were found in the same area as their mother's body, at an oil and gas field where her husband christopher wattsks. the 33-year-old ignored reporters' questions on thursday as he walked into a court hearing. >> i will tell you that at this point the court is not authorized any bail. >> reporter: watts was arrested on suspicion of killing his family. prosecutors believe he murdered them in their home. >> mommy has a baby in her belly. >> reporter: shanann was 15 weeks' pregnant. her husband was not shy about answering reporters' questions earlier in the week. >> if somebody has her, please bring her back. >> reporter: friends and neighbors are trying to find answers. >> those two little girls are so innocent and so sweet. i don't understand how you can do this to your family. >> reporter: formal charges will be filed against watts next week. the judge told the prosecutor to file those charges by monday. he set a tuesday hearing to review those charges. anne-marie, neighbors are holding a candlelight vigil outside the home tonight. >> john schiumo here in new york. thank you so much, john. >>> pre

what will we find found out tos that in court papers, christopher watts told authorities that his wifeed the babies and he, in a rage, had strangled her. the gruesome details that we have come to know in the last few days is where these three found. the mother was in a shallow grave near an oil tank at a petroleum company that her husband had worked for. the two little ones were inside of an oil container. there are nine felony charges against christopher watts, including two counts of murdering a child, one count of unlawful termination of a pregnancy and three counts of tampering with the deceased human body. christopher watts at this advisement hearing, telling him that at least one of these charges could carry the death penalty. more on "outnumbered" in just a moment. aleve pm for a better am. our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition... for strength and energy! whoo-hoo! great-tasting ensure. with nine grams of protein and twenty-six vitamins and minerals. ensure. now up to 30 grams of protein for strength and energy! >> thank you so much, jason chaffetz. "the deep st

>> well, jon, christopher watts will be formally charged on monday. after that he will likely face a judge on tuesday. the big unknown right now is how and why. police are still investigating what led to shanann and her daughters' deaths. they also haven't leased any information surrounding -- released any information surrounding a possible motive. we also know the lawyer of the suspect asked dna swabs would be taken from the necks of the little girls and nails and hands of the mother. jon? jon: what a disturbing story, jeff paul in los angeles, thank you. >>> california is in the middle of another record breaking fire season and political fights over the causes are heating up. william la jeunesse has more on that controversy. >> as more fires burn longer, the blame game begins. >> some people would like to -- you know, they don't have a problem with watching habitat burn down, and yet the only endangered species happens to be a logger. >> the people he refers to are environmentalists who for years have fought efforts to clear dead and dying trees whi

this is a stunning reversal for christopher watts who from worried husbando accus killer.ld watched earlier this week as he f pleaded help finding his wife and daughters celeste andll be tonight he's being held without bail. a source tells nbc's denver affiliate watts confessed to the crime. osecutors say they believe that watts killed his wife and daughters inside that family home but they did not give a motive. >> it makes us angry that she wasn't able to get help because that's what i think she -- there was somhing going on, and no one knew about it. >> this evening investigatorsod found thes of the 3 and 4-year-old girls near where their mother wasiscovered earlier today. all three of them were dumped on the property of e oilompany where christopher watts worked. atts ompany fired wednesday but haven't said exactly why. he'll be back in court tuesday to be formally charged. back to you. >> thank you. >>> policte arr a local mantied to a controversial church on child sex abuse charges. 62-yr-old kevin o'connor was taken into custody today. a loudoun county grand jury in

christopher watts says he went into a rage and killed his wife after she strangled their two daughters, but colorado prosecutors filed formal charges against watts, accusing the 33-year-old of killing his entire family. >> three counts of murder in the first degree after deliberation. one count naming shanann watts, one count naming bella, one count naming celeste. >> reporter: watts is also charged with three counts of tampering with a body and one count of unlawful termination of a pregnancy. >> mommy has a baby in her belly! >> again! >> reporter: shanann was pregnant with a boy they were going to name nico. according to the arrest affidavit released yesterday, watts was involved in an affair with a co-worker, and last monday, he told his wife he wanted a separation. shortly after that conversation, watts said he checked a baby monitor and saw one of his daughters sprawled out and blue and witnessed his wife strangling the other child. that's when he says he strangled shanann. >> please bring her back. >> reporter: the next day, chris pleaded for their safe return and was asked by m

