the bill that democrats have put forth. some of them are philosophically opposed to extending these long-term benefits. they say this is part of an emergency measure created during the depth of the recession, and it's no longer needed

casey wian is in denver. casey? >> good morning, michaela. these marijuana plants you see surrounding me are being grown for a business called evergreen apothecary. that's where we saw consumers buy recreational marijuana legally for the first time in colorado history. this married couple rang in the new year by waiting outside the evergreen a ppothecary at 2:00 the morning, six hours before recreational marijuana sales started in colorado. why was it important to be first in line? >> we're pioneers. >> some 800 people took a number at this store. >> this is going to be og kush and sweet tooth. >> the first legal deal was done. it's been a long time coming, since sale of alcohol resumed after the end of prohibition 80 years ago, marijuana has been on the target list of authorities. "reefer madness" a movie. colorado first allowed medical marijuana in 2000. it took 12 years before voters approved amendment 64 legalizing recreational pot use and sales over the opposition of the state's governor. >> this is the forefront and to be a part of hist

lauren casey of our minneapolis station wcco has more on our frigid weather. >> reporter: here in minneapolis, the highs were 30, high by our standards. temperatures will plummet into the single digits here by lunchtime today, windchills to 40 and possibly 50 below by tonight. tomorrow night lows will be in the single digits in places like new york and philadelphia, highs on wednesday across the northeast will be in the evens and 20s, and only in the 30s as far south as atlanta. is this the return of the polar vortex? well, kind of. the polar vortex is an area of low pressure in the upper atmosphere. it typically hangs out in the arctic regions but not too uncommonly in the wintertime it will dive down into the u.s. dragging frigid air along with it as we experienced earlier this month. in the case this week the polar

libby casey live on capitol hill right now. libby the clock is running out, saturday at midnight, if the senate is to act it must act soon. >> that's right. del. harry reid filed cloture, and the senate can vote on that tomorrow morning. they could even do it today, but that would take a lot of bipartisanship camaraderie. but do expect it to hit the floor in this the next day or and to pass as well. >> libby after that christmas recess, another recess for the senate and the house. what is this one about? >> that's right. so martin luther king day next week, and the senate and house are out for the whole week, and democrats are beating a drum that they think they are leaving a lot of the work undone. top theme, unemployment insurance. democrats are talking a lot about that as well, and they say the long-term unemployed need

i assume where you are, casey, you can smell the smoke. are you close enough to really feel what's going on behind you? >> reporter: well, i mean, we were in another neighborhood just a little while ago where the flames were about 100 yards from the homes there as people were evacuating. and we were there for i don't know, maybe half hour, 45 minutes and i mistakenly left the window of our van open. the inside was covered in ash. you can see some of the ash falling from the sky. it's definitely a concern in terms of these neighborhoods, a health issue with all this smoke and soot and ash in the air. a couple of schools have been closed. so obviously authorities taking this situation very seriously, wolf. >> and quickly, casey, what -- once again, suspect arson? is that what they suspect the cause of this fire? >> reporter: there is a news conference scheduled in less than an hour. so we'll be able to find out hopefully at that news conference what the specific charge that these three people are being held on. we don't know. no one has ment

i yield the floor to senator casey. mr. casey: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: i want to make up my colleague for starting the list. and i'll read the remaining names. and i should correct myself. i said five at the beginning and i had the count wrong. it is actually six individuals. staff sergeant thomas baysor jr., united states army, milton, pennsylvania. sergeant patrick hawkins u.s. army carlisle, pennsylvania. salve sergeant patrick. as i conclude the list of pennsylvanians who were killed in action over the past year, we want to say again we honor them, we pay tribute to them, and by this brief commemoration we remember them i we remember them and we also remember the families they left behind. to quote lincoln a second time, he once wrote to a family and i'm quoting "i pray that our heavenly father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement and leave you only the cherish the memories of the loved and lost and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the a

