christensen has his first court appearance yesterday, and did not enter a plea. he was ordered held without bond. a newly released photo shows christensen at a vigil for her, one day before his arrest. authorities say he'd been under surveillance for almost two weeks. they say he was caught on an audio explaining how he kidnapped zhang. she was last seen getting into his car on campus. the late pop star, prince, is back on the charts. prince and the revolution's purple rain soundtrack has re-entered the billboard 200 album chart at number four. this follows the album's deluxe remastered reissue on june 23rd. the soundtrack was first released in 1984. oversaw an he reissue before his death last year. happening today.. numerous fourth of july events are going on throughout our area.. and not just in d.c. fairfax is holding its 51st annual independence day celebration. this year's theme is "volunteers light up fairfax." a parade throughout downtown fairfax begins at 10 this morning. fireworks are set for 9:30 p.m. and several fourth of july events are going on in la

but university police confirmed it is christensen.rities say christensen had been under surveillance for almost two weeks, before he was caught on an audio recording explaining how he kidnapped zhang. those that know the former grad student, were shocked at his arrest lance cooper, director of graduate studies dept. of physics: "those that knew him are quite surprised. there was no hint of something like this." (((butt to))) porche holmes, suspect's neighbor: "i was freaking out because that's the guy that asked to help me. that's the guy that i talked to this morning."26- year-old zhang had only been in the u.s. for two months when she went missing june 9th. she was last seen getting into christensen's car on campus. he told investigators he picked her up because she appeared "distressed" and dropped her off a few blocks away.according to the criminal complaint against christensen, zhang is still missing, and presumed dead.the 28-year-old had his first court appearance monday, where he did not enter a plea. sharon paul, public inform

brent christensen being arrested after surveillance video showed this student getting into his car. abc's alex perez with the disturbing clues allegedly found on his phone. >> reporter: outside this courthouse today, hundreds demanding justice for university of illinois graduate student yingying zhang and her grieving family. inside the man accused in her kidnapping appearing before a judge. >> he's been charged with kidnapping, and if convicted, the penalty is up to life in prison. >> reporter: brent christensen, a former physics graduate student, arrested three weeks after the 26-year-old visiting chinese scholar, vanished. >> everybody is stunned, i've gotten many, many e-mails from graduate students and faculty expressing complete disbelief and surprise. >> reporter: christensen was even spotted here in the crowd at this vigil for zhang last week. prosecutors say zhang was last seen getting into christensen's car at a bus stop -- taking a ride from a stranger likely because she was running late for an appointment. according to a criminal complaint, christensen told investigators

says brendt christensen drove that car. he's now charged with kidnapping. an investigator's affidavit says christensen initially told police he did pick up an asian woman, but let her out a few blocks away. but the f.b.i. put him under surveillance, and the affidavit says he was caught on recorded audio admitting he kidnapped zhang and held her in his apartment. on his phone, and they found searches for abduction 101 and planning a kidnapping. video showed christianson, here in the black shirt, attending a vigil for zhang few weeks later. he was heard there talking about the characteristics of an ideal victim, and pointing out people in the crowd who he considered other potential victims. this is the zhang family attorney. how difficult is it for the family to not know where she is? >> no one told them it's 100%. no one told them we have the body yet. in their minds, they believe yingying might be alive, somewhere. >> reporter: police say they do not believe that zhang is still alive, but they have not explained why. christensen's attorneys say he has not y

and david, christensen has not yet entered a plea. back in court next week, david. >> alex, thank you. >>> when we come back tonight, the major auto maker this evening, planning to get rid of gas completely. >>> this dispute between neighbors erupting into gunfire. you will see the two of them. the judge's ruling now, with just one man fired. >>> and this air force base. evacuations ordered. we'll be right back. i thought i was doing okay... then it hit me... ...managing was all i was doing. when i told my doctor,... ...i learned humira is for people who still have symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease... ...even after trying other medications. in clinical studies,... the majority of people on humira... saw significant symptom relief... ...and many achieved remission. humira can lower your ability... ...to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened;... ...as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or w