it was very vague. >> 24 hours after that interview, officials say that christopher watts confessed tod lead investigators to the bodies. >> at this point, we have been able to recover the body that we are quite certain was shannon watts body. we have strong reason to believe that we know where the bodies of the children are and recovery effort to the process on that. >> christopher watts is due in court for a bond hearing in just a couple of hours. facing three charges, dana of first-degree murder. >> dana: it should be four, thank you, we appreciate it. observing news at the breakfast table, dangerous amounts of weedkiller in cereal and granola, including some varieties of cheerios and quaker oats. they contain traces of a herbicide, news that the active ingredient in round up, saying that the chemical likely causes cancer. 12-year-old boy searching for a kidney donor for ten years. up next, the strange place where he finally found one. ♪ >> it would be really awesome to live a normal life and not have to live life hooked up to a machine. ♪ . . george woke up in pain. but he has plan

prosecutors filed nine felony charges against christopher watts yesterday. those charges include five counts of first degree murder. omar villafranca is outside the courthouse in greely, colorado with reaction to the defendant's story. omar, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. according to an arrest affidavit, christopher watts was having an affair with a co-worker. he admits he killed his wife, but says he did not kill his girls. >> i have two beautiful girls. that i'm truly blessed with every day. >> reporter: after initially denying involvement in his family's disappearance, christopher watts allegedly told investigators his pregnant wife shann shanann killed their two daughters. according to an unsealed arrest affidavit, watts claimed moments after he told her he wanted a separation, he be an serobserve strangling their daughter, while their older daughter was sprawled out on their bed in blue. he claims he then went into a rage and ultimately strangled shanann to death. neighbor kelley trippy is furious watts claimed shanann killed her children. >>

according to police in this small colorado town, christopher watts knew exactly what happened to hisers, bella and celeste. watts had killed them all. >> this is absolutely the worst possible outcome any of us could have imagined. >> she arrived home at 2:00 a.m. monday morning. by the afternoon, a friend reported her missing. the next day, christopher watts was talking to local tv stations, admitting he and his wife had a "emotional conversation" after she got home but insisting he had no idea what happened to her and the children. >> it's not something i could ever fathom what happened in my lifetime. i have no inclination of where she is. she said she was going to a friend's house with the kids. >> 24 hours after the interview, officials say that watts confessed to killing his family and offered to lead investigators to the bodies. >> at this point we've been able to recover a body we are quite certain is shanann. we have strong reason to believe we know where the bodies of the children are. >> christopher watts made his first court appearance as at ad hearing. ordered held withou

a bombshell twist in the case against christopher watts, accused of killing his pregnant wife and twoaughters. in a newly released affidavit watts saying it was his now deceased wife shanann who murdered 3-year-old celeste and 4-year-old bella. >> it is a new twist in this type of case for the accused to sort of start spinning plates as far as what happened. >> reporter: documents revealing that watts claimed to have talked to his wife about marital separation that morning and later found her actively strangling one of their daughters while the other laid sprawled out on her bed and blue. the affidavit claims he then went into a rage and ultimately strangled shanann to death. >> if the story window up being true, obviously a jury is going to look very favorably and probably a judge too as to what happened. >> reporter: this news coming after a slew of charges against the colorado husband and father. >> at any point did you consider the death penalty? >> way too early to have that conversation. >> reporter: they seemed like the picture of suburban bliss. >> hey, kids. have fun. they're

christopher watts is accused of killing his pregnant wife shanaan, and two daughters bella and celeste. he was arrested wednesday on suspicion of murder. authority say that he allegedly dumped his wife and daughters bodies on his former employer's property. court documents found by his attorney suggests that they could've been strangled in the body submerged in crude oil before being discovered. the defense is asking for a dna sample from the girls hands and the hands and nails from the girls mother -- mother. experts say that since motions are common in high-profile cases. >> need to be careful with drawing too many conclusions. theirs and blaming her, they are saying he acted in self- defense. >> reporter: hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil outside the home. it has left residents and friends searching for answers. neighbors are in disbelief. >> it is uncomfortable to me and anyone in this community. it just doesn't happen and it did right here. >> reporter: authorities are expected to file formal charges against christopher watts on monday. he is due in court on tuesday. jeff

. >>> charges are expected today in the case of 33-year-old christopher watts. he was arrested last week after reportedly confessing to killing his wife and two daughters. >> reporter: gas station security video of a sobbing and pregnant woman has gone viral. ice agents surrounded her vehicle and arrested her husband in san bernardino on the way to the hospital for a scheduled c-section. she ended up driving herself. with her newborn in her arms, she shared her story. >> reporter: they asked if i could show id, she said, then they asked for my husband's id, which was at home. after this story was shared, the agency issued a second statement: >> reporter: but the couple has been living in the u.s. without a green card, and she believes the warrant is actually for her brother-in-law, who was jailed in mexico. she says her husband has been in the u.s. for 12 years and they have five children. >> it's not so much the arrest, but the fact that ice acted in total disregard for the health and well being of the mother. >>> time now 6:41. a cup of coffee this morning cou