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it comes down those who want to see how they'll play for those bills. >> libby casey on capitol hill. thank you very much. >>> and from capitol hill we turn to the white house, president obama said he's not going to wait around for congress to get things done. making that clear when he spoke not long ago in raleigh, north carolina. he talked about boosting the rae manufacturing hub. mike viqueira is in washington and the president calling this the year ofove or work around se gridlock that libby just described on capitol hill. he said he has a pen, this is what he said, the implication is that he has a pen, and he's not afraid to use it. this is part and parcel with last year, the promised zone and economically depressed areas around the country. these are the manufacturing sides, manufacturing hubs in raleigh north carolina of action washington one way or another. >> we've made progress. the pieces are all there to bring back more of about their legislative and political strategy going in. >> mike, are we to assume that there may be politics at play on this tour by the president? he

libby casey, good afternoon. why is this case so important? >> we'll watch for the decision made by the supreme court late july when they round out their term and at the heart of this case is whether or not a president in this case, president obama can make appointments when the congress is out of town. the white house says if the congress is gone the president can move forward and not only nominate people to serve on boards to serve as judges but also can go ahead and install them. senate republicans have a very different interpretation. they say if the senate's out of town doesn't necessarily mean it's on an official recess. recesses technically only happen twice a year, in between sessions. senate republicans are pushing back and saying those appointments were out of bounds. after oral arguments, one of the senators mike lee of utah a lawyer by training addressed reporters in front of the supreme court. he says the days of horse and buggy are gone. it's no longer necessary for the president to make appointments so quickly. >> it has been al

libby casey is on alcoho capitol for us. president obama's approval ratings are some of the lowest we have seen and many americans are planning to tune this out. who is he trying to convince tomorrow night. >> 33 million americans tuned in, that's the lowest in three administrations, keep in mind we were just off the heels of the inauguration and the president starting his second term. george washington poll suggests that credit many don't plan to watch, but it will dominate media coverage. the white house is trying to make a multimedia effort. they are expecting people to tune in on their mobile devices, try to make this interesting. oftentimes this becomes a shout-out to a variety of constituencies, expect to see that. but there is one group that he will not reach out to, or is expected not to, the republicans. he is going to be talking to his base and trying to get more of the american public interested in both his agenda items ranging from income and equality to integration reform and also the method that he plans to att

libby casey, who is for and against it and why? >> well del, democrats are for it, republicans are generally against it. out of work for more than six months this was put into place during the recession so people could look for work and still get benefits and have more support while they pounded the pavement trying to get a job. and getting these reinstated phone we have a solid pay for right into it. no not paying for it without knowing where the dollars and cents are coming from. democrats are pushing this as a top item. the battle played out on the sunday talk shows yesterday. senators chuck schumer and rand paul battling it out. >> what i've been saying right along is we have to figure out how we keep people from becoming long term unemployed. >> i think it's a bit insulting to long term workers when rand d paul says, they are just hanging on with unemployment benefits. >> now del the first rote comes today, it's procedural but it needs 5 republicans to join the democrats. so far only one republican is a vocal proponent of gett

casey wian is in denver today., were business owners surprised by this turnout or did they expect those run on pot? >> reporter: john, they were a little bit surprised. they expected big lines, big crowds but didn't expect them to be quite so big. at one retail pot shop, we were at all day yesterday, they had more than 800 people show up and take a number to wait in line for their turn to buy marijuana legally for personal use for the first time in colorado's history. here what happens the owner of the store had to say. >> it has been absolutely amazing. there are more people here than we ever expected. and there are so many excited people taking part in this that we knew it was going to be a big deal but we had no idea that there were going to be so many people out here. >> of the 800 people that took a number, only about 400 of them were able to buy marijuana. it's not because they ran out of product. they simply ran out of time. according to the city of denver's laws, you can open a recreational pot shop from 8:

