chet hunter matthews. his family says they were told he was the first person murdered at the jefferson memorial. 27-year-old chet matthews, he was an army reservist, a postal employee, a licensed barber, and the father of three boys. memorial day 1992 he was at his parents' house in tacoma park. there was a picnic and a party. they say he left about 10:00 p.m. to meet a young lady. that's the last his family saw him alive. chet hunter matthews, killed here. a shotgun blast to the chest. now, after 19 years, at superior court today a man officially charged in that case of murder. lamont desean terry arrested last month in south carolina brought here today to face a judge. according to court documents, the motive? robbery. terry identified as the gunman. they say he shot chet matthews after he made him kneel down in the grass. in court today, a letter presented by the family of chet hunter matthews. it says, in part, when he was robbed and killed, all of us who loved him so much were also victimized. you did

josh powell using a hatch chet on his sons before igniting the infer know that killed them all. did the boys know what happened to their missing mom? >>> in politics, voters in three states head to the polls. it's a super bowl ad featuring clint eastwood that has both sides fired up. >>> this morning, the supermodel slam. gisele bundchen blasting tom brady's teammates, perhaps making the ultimate foul. >>> good tuesday morning, everybody. i'm paula faris. >> and i'm rob nelson. >>> we're learning new and wrenching details about how josh powell carried out the murder of his two little boys. >>> the two children died of smoke inhalation, but also suffered severe head and neck injuries. >> reporter: it's a horrific crime that has left so many wondering how it could have happened. >> i was afraid if he had the chance, the only way he could win this game he was playing was to kill them. >> reporter: more disturbing details have emerged. josh powell tried to kill his 7-year-old son, charles, and 5-year-old braden, with a hatch chet before the fire took their lives. >> i don't know if

let's chet get a check of traffic. >>> off to a positive start.ported to slow you down out there. as far as delays goes, we're looking good. stilt light volume here on i-95. this is between cay den and the belt way. it's looking great out there. traffic flow on a very easy pattern on the belt way. here is a live look at 695 at green spring avenue. over to you, charlie and megan. >>> it has been a year since the building collapsed in new zealand. sdlsz we're learn -- >> we're learning why the building came down in the first place, not just from the earthquake. >>> prince harry has some now qualifications. the machiner ri he's able to operate when we return. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and

"chet" folk. chet was a member of the greatest generation, born on july 19, 1922, and god called him home on december 31, 2011. chet grew up in quakertown, pennsylvania, during the great depression of the 1930's. the hard times forced him to leave school after the 10th grade and to work in an aircraft plant near philadelphia before the united states became involved in world war ii. he enlisted in the united states marine corps in september of 1943, and attended recruit training at paris island, south carolina, and advanced training at camp pendleton, california, and also in hawaii in preparation for one of the war's toughest battles, iwo jima. as a demolition experts with company c of the fifth engineering battalion, chet fought on the frontlines for 36 days. it was an you aful battle, the way we got slaughtered, he said during an 2006 interview. some days you'd make it 100, 200 yards. some days 500 yards. chet was there when the first u.s. flag went up. i was standing there looking up when that f

will meet with arab nations and the european allies in tunisia to talk about ways to rat chet up pressure. betty? >> thank you, susan. >>> whitney houston's body has arrived in new jersey where she grew up and where plans are being made for her funeral at the end of the week. it's still unclear why she died, but a few detail of her final hours are emerging. we have more. >> reporter: a hearse carries the body of whitney houston to a funeral parlor in her hometown of newark, new jersey. it's the same funeral home where her father was remembered after his death in 2003. houston's remains were flown from los angeles where police are still investigating the death of the grammy-winning singer. >> we do not know the cause of death. we don't no the circumstances leading up to her death. >> reporter: beverly hills police say the 48-year-old houston was under water and unconscious when she was found in the bathtub of her hotel room saturday. prescription medications were also in the room but it will take weeks for toxicology reports to confirm whether they con contributed to her death. >> until we