reporter: christopher watts will be formally charged on monday. after that he will likely face a judge on tuesday. the big unknown right now is how and why. police are still investigating what led to the deaths. they also have not really any information surrounding a possible motive. we also the lawyer for the suspect requested that dna swabs be taken from the necks of the little girls and the hands and nails of the mother. arthel: jeff paul, thank you. eric: firefighters discovered a body that was inside of a burning car at disney world. crews responded to the scene in orlando, florida early this morning. they found the car near a miniature golf course. they reportedly found the body after putting out the fire. authorities have not yet released the identity of the person. arthel: despite the plunge in its currency and inflation, iranian government claims the economy is going to be okay. what is it relying on is the question to offset u.s. sanctions. plus, and alarming to report about china's military developments. while the pentagon is raising co

laura podesta has more. >> reporter: christopher watts says he went into a rage and killed his wife after she strangled hair two daughters. colorado prosecutors filed formal charges against watts, accusing the 33-year-old of killing his entire family. >> three counts of me firsdegre >> reporter: watts is also charged with three counts of tampering with a body and one count of unlawful termination of pregnancy. according to the arrest affidavit released yesterday, watts was involved in an affair with a coworker and last monday told his wife he wanted a separation. shortly after the conversation, she said he checked a baby monitor and saw one of his daughters sprawled out and blue, and witnessed his wife strangling the other child. that's when he says he strangled shanann. but the next day he pleaded appear their saturnand was asked by media if they got into an argument. he later told police he loaded all three bodies into his truck and took them to he worked. prosecutors say it's too early to determine whether they will pursue the death penalty. laura podesta, cbs news, new york. >>> a pro

clayton, christopher watts has a court appearance tomorrow. this comes after the breaking news of charges just revealed. >> reporter: that's right. watts will be back in court to hear these charges for the first time. he has not entered a plea. and you can see the memorial to the wife and girls, it continues to grow. david. >> clayton, thank you. >>> we're also following severe weather at this hour. dangerous storms blasting through the heartland tonight. several reported tornadoes from the system already, and new alerts are up now. at least five tornadoes reported from oklahoma to missouri. trees torn from the ground. rooftops ripped apart in oklahoma. that system then moving east from d.c. up to the northeast. a dangerous start to the week. let's get right to ginger zee. good evening, ginger. >> reporter: good evening, david. a tornado warn storm is moving across interstate 55, south of memphis. and west of tupelo, mississippi. you can see that's among many that have popped up in the severe thunderstorm watches. including carbondale, illinois

. >> reporter: christopher watts appeared in court this morning wearing an orange jumpsuit and shackles. d e 33-year-old accused of killing his pregnant wife, shannan, and their two daughters, showed no emotions as odge marcelo kopcow read off his nine felony charges. >> and that crime is classified as murder in the first degree, a class one felony. >> reporter: sitting in the first row, shannan's father, frank ruezek, br frankie trieto console him. >> christopher lee watts caused ce death of celeste watts, a child who had not yet obtained 12 years of age. >> reporter: in an affidavit released yesterday, watts admits he killed his pregnant wife, but says he did not kill his children. watts admitted to having an affair with a coworker, after initially denying it. shortly after telling his wife he wanted a separation, watts claims he saw her on a baby monitor actively strangling celeste. watts told police he saw his other daughter sprawled out on her bed in blue, and then he went into a rage and ultimately strangled shannan to death. watts didn't explain to police why he loaded the bodies

an affidavit, christopher watts claimed he killed his wife after she killed the children. omar villafranca has new details tonight. >> according to the criminal affidavit, chris watts admitted to killing his pregnant wife but denying h he killed his two daughters. he told investigators he was having an affair with a co-worker after initially denying it and said he told his wife he wanted a spraismghts watts told the investigators he looked on the baby monitor and saw one of his daughters sprawled out and blue and witnessed his wife strangling the other child. he said he went into a rage and ultimately strangled shanan to death. >> this afternoon my office filed formal charges against christopher lee watts. >> district attorney michael rourke isn't buying it. chris watts faces nine felony charges, five counts of first degree murder, three counts of tam tampering with a body and one count of unlawful termination of a preeing sivment 34-year-old shinan watts and the two twawrgts were reported missing last monday. >> if somebody has her, please bring her back. >> the next day,

discovered in the same area as their mother's body at an oil and gas field where husband and father christopher wattsd. >> mr. watts, why did you kill your wife and two children? >> reporter: the 33-year-old ig floored reporters' questions on thursday as he walked into his court hearing. >> the court is not authorizing any bail. >> reporter: watts was arrested on suspicion of killing his family. prosecutors believe he murdered them in their home. friends and neighbors are trying to find answers. >> those two little girls are so innocent and so sweet. i just don't understand how you can do this to your family. >> reporter: formal charges will be filed against watts next week. john schiumo, cbs news. >>> cal/osha opened an investigation into the death of a construction worker at a san jose apartment complex. the man died at the silvery towers project yesterday morning. he fell to his death. it's a new residential complex at 188 west saint james street. investigators aren't sure what caused the fall. the victim worked for a consultant on the project. the. >>> the sfmta is planning to improve background