prosecutors say zang was last seen getting into christensen's car at a bus stop -- taking a ride from a stranger likely because she was running late for an appointment. according to a criminal complaint, christensen told investigators he gave zang a ride, but she became panicked. he made "made a wrong turn," then claims he let her out a few blocks away. >> very saddened that it could happen to a new member coming to campus. >> reporter: on his phone, investigators say they found visits to forums on a fetish website, including one called, abduction 101, and planning a kidnapping. the founder says the website is for consenting adults and they will terminate anyone who tries harming another user. they say they have the suspect on tape talking about how he took her to his apartment and held her against her will. they have reason to believe she is no longer alive. tom? >> disturbing allegations. alex, thank you. >>> let's head to london now. tennis champ, venus williams winning her opening match. williams facing questions for the first time about a fatal car accident back at home. police s

. >> reporter: 28-year-old brendt christensen is set to appear in federal court charged with kidnapping of illinois college student yingying zhang who had recently moved to the united states, was last seen three weeks ago in this surveillance video from june 9th getting into christensen, a stranger's car. investigators believe she accepted the ride because she was running late for an appointment to sign a lease. but never showed up. according to a complaint, after first saying he did not recall his whereabouts on the day she disappeared the fbi said christensen later told them he offered her a ride but when he said he made a wrong turn. investigators have not yet found the graduate student's body. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> the promoter of the disastrous fire music festival is out on bail after being charged with fraud. billy mcfarland is accused of using fake documents to trick investors out of millions. the fyre festival promised live music, luxury accommodations in the bahamas and a chance to mingle with celebrities. but headliners pulled out and ticket holders were given chee

christensen has zero criminal history whatsoever. >> reporter: evan bruno is christensen's attorney.'s obviously in a situation he never thought he'd find himself in. he's concerned about his family. he's concerned about his future. >> reporter: the last-known image of 26-year-old zhang comes from this surveillance video taken june 9th, the afternoon she disappeared. the fbi says the video shows zhang getting into christensen's car. the investigators' affidavit said christensen admitted to giving an asian woman a ride but told investigators he later let her out of the car. the documents claim a search of christensen's black saturn revealed the front passenger side appeared to be cleaner than the rest of the vehicle, possibly indicating an attempt to conceal or destroy evidence. more than 5600 chinese students study at the university of illinois at urbana champaign. u of i spokesperson robin kaler says the school is always working to improve security. >> we already were buying more security cameras, replacing some of the older ones. this camera caught the car but when we tried to enha

to await news of their daughter and is staying in university housing. >> christensen is being held in decatur, illinois about an hour drive from campus. he is expected to appear in court wednesday. the family members of yingying zhang say they will stay in illinois until she has found. so far, nobody has been discovered. cbs news, new york. >>> take a look at this. new video shows the moment a shark at a man in north carolina. -- the moment a shark had bitten a man in north carolina. the shark was eventually released into the ocean. no word on the man's condition. medics say he took off. >>> a garden shed in england explodes after gas vapors ignited inside. you can see the walls and the roof were blasted apart before flames quickly spread. investigators say a faulty fluorescent light fixture likely ignited gas coming from containersr >>> one out of five americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. now there is a high-tech way to monitor the effects. it is a wearable patch with photosensitive dyes that change colors when exposed to ultraviolet rays. doctors say that users scan