our casey wian is near the ground there. what you know. >> reporter: well, suzanne, i'm in azuza, california, very near the community of glendora, about 25 miles east of los angeles. you can see the flames behind me. we're at the very end of a cul-de-sac, a residential neighborhood at the top of a hill. those flames you can see only about 150 yards or so away from homes. this residential area has now been all but completely evacuated. just a few homeowners gathering their possessions and getting out of here. the police came up and down the street a couple times telling everyone to get out. you can see the concern, all this dry brush between these flames and where our position is. we've seen planes, fixed wing aircraft, helicopters dropping water, fire retardant on these flames. fire officials really making an aggressive effort to go after this fire, which is only officially about 125, maybe 150 acres so far. but the big concern as you mentioned dry conditions and hot weather. california has been in a drought now, it's enteri

cnn's casey wian at a pot store in denver. casey, what are the crowds like on day one?reporter: they have been very happy, very persistent. people have been lining up outside this store since 2:00 in the morning local time. new year's day. imagine that. this business when it was a medical marijuana facility averaged about 70 customers a day. so far 300 and the day isn't over. logan and chris ee robinson lined up at 2:00 in the morning new year's day, six hours before recreational marijuana sales began in colorado. why was it important to be here so early and be first in line? >> because we're pioneers. >> reporter: hundreds waited in the snow to get their preferred strain of pot. and the first legal deal was done. colorado residents aged 21 and over can purchase up to one ounce, out of staters can buy a quarter ounce. >> i am excited. i been dreaming about this since i started smoking. >> reporter: there are other rules for taking marijuana out of state, consumption in public and main concern for law enforcement, no driving stoned. >> if someone is drinking and driving,

libby casey is on capitol hill. >> we are talking to members of congress. democrats are giving it favourable reviews, saying they thought it was a pinnacle speech for the president. he is talking about moving forward. they don't feel left behind or that congress is getting the short end of anything. one thing the president talked about was getting corporations, non-profits to take initiatives and work with the government on planning, for things like pre k. helping young men of colour find some opportunities, and they said, "hey, we are in support of that. right. now we see senator ted cruz gaving a tea party-type of response. he has been walking through the capital and is followed by supporters, which is significant. people eager to hear what the pushback is for president barack obama tonight. >> libby casey on capitol hill. thank you very much. we go to mike viqueira, our white house correspondent on capitol hill, gauging reaction as well. >> i think you'll hear two reactions. we spoke with congressman perry, unmoved by some of the initiatives, angered pro

the rally set to take play in the national mall and that's where we mind libby casey.nd libby those gathered saying they will not let the weather slow them down. >> that's right. we'll see fewer people attending because of the logistics, some of the buses planning on coming aren't now necessarily able to make the trip. but we have talked to people who are here from michigan to georgia. so there is still going to be a gathering here today. somewhat of a curbed number of events only because of the weather, but they are still having speeches and conversation. the organizers wanted to take a different approach anyway. they wanted to make it more youthful and welcoming. we saw a youth event last night, and we will see members of congress speaking here today. this event happens like clock work, del, every january here in washington, tens of thousands of people gathering. and the organizers want to spice it up. >> libby, though, this year is different, we're heading into the midterm elections, so how does the abortion debate impact the political landscape this year? >> a lot

libby casey on capitol hill. mike stand by. libby the president pushing back that public assistance is somewhat a crutch for those who may not want to get a job. >> that's right. a criticism that has been lobbed. this is something that is just dealing with a symptom, not a problem. the president pushing back on that, and making the case that in his perspective americans want to be out working, and taking pride in the ownership of doing a good job in a place of work, and he emphasized that people have to be actively looking for work, and we heard that from ms. hackett herself. the flip side of the coin, you might receive the benefits but you have to prove you are looking for a work. who are these people? these are people that have been out of work for 27 weeks and more, a half of year dell. so this allows them to keep looking for a job. and the president with all of those faces around him cheering him on when he talked about how much they wanted to find a job. >> thank both of you. 12:15 east coast time. the president speaking f