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christopher watts denied having an argument with his wife. >> we had an emotional conversation, but i'llat that. >> reporter: the fbi and colorado bureau of investigation got involved wednesday. authorities were seen searching the family's home and towing away a truck late wednesday night. >> you guys have fun at school? >> yeah! >> reporter: on facebook, shannon watts portrayed a happy family, sharing photos of holidays, vacations to tropical places, parties and business trips. >> mommy has a baby in her belly. >> yeah. >> reporter: she was 15 weeks pregnant and posted on facebook, i'm excited about august, gender reveal for baby watts number three. >> i just want them back. i just want them to come back. >> reporter: before allegedly making a confession, christopher watts pleaded for his family's safe return. >> somebody has her. just please bring her back. i need to see everybody. i need to see everybody again. >> reporter: well, according to court records, the couple had financial issues in recent years. there is no known motive for the alleged killing. shannon watts family said in a

christopher watts claims his pregnant wife killed the children after learning that he wanted a separation. watts was allegedly having an affair with a co-worker. watts told police he erupted in rage after wincis witnessing th killings and then strangled his wife. >>> prosecutors are meeting in orange county to provide an update on the golden state killer case. here is a live look from santa ana, where a number of district attorneys from the california county's link to the killer are gathered. contra costa county has not been a part of the ongoing criminal case up till now. the jas anlo faces 13 crrested in a accused of several murders and rapes across the state in the 1970s and the '80s. >>> we're streaming this news conference on our abc 7 news app. yu can download the app and watch it live as we speak and make sure to enable push alerts to get breaking news. >>> the president's former lawyer has reached a plea deal with prosecutors on several counts of campaign finance violations, bank fraud and tax evasion. cohen was mr. trump's long-time personal lawyer and counsel during the 2016 cam

in arrest affidavit revealed christopher watts was having an affair with a coworker. he told his wife he wanted a separation. he told investigators he saw his wife strangling one daughter shortly after that conversation. he claims he then went into a rage and strangled shanann watts. >> it is so wrong. it is so t st uld ve >> police after he confessed. he told officer the victims were hidden in an oil field. >>> the accuser of harvey weinstein is flying back after she herself was accused of sexual assault. asia argento has been accused of sexually assaulting and paying off a former costar. he claims she assaulted him when he was 17 and she was 37. asia argento the ninth the claims and says bennett was a troubled teenager at the time. >>> some tense moments today for rapper post malone on a private jet. the trouble started just after take off when the airplane blue two tires. the plane left from new jersey this morning bound for london. after the tires blew the jet was diverted to an airport in massachusetts. after four hours in the air the airplane made a landing in u

christopher watts was charged with nine felony counts including three first-degree murder charges.to 90 growing nur miss americas are coming forward and support and calling for the resignation of the pageant's entire board of directors. trace gallagher is on the case. good evening. >> good evening. just a matter of weeks, this has gone from back channel to accusations and allegations being laid out in the national media. the tipping point likely came friday when the writing miss america, cara mund, wrote and released a five-page letter saying she had been bullied by pageant ceo regina hopper and chairwoman gretchen carlson, a former fox news anchor. cara mund wrote in point, "our chair and ceo have systematically silenced me, reduced make him a marginalized me, and essentially erased me in my role as miss america and subtle and not-so-subtle ways on a daily basis." she goes on to claim that she's been left out of interviews, not invited to meetings, and called to the wrong name. last night, gretchen carlson hit back at cara mund on twitter, "actions have consequences. friday as an

he saw his wife strangling their daughters after he told her hete w to separate. 33-year-old christopher watts claimse thenent into a rage, ultimately strangling her to death, but prosecutors don't buy that explanation. the affidavit also reveals that watts was having an affair with ork colleague which he denied to police. watts is due in court to be arraigned today. nbc's miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: officially charged with murdering his pregnant wife and two children, chris watts could now face the death penalty. court documents confirming the remains were dumped on the oild fi where he worked. 3-year-old celeste and 4-ar-old bella left in a well filled with crude oil for four days. the documents raising the question, were the girls strangled. thei mother shanann found nearby in a shallow grave. >> and keep the prayers coming r ourfamily. >> reporter: to many, wattsed appear to be the loving family man, seemingly thrilled when he learned shanann was pregnant with their third childes >> that's awe. ess when you want to, it happens. >> reporter: but just weeks later police say he mur