. >> reporter: this video shows ying ying zhang getting into christensen's car.rs have reason to believe she's no longer alive. >> you always want to have a body if it's at all possible. but there's been so many cases where there wasn't a body, and people have been convicted. >> reporter: christensen was even spotted at a vigil for zhang after she was reported missing. and investigators allege he may have been casing the crowd for other victims. he was captured on police surveillance, admitting he her in his apartment against her will. on his cell phone, investigators discovered he had recently visited a fetish website, looking at forums called abduction 101 and planning a kidnapping. the website says it is for consenting adults and will terminate anyone who tries to harm another user. and christensen has not yet entered a plea and is due back in court next week. >> so when he's at that vigil for the alleged victim, he's casing the place for other victims and apparently was picked up on surveillance, talking about the characteristics of an ideal victim. >> this's

student, christensen has been charged with federal court with kidnapping and could face life in prison if convicted. >> from the time she disappears till the time the fbi first interviewed him, three days went by. unfortunately, you can move a body a pretty good distance in three days. >> reporter: a cruel fantasy perhaps that may have become a dreadful reality. ron mott, nbc news, chicago. >>> across the country, millions of people will be watching the skies over the next 24 hours. fingers crossed the weather cooperates for a barbecue, maybe a dip in the ocean or the pool and, most importantly, for fireworks tomorrow night. so what is in store? here's nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer. >> good evening, peter. everyone excited for the fireworks and most of the country is going to see pretty nice weather tomorrow evening. the western half of the country, nothing to worry about. right through the middle we could see scattered showers and isolated storms from minneapolis down into dallas and the southeast spotty showers and storms as well. if you are traveling to get to any of these destinat

this as new details emerge about brendt christensen.hristensen may have visited abduction fantasy and kidnapping websites right before allegedly kidnapping 26-year-old yingying zhang. zhang was studying at the university of illinois when she went missing three weeks ago. police say surveillance video shows zhang getting into christens christensen's car. >> reporter: we're outside the federal courthouse in urbana, illinois, just on the outskirts of the university of illinois campus where both brendt christensen and yingying zhang studied. he is charged with the kidnapping of zhang. will additional charges follow? we shall see. it was on this june 9th video surveillance footage we lost saw yingying zhang. once police connected christensen to the car, they put him under continuous surveillance. after two weeks of keeping a watchful eye on him, they captured him explaining to someone how he kidnapped zhang. we don't know who he was explaining that to. perhaps we will learn that today in court. >> all right, thanks so much. >>> president tru

says brendt christensen drove that car. he's now charged with kidnapping. an investigator's affidavit says christensen initially told police he did pick up an asian woman but let her out a few blocks away. the f.b.i. put him under surveillance, and the affidavit says he was caught on recorded audio admitting he kidnapped zhang and held her. and they found searches for planning a kidnapping. video showed christianson, here in the black shirt, attending a vigil for zhang few years ratedder. he was heard there talking about the characteristics of abideal victim, and pointing out people in the crude who he considered other potential victims. the zhang family attorney. how difficult is it for the family to not know where she is? >> no one told them it's 100%. no one told them we have the body yet. in their minds, they believe yingying might be alive somewhere. >> reporter: police say they do not believe that zhang is still alive, but they have not explained why. christensen's attorneys say he has not yet entered a plea, but when he does, james, they tell me he'l

christensen was recorded explaining how he kidnapped her. officials say his phone was used in april to access a website where he visited a forum called abduction 101. perfect abduction fantasy and planning a kidnapping. a former ph.d. student, christensen has been charged with federal court with kidnapping and could face life if prison if convicted. >> from the time she disappears till the time the fbi first interviewed him, three days went by. unfortunately, you can move a body a pretty good distance in three days. >> reporter: a cruel fantasy perhaps that may have become a dreadful reality. ron mott, nbc news, chicago. >>> across the country, millions of people will be watching the skies over the next 24 hours. fingers crossed the weather cooperating for a barbecue, maybe a dip in the ocean or the pool and most importantly for fireworks tomorrow night. so what is in store? here's nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer. >> good evening, peter. everyone excited for the fireworks and most of the country is going to be pretty nice weather tomorrow eve