i mentioned some of them, dave mccurdy and chet edwards i did not mention earlier, but i appreciate very much the lessons of leadership they brought to work everyday. i learned a lot from my friend trent lott and if you is not read it, i strongly urge you the read "learning cats" because it is how one leader learned how the lead in these times of turbulence, and we did a lot of cat herding and i'm pleased to have an opportunity to talk about leadership with him today. [ applause ] >> good job. well, thank you, ladies and gentlemen for being here this morning and thank you, tom, for your comments and our friendship and one that continues to grow and develop as the years go by and i must warn you in advance that as tom has already indicated that we became not only, you know, companions in a lot of difficult times, and leaders both minority and majority, but we got to be really truly good friends, and so if you are looking for partisansh partisanship, you won't find it here. i will talk more about that in a moment. i want to thank you, john, and the henry jackson foundation and the centenni

i e told my son, chet, who is with me here with me, after a few months in the senate, i am either going to leave this place or change this place. so i kept my options open, and then i finally decided to change it. one of the ways we did that is to apply common sense and try to loosen the place up. i had people give me a hard time sometimes because of the things that we did, but we would have dinners for our spouses. we'd have bill coyne who became secretary of defense and write a poem, and i don't know if you helped me, don, write "ode to patricia" and we had the singing senators. we were pathetic, but the whole idea was to keep jim jefferts with us. and we had a good quartet, and one night we sang with barbara boxer and then we realized the problem of the senate, they could not harmonize. th first time in the senate and we honored shawn concon -- sean connery, and i asked her if i knees were as good as his and she didn't even laugh. but we tried to keep it loose. i found out that as a partisan a warrior, i could keep an attitude and not get anything done or work across the aisle to get

chet hunter mathews left his parents' home in takoma park to meet a woman at the memorial on memorial day of 1992. police say this was a robbery and mathews was shot and killed. lamont desean terry was arrested last month. on monday he was brought back to d.c. and formally charged with felony murder. >>> for nearly 17 years, she has lived in unimaginable pain. a local woman who lost her husband and three daughters, killed one by one by an intruder in their potomac home. for the first time, irma goff is sharing her story. >> i think that people should really focus on what they have in life. not what they don't have. >> reporter: there was a time when irma goff had it all. a beautiful family. her husband, david, a poe i dotivido tryst, the love of her life. three daughters and one son. life was good. on the night of july 20, 1995, she and scott were in ocean city when the police called. >> all they said was that there were five homicides. and i said to them, what's a homicide? i mean, didn't have a clue. >> reporter: that day a painter hired by their handyman had murdered aldridge and s

chet hunter matthews left his parents' home in tacoma park to meet a woman at the jefferson memorial.olice say there was a robbery. matthews was forced to fleel on the ground and then he was shot and killed. last month, lamont desean terry was arrested in south carolina, charged with that murder. he's now faced a judge in a d.c. courtroom today and was ordered held without bond. >>> police are warning people who live in upper northwest d.c. to be on alert. there's been a string of recent robberies up there. last night there were three in just the span of a few hours in the areas of tinley town and friendship heights. in the fist case, three robbers pufrnled their victim. in the other two, police say the suspects wore masks. at least one of them had a gun. ward 3 council woman mary chai who represents the area says she's concerned if there are not arrests soon, the robberies could become even more violent. >>> virginia transportation officials met with residents and commuters today. they want public input on the future of traffic solutions. the study is called supernova transit. it's l

chet hunter mathews left his parents' home to meet a woman at the jefferson memorial. police say there there was a wroish and mathews was -- robbery and mathews was shot and killed. his attacker was charged with murder. >>> marion barry and david catania got into a shoug match at the washington convention center, arguing over the united medical center in southeast washington. one reporter was in the room. alan blinder from "the washington examiner." >> very heated. catania did get to his feet. they were never -- there was never a hand laid on anybody. there was never any physical threat or attempt to strike the other. >> barry later asked council chair kwame brown to look into the behavior. >>> house lawmakers in virginia approved of two of the most restrictive anti-abortion bills to be introduced in years. the so-called person hood bill sponsored by prince william county delegate bob marshall declares a person's rights begin at conception. opponent argue the bill lays the groundwork to outlaw abortion in the state if the supreme court ever reverses roe v. wade. a seco