. >> libby casey is on capitol hill. what are we expecting to hear from the president during the state of union address. >> the president pledged to make 2014 a year of action. we expect to see a blueprint on how he plans to do that. expect to hear a sense of energy, and a sense of urgency. this is the last best shot the president has to set the agenda in washington. as crazy as it sound, a year from now we'll look ahead to the 2016 presidential elections. we'll deal with the aftermath of the elections, this is an opportunity to do what he said, set the agenda and use executive action. he'll outline ways to do that on issues ranging from income and quality to environmental causes. the debate is raging on capitol hill about how the president will move forward. we heard it played out on the talk shows. senator ted cruz and white house advisor offered differing opinions. >> if president obama wants to give an honest candid state of union address, he'll address the fact that the economic policies are not working and they are

. >> joining me now live from capitol hill, nbc's casey hunt.o, casey, you're there, and i'm curious what some members of congress on both sides are saying. let's start with republicans who alluded this is a threat from the president. what are you hearing there? >> well, republicans are expecting, they say, to hear more of the same. and from their perspective, what the president has offered in the past is a set of ideas that they view as obviously completely wrong for the country. in particular, health care. we're expecting the president tonight to at least touch on the health care law. it is an opportunity to speak to millions of americans who may still be attempting to sign up for health insurance under the plan. and there were a group -- there's a group of republicans today who came out with an alternative proposal that they say would first repeal the health care law and replace it with a series of reforms. so i don't think that republicans here are at this point expecting to come out of this speech saying anything other than what they've res

we are joined by casey and michael. casey, let's start with the developing news. mike huckabee and his comments regarding women and the democratic party. let me play for our audience a little of what he said and get more on how the crowd reacted. let's play it. >> and if the democrats want to insult the women of america by making them believe that they are helpless without uncle sugar coming in and providing for them a prescription each month for birth control because they cannot control their libido or their reproductive system without the help of the government, then so be it, let us take that discussion all across america, because women are far more than the democrats have played them to be, and women across america need to stand up and say enough of that nonsense. >> obviously this is following up on what democrats called a war on women, directed at women by the gop. what was the reaction from the crowd there? >> well, tamron, just as you said, this language that huckabee used was actually in the context of discussing the war on women and the way that democrat

libby casey, what exactly is the panel recommending beyond that? >> there are these 46 recommendations. the government would no longer with able to store that data, and say it would stay in the hand oz if phone company, and only get into the control of the government by court order. and when it comes to spying on foreign leaders something that the u.s. has had to deal with in the past couple of months. is that would be left to the higher authority. the president would have to sign off on any activities like that. that's something that the white house is very interested in doing. as you can imagine, dale. other items on the panel list are not as appealing to the white house. for example, this presidential panel wants to see the head of the nsa and cyber warfare not under the same roof. that's something that the white house disagrees with. >> the president said to address the same issue on friday, how will today's hearing effect that? >> well, we will see today members of this panel including mike morale the former acting head of the cia. who was a s

>> libby casey thank you very much. >>> taking a look at business news, thousands of jobs and billions of dollars are on the line today as machinist at boeing vote on a new contract. union members rejecting a similar proposal back in november. they are concerned about language in that plan that replaces their traditional pension plan with 401k's. the company says it will now look to move production of that jet elsewhere. one strategist saying that is putting a lot of pressure on the union to vote yes. >> they would lose millions of dollars in contribution to the international fund. boeing it would be really difficult for them to relocation a whole entire operation to another state, but states are offering big incentives and big tax breaks. >> the results of the vote are expected sometime tonight. >>> a lackluster end of the year for the big three auto makers. still the u.s. auto industry reporting its best year since before the recession. on wall street some solid gain for the blue chips, but they are starting to fade now. low volume expected because of the snow storm that has slammed