on monday, christensen did not enter a plea during his first appearance in court.e a crowd of hundreds demanding justice for yingying zhang. >> he's been charged with kidnapping and if convicted, the penalty is up to life in prison. >> reporter: the fbi says christensen, a former teaching assistant who earlier this year earned a masters degree in physics, told them he offered zhang a ride as seen here in this surveillance video taken three weeks ago, the last time she was seen alive. but christensen says he let her out after she became panicked when he said he made a wrong turn. >> everybody is stunned. i've gotten many, many e-mails from graduate students and faculty expressing disbelief. >> reporter: investigators say christensen recently visited a sexual fetish website on his phone visiting a forum called abduction 101 containing subthreads called perfect abduction fantasy and planning a kidnapping. >> as long as everyone keeps an open mind and listens to the evidence and doesn't jump to any conclusions i think that will be for the best. >> reporter: for "good m

brendt allen christensen was arrested friday on suspicion of kidnapping. he's been linked to an online fetish forum titled perfect abduction fantasy. yingyang zhang was last seen july 9th getting into a car belonging to christensen. authorities do not believe she is alive, but a body has not been found. >>> and in pennsylvania, the suspect in a deadly road rage incident turned himself in. police say david desper had a permit to carry a gun that he used to shoot bianca roberson to death. >> reporter: police charged david desper with first- and third-degree murder charges. >> this is the story of a savage and senseless murderer. >> reporter: district county attorney said he shot 118-year-old in the left side of the head killing her instantly. witnesses say the two were jockeying for position on a lane on route 100 shortly before her car careened off the road. >> because somebody didn't want to giveway. somebody didn't want her to merge into a lane of traffic. >> reporter: hogan said hundreds of tips began pouring in about the incident and the red chevy picku

nine minutes later she encountered christensen.exted her and got no response. the missing hubcap and cracked sunroof matched christensen's car. >> there was nothing unusual about him. he was a bit quiet but interacting well with the students. he was quite a good teacher. >> reporter: during a june 15th interview with the fbi, christensen admitted to giving her a ride. he believe he made a wrong turn because she became panicked. he claimed he let her out of the car. during a search they discovered he visited a forum called abduction 101. investigators began monitoring christensen's activities one day after he was interviewed. he explained how he kidnapped zhang, took her back to his apartment and then she disappear sthood they kept their hopes up. the fbi presumed that she won't be alive. >> reporter: tina chu is acting as the family's translator. she said they won't leave until she's found. >> the whole purpose of the trip was to bring her home. i'm really hoping they can find their kid. >> she came to the u.s. this fall. she plann

christensen hasn't even entered a plea yet due back in court next week.d he could face life in prison. >> and no help to police in terms of finding her. >> in court he barely said a word. no expression, no reaction. >> thank you so much. >>> there is another black eye for the airline tri this morning. united forced to apologize after a toddler's ticket was taken sit on his mom's trip lasting more than three hours. linsey davis has the story. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning. shirley yamauchi was on her way to boston for a conference when she was forced to give up her 27-month-old son's seat for a standby passenger. she says her son is 25 pounds and half her height which not only made for an uncomfortable flight. she said she temporarily lost feeling in her legs and left arm. shirley yamauchi was traveling with her 27-month-old son taizo paying near aly thousand dollars for each ticket. >> tickets were scanned without any -- without any incident of the i didn't see any difficulty or anything strange. >> reporter: all of a sudden she says a p

the alleged kidnapper brendt christensen was in federal court yesterday watched by dozens of members of the university of illinois community. >> everybody is stunned. i've gotten many, many e-mails from graduate students and faculty expressing disbelief. >> he's been charged with kidnapping and if convicted, the penalty is up to life in prison. >> christensen was seen at a vigil last week for zhang. he reportedly was already under surveillance at that point. his attorney says the public has not heard the whole story and people should keep an open mind. >>> a gunman is dead after trying to hijack a helicopter. police say he arrived at a small airport in portland and ordered a flight instructor and could take off. he then tried to run away after a confrontation with police, was shot by an officer. he later died of his wounds. it's not known why he wanted to steal that helicopter. >>> and houston police were forced to confront a naked man armed with a pesticide sprayer. the officers then tased the man and arrested him and those officers are now being praised for their restraint. that ma