"if we can keep a severed head alive" by chet fleming. [ laughter ] how often does this question comeguess often enough that you need a 450-page book to tell you how to keep a severed head alive. >> steve: maybe the disney corporation reads that. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, actually it's ted williams. >> steve: is it really? >> jimmy: yeah, it's by ted williams. [ laughter ] battle of the frozen heads? >> steve: yeah. that's what i said. >> jimmy: isn't that weird? >> steve: yeah, true. not making it up. >> jimmy: yeah, it's just true, right? yeah. this is a good book right here. >> steve: oh, i love it. >> jimmy: if you like exercise books. "jogging with jesus." [ laughter ] you guys love it. yeah. pretty awesome outfit that dude's wearing. [ laughter ] the back is good, too. he's just casually resting against a flag pole. [ laughter ] taking a breather. taking a little breather. >> steve: i like how relaxed he looks on the front cover. >> jimmy: yeah, he's just chilling out, jogging, man. he's not even breaking a sweat. >> steve: he's going to break a few fingernails from those clenc

now, ken prich chet will be in the if -- -- new, ken pritchett will be in nevada.'ll bring you live coverage. >>> happening right now, president obama is about to outline a plan to allow all homeowners to refinance their mortgages at all -- even if they are under water. let's listen m. >> it can help those who have acted responsible. what this plan will do is help millions of spopsible -- millions of responsible -- millions of homeowners short. if they make their payments on time. this plan changes that. you will be able to refinance at a lower rate. you will be able to save hundreds of dollars a month that you can put back in your pocket or you can choose those savings to rebuild equity in your homes which will help most underwater homeowners come back up for air more quickly. now, to move this part of my plan, we're gonna need congress to act. her gone need congress to act. [ laughter ] >> i hear some -- >> murmuring in the audience here. [ laughter ] >> we need them to act. but we're not just to that wait for congress. we're gonna keep -- >> we're listening live

will allow the culture and the identity of the african-american people to be celebrated as one that chetionable circumstances, met unparalleled challenges, and rose to an unimaginable achievement. the groundbreaking of this museum could not be more timely. some good cynically see it as an attempt to gloss over the sins of the past or to pay back the injustices. it is neither of those things. it is a celebration of a uniquely american triumph of will. to consider this museum and airing of grievances is to sell its georgia. it is -- sell it short. it is a celebration of the triumph of the african american people. [applause] this museum cannot be for caucasian grandchildren to see how awful the crimes of the password. or for the african-american children to see how their past was treated. this is to see that triumph of great americans. [applause] in 1957, dr. king wrote these words -- "the end is reconciliation. the end is redemption. the end is the creation of the beloved community. we are one step closer to that vision today. god bless you all an thank you for being there. [applause] >> l

will allow the culture and the identity of the african-american people to be celebrated as one that chetionable circumstances, met unparalleled challenges, and rose to an unimaginable achievement. the groundbreaking of this museum could not be more timely. some good cynically see it as an attempt to gloss over the sins of the past or to pay back the injustices. it is neither of those things. it is a celebration of a uniquely american triumph of will. to consider this museum and airing of grievances is to sell its georgia. it is -- sell it short. it is a celebration of the triumph of the african american people. [applause] this museum cannot be for caucasian grandchildren to see how awful the crimes of the password. or for the african-american children to see how their past was treated. this is to see that triumph of great americans. [applause] in 1957, dr. king wrote these words -- "the end is reconciliation. the end is redemption. the end is the creation of the beloved community. we are one step closer to that vision today. god bless you all an thank you for being there. [applause] >> l