he was fascinating because a lot of people think charles manson is a killer. fact, he directed others to kill. >> manson personally killed just one of the nine victims, the cowboy and aspiring actor, shorty shea. still, manson is thought by most people to be a serial killer. the whole image is one of intense evil, i guess. a frightening character who might slash out at any moment. people almost seem to be afraid of him when they're in his presence. >> i think that's very accurate, assessment, that people are afraid of him and i think he enjoys scaring people. >> hello? >> how do you do, how do you do? >> in 1987, 18 years after the murders, manson agreed to talk with "today" show correspondent heidi schulman at san quentin state prison about the book "manson in his own words" an autobiography of sorts. told to former prison mate nuel emmons. >> if i like this book, there would be a lot of people that probably wouldn't buy it. but if i don't like it, everyone that doesn't like me will probably buy it. >> you said you weren't impressed with it. >> no, not really

. >> and thank you very much z charles manson's right hand man will stay where he is, locked away. a board refused to release charles tex watson for his role in a murder spree that ended seven lives. >> as much experience as i have, it's still gut wrenching. >> 42 years after her pregnant sister's murder deborah tate finds it hard to relive but had to in order to prevent the killer, charles tex watson from getting paroled. watson was cult leader charles manson's right hand man when he and other followers went on a two-night drug-induce killing spree in august, 1969 that left seven people dead. actress sharon tate-polansdi was eight months along. >> these events change mid life forever. i'm the last living tate family member. >> watson led a model life in prison and hasn't been disciplined since 1973, found god, earned a college degree and has been in a recovery program for drug addiction. his report found him to be a low risk if released. >> he was rated as low for violence. >> i know i devastated your lives but causing tragedy anding aony for all of this i apologize. >> the thought

. >> he was often called charles manson's right hand man. the hearing today that could make;clhñ him a free man. >>> peta versus mario. why the group is targeting a fictional character. >> health insurance giant facing a new lawsuit on behalf of californians this morning. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>>:13. take a look at that layer of cool whip a cherry on top would make things perfect. mike tells us about a chang that could include rain by the weekend. >> somebody sounds hungry. 6:13 a jury in san francisco has fond a man not guilty -- has fond a man not guilty in a case where police ended up shooting him as he sat in his wheelchair. police say he tried to stab one of the police officers. police say they first tried to subdue him with pepper spray and a ben bag gun before shooting him. the jury did -- a bean bag gun before shooting him. >>> the man once called charles manson's right hand man will ask a california parole board for his freedom. charles watson now 65 is serving a life sentence for his role in th

at 5:00 one of charles manson's first ladiers who killed actress sharon tate comes up for his 14th parolehearing. >>> finally ladies "people" magazine has named actor bradley cooper this year's sexiest man alive. >> for his baby blues and killer smile. he told people it is cool that a guy who stent look like a model can have this honor. -- >> after learning about his new title he says the first thing he thought about was how happy his mom was going to be. what about his dating status? he says he's single and doesn't consider himself a lady's man. >> okay. >> that is very sexy that he thought of mom. >> thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next. keep track of news on twitter and talk about it at nice book.com/abc7 news. >> have a great day everybody!

. >> and one of the followers of cult leader charles manson has been denied parole. 65-year-old charles tex watson was manson's self described right hand man. and this is the 14th time watson has been denied parole he's serving a life sentence and his next hearing won't take place at least five more years. >> let's get our first check of the weather now. >> and changing forecast. >> there are big changes coming our way. there is nice sunny skies. there are areas of fog no longer in the coast but around the bay as well. early evening will be mild temperatures ranging from low 50s up to about 60 degrees and we'll see sun, partly cloudy skies z temperatures ranging from around 40-49. there is a chance of showers in the north bay. high temperatures ranging from mid-50s mid-60s. and there is possibly wet weather for the weekend. >> next at 4:00 link between your blood type and a life threatening health condition. >> and lost interviews. >> we're on a mission from god to save apple. >> emily chang will join us with a preview on a new documentary on jobs. >> and michael finney taking your cons

the inmate is charles manson. >> we have some manson memorabilia that charles manson has created sincecerated here at corcoran. >> during one of our shoots at california state prison corcoran, our crew barely got a glimpse of manson before he covered up his window. a recent mug shot shows how much he has aged since first coming to prison in 1971. but his artwork provides a unique insight into his life behind bars. >> here a scorpion that he's made. basically, taking thread from various types of items, socks and t-shirts and towel, he creates it and uses -- it looks like a marker to color it. this is probably one of the items that he makes the most of. scorpions and spiders. i would assume this is something like a harp. and he's made it out of toilet paper and newspaper. it looks like some dental floss, a small stick, and probably for the coloring, he use kool-aid. to get the coloring for it. >> why do you have it? >> he's not allowed to have it. occasionally, we go through and do cell searches and confiscate all items. he doesn't have a hobby card and other inmates try to sneak it out