but university police confirmed it is christensen.rities say christensen had been under surveillance for almost two weeks, before he was caught on an audio recording explaining how he kidnapped zhang. those that know the former grad student, were shocked at his arrest lance cooper, director of graduate studies dept. of physics: "those that knew him are quite surprised. there was no hint of something like this." (((butt to))) porche holmes, suspect's neighbor: "i was freaking out because that's the guy that asked to help me. that's the guy that i talked to this morning."26- year-old zhang had only been in the u.s. for two months when she went missing june 9th. she was last seen getting into christensen's car on campus. he told investigators he picked her up because she appeared "distressed" and dropped her off a few blocks away.according to the criminal complaint against christensen, zhang is still missing, and presumed dead.the 28-year-old had his first court appearance monday, where he did not enter a plea. sharon paul, public inform

christensen was a graduate student and teaching assistant at the university of ill. professor there says the accusations have really surprised people. >> i've received many, many e-mails from faculty and students expressing shock that happened. those who knew him are quite surprised. there was no hint of something like this. >> they were both, obviously, from the same university there. christensen is expected to be in court tomorrow morning. >>> still to come, president trump meeting with vladimir putin this weekend at the g-20 amid moscow's meddling into the presidential elections in 2016. >> a kentucky state official says not enough bourbon in kentucky to convince her to do what the trump administration is asking. what is it? we will tell you. >>> also major shake-ups at the vatican. a top visor add visor is out. is the catholic church doing enough to tackle these issues? and medical school. it's no wonder he said, "you don't have to pick me up." at lincoln financial, we get there are some responsibilities of love you gotta do on your own. and some you shouldn't ha

states and was last seen three weeks ago in this surveillance video from june 9th getting into christensen a stranger's car. investigators believe she accepted the ride because she was running late for an appointment to sign a lease but never showed up. according to a criminal complaint, after first saying he did not recall his whereabouts on the day she disappeared the fbi says christensen later told them he offered her a ride but let her out when she became panicked after he made a wrong turn. investigators have not found the graduate student's body. former fbi special agent brad garrett weighs in live coming up at 7:00 a.m. abc news, chicago. >>> firefighters rescuing two fawns out of a fast-moving arizona wildfire. it's burned more than 25,000 acres. the fawns are being treated at a wildlife rehab facility. one of the fawns was reportedly not doing well. they hope to rethlease them int the wild after the fire is contained. >>> the east bay times reports all the victims were hit at different places within a short distance. one was wounded by a round that went inside a home. the victims

says brendt christensen drove that car, and he's now charged with kidnapping.n investigator's affidavit says christensen initially told police he did pick up an asian woman, but let her out a few blocks away. but the f.b.i. put him under surveillance, and the affidavit says he was caught on recorded audio admitting he kidnapped zhang and held her in his apartment. on his phone, they found visits to an internet forum entitled "abduction 101 and planning a kidnapping." video then showed christianson, sore in the black shirt, attending a vigil for zhang a few weeks later. prosecutors say, there he was heard there talking about the giaracteristics of an ideal victim, and may even have been pointing out people in the crowd who he considered other potential victims. zhidong wang is the zhang family n idrney. how difficult is it for the family to simply not know where she is? >> no one told them it's 100%. no one told them, "we have the body," yet. in their minds, they believe yingying might be alive, somewhere. >> reporter: police say they do sat believe that zhang i