libby casey live in washington. and aljazeera america will have full coverage of the state of the union. >>> for years, california's medicaid program has struggled to find doctors that accept low income patients. a shortage of doctors threatens to make the search even harder >> reporter: jennifer hawn has always wanted to be a doctor. the daughter of immigrants, she's a first year medical it student with a strong desire to serve. >> ultimately, one of my major goals going into medicine was to hopefully work with underserved communities. >> but in the american system of for profit healthcare, medical tuition is extremely expensive and requires students like hawn to get big loans. >> we're acquiring a lot of debt, 40,000, $50,000 per year over four years, so close to $200,000 or more. >> reporter: hawn's studies atort university of california of riverside is in a state that is facing a severe shortage of doctors. dean of the medical school. >> because it's the fastest growing area of the state and because 40% of the d

casey live in dallas. come on, are you buying that one? >> i don't know, gretchen. the cruise line says one thing, the passengers are saying another. picture this, cruising through the caribbean, it was supposed to be a beautiful week long cruise with stops in cozumel and belize but then people got sick. they had to turn around and head back. they couldn't reach their final port of call. now the cruise line is saying it's a noro stomach virus we know is a nasty bug and extremely contagious. the ship coming back early. news cameras flying above as they reached home early. but they stayed put 3.100 passengers and 1100 or so crew members could not disembark until this morning. some were mad saying the vacation was ruined. others thought princess cruise line, owned by carnival, did their best given the situation here. >> we're confined for three days. we didn't get to enjoy any meals, shows. they canceled belize, the main reason people took this cruise. >> they got on top of it quick. got servers out to make sure no one was handling food in the buffet line. >> cdc, cent

>> thank you, casey. we appreciate you getting up early for us. >> david wildstein, the port authority official out of a job over the situation faced a hearing and took the favorite amendment over and over. >>> 350 years after president lyndon johnson declared a war on poverty, the federal government is making an attempt to help renew the poorest communities. yesterday, president obama listed if first five promise zones. the promise zones bear some resemblance to several republican plans, including one introduced by rand paul last month. the white house says this will not involve extra resources. they're in san antonio, los angeles, southeastern kentucky, and the chocktau nation. >> what grade would you give -- >> i would give it failing grade. >> the war on poverty. >> i would giver it a failing grade. it has failed. we should have done better than this. we can do better than this. we need to recognize this is not about deprivation as much as it's about isolation. in many ways, our strategies have isolat

we start with lauren casey from wcco. lauren, what is going on here? >> reporter: jeff, here in minneapolis our temperatures are in the upper 30s, balmy by our standards but the bottom falls out tomorrow with another arctic air mass blasting in, highs across the upper midwest by tuesday will be in the single digits and below zero and into midweek this bitter air mass will march eastward. >> glor: we all became uncomfortably familiar with this term polar for text last time. is this a polar vortex? >> in this case it is not that exactly. the polar vortex will send out some pieces of energy to do its bidding for it and have us bundling up. >> glor: lauren casey, thank you very much. meanwhile in california the problem is drought. on friday governor jerry brown declared a statewide emergency to speed up help for local governments. 89% of the state is experiencing severe to extreme drought conditions. lake folsom which provides water to sacramento is only 18% full. residents have been asked to cut water use by 20 to 30%. but it's small towns which rely on w

let's turn to lauren casey of our minneapolis station wcco. lauren, the question everyone wants to know, how much longer is this going to last? >> yeah, jim it's cold and snowy across parts of the northeast today but a second dose of even colder air is set to blast in this week. highs across the lower midwest will drop to the single digits and below zero by tuesday. low temperatures in the 20s will move as far south as northern florida tuesday night. and philadelphia and new york will experience several days this week with highs only in the teens. near minneapolis, we'll contend with the bitter blast with low temperatures of 20 below, and high temperatures of ten below on monday. area schools will likely close due to extreme cold for the fourth time this month. >> axelrod: lauren casey with what is sure to be an unpopular forecast. there is another retail chain alerting customers their credit card information could be compromised. michael's the arts and crafts chain announced today it may have been the latest victim of a data breach. the secre