at 5:00 one of charles manson's first ladiers who killed actress sharon tate comes up for his 14th parole hearing. >>> finally ladies "people" magazine has named actor bradley cooper this year's sexiest man alive. >> for his baby blues and killer smile. he told people it is cool that a guy who stent look like a model can have this honor. -- >> after learning about his new title he says the first thing he thought about was how happy his mom was going to be. what about his dating status? he says he's single and doesn't consider himself a lady's man. >> okay. >> that is very sexy that he thought of mom. >> thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next. >> keep track of news on twitter and talk about it at nice book.com/abc7 news. >> have a great day everybody! i work at the cable company, and i get to wear a hard hat... a question already! my mom says cable can't bundle cell phones. you mean wireless voice service? nobody does that. mom says at&t does, so... uh...uh... [ female announcer ] get u-verse tv and high-speed internet for just $49 a month for 6 months. with more b

let's go. [ laughter ] >> bill: in the late 1960's, charles manson directed his cult followers to commit series of murders. >> choo choo, i know my mind. and i trust the very same person that you do. and the very same person that you do. [ laughter ] >> bill: man son later said he had been inspired by which beatles song to do his dastardly deeds? >> the answer is helter skelter. the answer of his book written by who? >> wamba. >> bill: that's wrong. extra crecket credit. >> vince baluci. >> bill: you win, doocy. you hear the applause. >> yea! >> bill: coming right back with the great american news quiz, the naturur bill political back of the book segment tonight. the great american news quiz, the natural disaster edition. ready for the natural disaster edition, doocy, are you? >> i'm a master at that. >> bill: you haven't won this in about 18 weeks. >> i hit a dry patch. [ laughter ] >> bill: here we go. question number one the plague known as the black death killed up to 100 million people in mid evil europe. that didn't stop monty python from making fun of it. >> i'm not dead. >> he sa

and the women who killed for charles manson. >> you can see entertainment tonight at 7:30 and the victoriats fashion show at 10:00. >>> it can apparently get lonely in space. just ask this astronaut, he was so bored he decided to play baseball at the international space station all by himself. take a look. you can see the astronaut toss the ball to the other side of the room. he quickly floats over, takes a swing. before he jumps up, and makes the catch. who says there's no i in team. there's an advantage for weightlessness. you can play by yourself. >> i hope he doesn't crash into anything. >> no. >>> faster than a speeding ball. >> that's pretty good. that's pretty impressive. >>> well a real dreary november day. >> bob will let you know if the, >>> well some clearing just west of the baltimore area. west of baltimore and washington. it's pretty much just light rain in a few spots and heavy rain east of us. the heavy stuff now east and northeast of the baltimore metro. you see northeast maryland getting some heavy rain. it's east of our region, and that will continue over the next few ho

former right hand man for charles manson denied parole for the 16th time this afternoon, convicted of the tate-labianca murders. watson tried to make amendments at the hearing. >> i know i devastated your lives by causing such unimaginable tragedy anding aony. for this i apologize. >> this is devastating to listen how a college degree and self help groups and victims outreach are weighed against the value miff husband's life. >> watson has been a model prisoner and founded a ministry. the parole board denied the appeal in only 30 minutes. and you must wait five years before seeking another parole hearing. >> coming up next an underwater voyage across the pacific. >> robots set to explore earth's final frontier. stay with us. >>> a high tech experiment will get underway sending robots across the pacific on a mission. the story you'll see only on 7. >> these four robots are about to embrk on an historic voyage. >> it's one of the reasons we named them after great explorers. they're going to do things never done before. >> they're called wave gliders measuring weather conditions and othe

let's go. [ laughter ] >> bill: in the late 1960's, charles manson directed his cult followers to commities of murders. >> choo choo, i know my mind. and i trust the very same person that you do. and the very same person that you do. [ laughter ] >> bill: man son later said he had been inspired by which beatles song to do his dastardly deeds? >> the answer is helter skelter. the answer of his book written by who? >> wamba. >> bill: that's wrong. extra crecket credit. >> vince baluci. >> bill: you win, doocy. you hear the applause. >> yea! >> bill: coming right back with the great american news with the great american news quiz, the nat people love our potpourri parties. it's a smell of a good time. this is the juniper! oh that is magical. [ male announcer ] some parties need a bowl of queso. made from creamy velveeta and zesty rotel tomatoes and green chiles. it makes any get-together better. but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [

let's go. [ laughter ] >> bill: in the late 1960's, charles manson directed his cult followers to commities of murders. >> choo choo, i know my mind. and i trust the very same person that you do. and the very same person that you do. [ laughter ] >> bill: man son later said he had been inspired by which beatles song to do his dastardly deeds? >> the answer is helter skelter. the answer of his book written by who? >> wamba. >> bill: that's wrong. extra crecket credit. >> vince baluci. >> bill: you win, doocy. you hear the applause. >> yea! >> bill: coming right back with the great american news quiz, the natural disaster edition ahead. people love our potpourri parties. it's a smell of a good time. this is the juniper! oh that is magical. [ male announcer ] some parties need a bowl of queso. made from creamy velveeta and zesty rotel tomatoes and green chiles. it makes any get-together better. the other office devices? they don't get me. they're all like, "hey, brother, doesn't it bother you that no one notices you?" and i'm like, "doesn't it bother you you're not reliable?" and they say,

. >> exactly see for these parents their daughter didn't exist it is like charles manson said from thend you can't kill me he said i am already dead. casey an though think had already been spiritually an nigh lated, killed by her parents yes, they didn't know she was 7 months pregnant or did she know they were in so much denial of her as a human being when she finally got tested and came to her mother and father all they felt they said was joy they were going to have a grandchild they felt so much joy they didn't investigate who the dad might be you know why? that is irrelevant to them their daughters life story is irrelevant. she is a throw away, she is just a conduit by which they can get a grandchild to dote upon. it is the most horrific story i have come across in my career. >> the book is called inside the mind of casey anthony thanks for joining us today to talk about it. >> my pleasure. thank you. >> tony, fascinating. you are right. >> in other news, the district serving up thanksgiving a day early for its needy residents the 12th annual feast of sharing will include a job fair

into a maximum security prison that housed some of the nation's most notorious inmates including charles manson. it was a prison with a reputation for gangs and violence. we discovered another side of corcoran. one that was tied not to its infamy, but to its location. in the heart of california's most fertile agricultural basin. >> come on, ladies, let's go. >> i had no idea there was a fully functioning dairy farm at corcoran prison before we got there. it was interesting because the inmates that worked on the dairy farm loved their jobs. i think it was the fact that they were around these animals and they were caretaking them and creating something that was valuable. it gave them a sense of purpose that i didn't often see at corcoran. >> this is a good opportunity right here. i live in bakersfield and there's a lot of dairies around there. so hopefully when i get out, the hours i accumulated here give me a job opportunity when i get out. >> i like it. it's better than dealing with the prison. you know? it's a lot better. i enjoy getting away from the yard and working with cows. i like animals

. >> it is like being a truck driver named charles manson and has been unbelievable.ed a parallel universe when you have the same name of someone else that is accused of committing heinous crimes. luckily my parents killed my name with a "g"but many people on social media cannot make that distinction so i get a lot of hate mail every day. >>gary: talking football is this a big deal in baltimore? i just mentioned this to vern glenn. the 49ers have been hungry for 10 years, baltimore has been good for a while. is this a big deal thursday night in your neck of the woods? >> it is huge because the ravens just reclaimed control their own destiny. the ravens have never had a home playoff game. they have never played at home under john harbaugh and the playoffs. that has been the focus this year. they believe if they can car out a path to indianapolis through baltimore they had a much better shot of getting there. in order to hold on to the ability to control their own destiny it has to be john harbaugh winning instead of jim harbaugh. >>gary: part of the act is that jim can

. >>> charles manson wants out of prison. the 65-year-old goes to the parole board today. at one point watson called himself the right-hand man of charlesmanson. he's served more than 40 years in prison for orchestrating the brutal death of several people in 1969. he's been denied parole 13 times. >>> and breaking news, two major tornado warnings right now. one headed toward auburn, alabama, another for the suburbs of atlanta. let's head straight over to chad myers. chad? >> fred, a storm that's been on the ground with damage all the way from montgomery is now on its way to auburn university. not the montgomery auburn university campus that's east of montgomery, but the true campus of auburn. and if you're anywhere near there, you should be hearing the sirens. here, the red and green next to each other indicating circulations probably have been on the ground for a very long time. moving into the city of auburn. you need to be taking cover right now. inside the building, inside your classroom, inside the dorm rooms away from the windows. glass could be the biggest killer he