now we're learning there are more recordings taken during the time the fbi was monitoring christensen before his arrest. prosecutors told the court wednesday that brendt christensen was recorded allegedly describing how yingyang zhang fought and resisted during her abduction. the attorney also said he attended a vigil. that's him in black. he described the characteristics of an ideal victim and possibly pointed out people he considered other potential victims in the crowd. former fbi profiler mary ellen o'toole says suspects sometimes do show up at events for victims. >> it could have made him feel very important. he knows that he's responsible for all of this fear. and another reason he could go to a vigil is to find out what's going on in the investigation. if you go to the vigil and you leave the vigil, in his mind, he's not arrested so maybe he's not developed as a suspect. >> reporter: attorneys for christensen addressed the judge to keep him in custody at the without bond. >> we weren't surprised at the outcome of this hearing. it's not unusual for bail to be denied. >> reporter

and christensen has not yet entered a plea and is due back in court next week. at that vigil for the alleged victim, he's casing the place for other victims and apparently was picked up on surveillance, talking about the characteristics of an ideal victim. >> this's what prosecutors are saying and that he apparently threatened someone else whom he had given incriminating evidence to, made some kind of incriminating admission. his attorney is saying the fact he was denied bail is not unexpected. he points out there is no cross-examination at this part of the trial. he's essentially asking people to wait until he makes his case. but they haven't entered a plea yet. >> we'll be keeping an eye on that case, obviously. >>> coming up in the next half hour. the violent shootout between two neighbors with one of them hospitalized in critical condition. what triggered that dispute. >>> but first, how vulnerable is your smart home to hackers. we'll show you how connecting those appliances from lamps to coffeemakers can be worse than leaving your front door unlocked. you'r

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. >> reporter: monday, brendt christensen faced a federal judge.dnapping 26-year-old visiting chinese scholar yingying zhang who vanished three weeks ago. >> he's been charged with kidnapping, and if convicted, the penalty is up to life in prison. >> reporter: outside the courthouse, hundreds demanding justice for zhang and her family. she was last seen outside a bus stop, taking a ride from a stranger, likely because she was late for an appointment. >> everybody is stunned. i've gotten many, many e-mails from students and faculty, police. >> reporter: christensen admitted to investigators he gave zhang a ride. she became panicked, he made a wrong turn and he let her out a few blocks away. on his phone, investigators founded visits to sites like abduction 101 and kidnapping. investigators say while under surveillance, christensen admitted taking zhang back to his apartment. officials now confirming last week, christensen attended a vigil for zhang. he's seen in this video with his arm around a woman. her body has not been found and authorities beli

the getting into christensen's car.admitted to giving an asian woman a ride but told investigators he later let her out of the car. the documents claim a search of christensen's black saturn appears the front passenger side appeared to be cleaner than the rest of the vehicle, possibly indicating an attempt to conceal or destroy evidence. more than 5,600 chinese students study at the university of illinois at urbana champagne. the university's spokesman says school is always working to improve security. >> we were already buying more security cameras, replacing some of the older ones. this camera caught the car, but when we tried to enhance the image to see the license plate number, the resolution wasn't high enough to do that. >> reporter: zhang's family traveled to the u.s. to await news of their >> yingyang was in the united states. >> he's skpelktsed to appear before a judge this afternoon to determine whether he should remain in custody. zhang family members say they will stay in illinois until she is found. investi

christensen will be in court tomorrow. >> zhang they believe she is most likely deceived. student. a professor says these accusations are a surprise to him. >> i've received many, many e-mails from faculty and students expressing shock that happened. those who knew him are quite surprised. there was no hint of something like this. >> again, they were both from that same university and christensen is expected to be in court tomorrow morning. >>> iraqi force are locked in an intense battle to retake the last few block of mosul from isis now. look at the images we are getting in here to cnn. around every corner, they are faced with snipers, boobytraps, sued bombers. >> this now is a cnn exclusive. we are taking you to the front lines where soldiers are working to free the area around a mosque where the last isis fighters remain. here is cnn's senior international correspondent nick paton-walsh j forty-two here to the river is all isis has left of mosul and this is the story of how it fell on the streets around the mosque they once held sacred but then destroyed. bristlian pho