. >> casey stiegel is watching this from our texas news room. what can we expect to happen this afternoon? >> she judge is obviously going to be hearing testimony from both sides and going to be looking at medical records, and we understand that then a decision would be made. of course it's entirely possible that he could gather the material, review it, and then make a decision at a later time, but one of the items that will be introduced, hard to read. an affidavit from eric minute wyoming, a letter from a loving husband, telling the court he has come to grips with his wife's death and reads in part, and i'm quoting, her limbs have become so stiff and rigid due to her deteriorating condition that now, when i move her hands, her bones crack. and her legs are nothing more than dead weight. and now the man, who helped write this legislation that states life support can not be withdrawn from a pregnant patient, is speaking out, saying he thinks the hospital is misinterpreting it here. >> i don't know of anyone who has worked on that law or with tha

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with us is nbc's casey hunt, great to have you here and you've been following the story. you saw chris christie and his demeanor, his confidence and tone, we can't help but look at some of the new data coming out from quinn pea yak as well as what this together means for 2016. everybody continues to put it within that context. >> the new poll just out, the q poll shows that there's been a little bit of a switch and christie is trailing hillary clinton 46-38. that's a switch from in december when the numbers were 42-41. the number is deeper in the poll are more interesting. he lost the most ground among independents according to the survey and 73% of americans have heard something about the scandal. that shows the saturation. while we're still two years out from the primaries or the kickoff of 2016, it's still early, but this is the kind of thing that bakes into what voters consider when they make those decisions and to have this much media coverage at this stage is still a problem for him. and as far as his speech broadly, if you listen to steve kornacki was saying earlie

casey, thanks. stay home. [laughter] casey steegal's from dallas.amanda knox speaking out for the first time since her murder conviction was upheld in court. the 26-year-old college student saying she'll never willingly go back to italy to face a 28 and a half year sentence in the death of her roommate, meredith kercher. knox also called the court's decision unfair considering she had previously been charged -- or been cleared. and she's doing her best to deal with the situation. >> this is an experience that i have to testify to, that really horrible things can happen, and you have to, you have to stand up for yourself, and you have to believe that it's going to be okay. arthel: lawyers for knox and her 29-year-old ex-boyfriend rafaelu earlier, now i have it wrong. i'll be put you on the so the. you know, he was also found guilty, vowing to appeal to italy's highest court. bill: on a serious note, it was clear that she's shaken up and, obviously, bothered by this. and her future now is in peril yet again. you could see it in her face and see it --

what's the latest, casey? >> reporter: anderson, it sure did. when i got out here early this morning, just a couple hours after this fire began, i thought today was going to turn out a lot differently, but firefighters and residents so far today have really caught a break. you can see all of this hillside behind me that has completely burned, and you can see some of the firefighters, the crews that are up there on foot. they have just come in in the last couple of hours to try to control these lines, but what you've seen all day long is an aggressive air assault with fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters dropping water and fire retardant on these flames. what they were very concerned about is these unseasonably hot temperatures, above 85 degrees today, humidity less than 10%, and there were winds forecast as high as 25 to 35 miles an hour. so, you can see all of these homes over here to my camera man mike love's left. we can see those homes. the fire got within 100 yards of those homes earlier today, but because the winds remained relatively calm

liz: fox news's casey stiegel joining us from dallas with more the casey. >> guys, texas is clearly doinght when it comes to the economy. talk to an awful lot of economists tell you that. we had a chance to sit down with the president and ceo of federal reserve bank here in dallas, who says, less government regulation, lower corporate taxes, no state income tax, accessibility to mexico and reasonable cost of living are all selling points that make the business climate here so enticing. according to the bureau of labor statistics, listen to this, texas created 274,000 new jobs from november 2012 to november 2013. almost 50,000 more than california, a state with much higher population and the largest sectors of growth, listen. >> trade and transportation. business and financial services. leisure and hospitality. they far outweigh the number of jobs created in the energy sector. >> unemployment national average is 6.% according to numbers out today because fewer people are seeking work we know but here in the lonestar state, unemployment it is at 6.1% compared to california's 8.3. dozens and

casey wian has the latest. >> reporter: 22-year-old elona flint was getting off work at a san diego malle. her fiance's brother, salvatore belva dear, also 22, was there to pick her up. elona didn't have a car, so the arrangement that night was routine. but whatever happened next was far pretty. at 1:15 both elona and salvatore are victims of a shooting. >> even though she was shot twice, she was still able to call 911 for herself and sal. >> elon, a died at the scene. sal died at the hospital. >> in looking through the evidence at the scene, it does not appear that any sort of robbery took place during this incident. >> reporter: the shooting confounded investigators. they and other family members then looked for elona's fiance and sal's big brother johnny belva dear to tell him the two people he loved most were gone. but they couldn't find him. he disappeared. >> if you hear me, please, call me, call your family. we do need you right now. >> reporter: johnny and sal both reportedly worked at the family's italian restaurant in nearby country. ilona worked in a mall. andre one of her clo

and from capitol hill, nbc's casey hunt. my first question is does this sound like a good strategy?e there is some concern on the part of the democrats that if you lose the house now it's just going to be a steeper loss in 2016, that you should sort of put all your money in to shoring up as many gains or as few losses as possible in both houses rather than sort of conceding one house to republicans in 2014. >> well, i reject the concept that there's any one person who makes this decision for the democratic party in this day and age. i think if you've got a good campaign, a grassroots campaign, you can go out to an e-mail list and raise money independently of the party. but this was also going to be a difficult year for the house. if you take a look at the gerrymandered districts, there are about ten open seats in which democrats have a good shot at it. but preserving the senate was always going to be the goal. and i also think there's the potential to pick up some key governors mansions across the country too. so that's another area where donors are going to focus their efforts. >>

casey wian is joining us now from l.a.e, do we know? >> they're not saying a lot, anderson. both law enforcement in san diego and in riverside are in the forensic stages of their investigation, going over the evidence that they have collected. they are meeting tonight. we do know that. and san diego police have announced they're going to have a news conference tomorrow to discuss this case. so, perhaps we might get more information at that time, anderson. >> all right, casey, thanks. >>> a fire tears through an apartment complex for seniors. it's feared a number of residents could not get out. dozens are missing right now. we're going to have a live report. >>> plus, what really happened for seattle seahawks' quarterback richard sherman's so-called rant? what exactly did he say to michael crabtree that touched off such a firestorm? the answer may surprise you. it's probably not what you think at all. hear it for yourself. [ male announcer ] if you can clear a crowd but not your nasal congestion, you may be muddling through

what's the latest, casey? >> reporter: anderson, it sure did. when i got out here early this morning just a couple hours after this fire began i thought today was going to turn out a lot differently. but firefighters and residents so far today have really caught a break. you can see all of this hillside behind me that has completely burned. and you can see some of the firefighters, the crews that are up there on foot. they have just come in in the last couple of hours to try to control these lines. but what you've seen all day long is an aggressive air assault with fixed wing aircraft and helicopters dropping water and fire retardant on these flames. what they were very concerned about is these unseasonably hot temperatures, above 85 degrees today. humidity less than 10%. and there were winds forecast as high as 25 to 35 miles per hour. so you can see all of these homes over here to my cameraman mike love's left. we can see those homes. the fire got within 100 yards of those homes earlier today. but because the wind remained relatively calm this

. ♪ >> casey musgraves beating out taylor swift for best country song and album. for best new artists. they made headlines when 33 gay and straight couples married during their performance of same love. justin bieber noticeably absent during the grammys. he jetted off to panama two-days after his dui arrest in miami, florida. but the party could soon be over for him. rnb singer usher and b and b's manager slowed down the stage of intervention. usher discovered bieber back in 2009. patty also reportedly seen in panama. >> more snow and another dangerous cold snap moving across the country in chicago. hundreds of flights canceled. schools shut down due to the latest round of winter weather and sub zero temperatures. near far go north dakota a car flipped over while driving in a blizzard. a no travel advisory for major highways. where is the deep freeze happening now? let's head to maria molina now. >> sub zero temperatures across much of the midwest. take a look as you head out the door. you are talking dangerously cold 39 degrees below zero. feels like 19 degrees b

casey wian is there. i heard you say the people are using coupons to buy pot, which is almost something for us ma mainstream people to find unbelievable. >> the price is high, $50 per 8th of an ounce, plus taxes, state and local taxes that are about 25%. some folks have come in with coupons, dropping it down to $25 per eighth of an ounce. here's how the sales work, the retailers, they give the customers a chance to smell the strain of marijuana they're planning on buying. they say different strains have different effects. they ask the customer what they're looking for, what type of a high they're looking for, whether it's pain relief or anxiety or what have you. so far today, they have serviced about 135 customers in the first four hours of this business being open. they have 500 people waiting in line overall, the number of people who have signed up to get a number to get inside, we can show the camera outside and show you the line waiting to get in here. the business closes at 7:00 local time tonight. t

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casey wian, thank you so much. we'll talk more about this. coloradoan governor. we mentioned earlier some of the rules connected to the new law, like not taking pot to the airport or out of state. will the enforcement of state laws versus federal laws be a challenge? >> we've fortunately been working closely with our local u.s. attorney with the justice department and we're satisfied with the guidance that we received from them in august. and those priorities that they have are similar to what we have in the state, to make sure that people under 21 don't have access to marijuana, that we regulate what is grown, we track what is grown and make sure that the marijuana that's produced here doesn't flow out to other states. >> so what are your concerns as it pertains to driving under the influence of pot? that some people may not act responsibly even though you have restrictions on how much can be purchased. but that doesn't necessarily mean there are restrictions on how much one can consume or the issue of ending up in the hands of teens or peop

casey has the story. >> we're learning texas and mexico may be involved here, but the operative word"may." there's conflicting information between a local police chief and the fedes. but we know there have been an arrest two people in mcallen texas, 27-year-old mary garcia, and 28-year-old daniel dominguez, arrested trying to cross the mexican boredder into the united states, and with them, 96 counterfeit credit cards police say used to spend 0 tens of thousands of dollars at best buy, toys 'r' us. the cards containing the account information of some south texas residents. police chief saying some of the fraudulent accounts contained information that was stolen in the massive target security breach but the chief explaining he believes there was a sense of urgency to use the hacked accounts because the breach has been so widely publicized. but according to the "associated press," a federal official speaking on the condition of anonhim -- anonymity hey says tt connection between these arrests and the tarring breach. >> thank you, casey. >>> cyber security analyst says this is the next

dr casey began his fast on january the 10th. >> his body is starving. we should join hands and ask the government to do something. >> a quick calculation suggests that annual number from students is around $1.4 million. undergraduates are paid $45,000. graduate studies cost $135,000. government inaction is due to corruption, they say. we tried to contact dr sharma. his phones were turned off. >> the governing body of all doctors threatened to resign on mass. this is about a boiling point. >> 200 doctors handed in their resignations. the man has been fighting to save the profession and patients - he's starving himself to death. >> politicians in the pile finished is meeting after several failed attempts. last november an assembly was elected to do the jobs. they finished the constitution within a year, but they haven't been able to agree on the government. >> fisheries officers in western australia will be allowed to kill sharks venturing into zones. one designed to protect swimmers and sushers at the popular beaches. this from andrew thomas. >> we are t