christopher watts from california is accused of killing his pregnant wife shannon and his three and fourers. he was arrested on wednesday. he dumped the three bodies on his former employer's property. our documents are just a little girls may have been strangled. but the defense is asking for dna samples of the girls hands on the hands and nails of the mother. >> i think you need to be very careful drawing too many conclusions and say well here's what the defense is saying because they are asking for this. they are blaming her, they are saying he acted in self- defense. that's really not responsible. >> authorities are expected to file formal charges against watts on monday he is due in court on tuesday. >>> milpitas police have arrested two people on gun and drug charges. early this month officers responded to a report the two people may have ticked up a lost cell phone and a laundromat. authorities arrived and saw the suspects putting items in the car. officers tried questioning them but jordan took off running. police eventually tracked both of them down and officers found in the car,

christopher watts allegedly telling investigators he would lead them to the bodies of his wife -- 33-year-old shanann watts. >> hey, everybody. say hi. >> reporter: and their daughters, celeste, 3, and bella, 4. >> we're working round the chock on the case. we will not rest until we have the answer we're looking for. >> reporter: in a tv interview tuesday, watts admitted before the disappearance, he and shanann had heated words. >> we had an emotional conversation. i'll leave it at that. >> reporter: he says he last saw his family 5:00 a.m. on monday. when he left their frederick, colorado, home for work. >> if you're out there, just come back. if somebody has her, just please bring her back. >> reporter: friend nickole utoff says she got worried when shanann, who is 15 weeks pregnant, missed a doctor's appointment and wouldn't respond to texts. >> i'm just concerned. if you're hearing this, or you're out there, please, please, let somebody know you're okay. >> reporter: her friends tell us her phone, keys, and walt were found here at the family home. the local police here now getting

christopher watts claiming she killed the children, and he killed his wife out of anger because of it. here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: chris watts, shackled and subdued, in court hearing the charges against him for the first time. accused of murdering his pregnant wife shanann, who gushed about him on facebook. >> he was the one for me. and he is amazing. >> reporter: and the daughters who adored him. watts coming face to face with shanann's father and brother, comforting each other as a judge read a heartbreaking list of crimes. >> celeste watts. a child who had not yet attained 12 years of age, and the defendant was in a position of trust. >> reporter: police say watts confessed to killing shanann, then made a staggering claim, that he did it in a fit of rage only after he caught his wife in the middle of strangling celeste and bella. that version, prosecutors and friends believe, is a lie. >> i know that shanann would never hurt her girls. never. her girls were her world. >> reporter: police also say chris watts was having an affair. just two months ago, he and his wife were c

the abc affiliate in denver is reporting 33-year-old christopher watts allegedly told investigators heould lead them to the bodies of his wife shanann watts and their girls 3-year-old celeste and 4-year-old bela. the mother and her two daughters were reported missing on monday. officials are planning to provide an update on this case later this morning. >>> your favorite breakfast foods could have dangerous amounts of weed killer in them. that is the claim from one environmental organization. the environmental working group tested 45 products including cereals, oatmeal and snack bars. it found more than 30 had higher levels than what some scientists consider safe. the chemical is the active ingredient in roundup. the world health organization says it is probably carcinogenic to humans. among the products found to have quaker old fashioned oats, cheerios and nature valley granola. the full list on abc7news.com and our app. we should note the food companies claim that this morning the products are safe and you recall this is the de headlines. awarded $289 to a school groundskeeper who cl

local media now reporting that christopher watts has, in fact, confessed to killing his wife and his the bodies. he said he had an emotional conversation with his wife but described it as a minor issue. watts is now facing three charges of first degree murder and due in court at 4:30 eastern this afternoon. police also due to hold a news conference at 12:30 eastern, sandra. we'll get more details on this then and presumably confirmation whether watts has indeed led them to the bodies of his wife and those two girls who he described as being his life. sandra. >> sandra: horrific story. thank you. >> bill: from the hill house republicans investigating possible abuse by the f.b.i. and department of justice in the russia matter going behind closed doors. deposing a man by name of george kaskis, an attorney with the d.o.j. before talking to bruce ohr. jim jordan is at the hearing, the republican from ohio from the hill. sir, good day to you. who is this man in all this and what's his connection? >> what you said, bill. attorney in the national security division. name that kept coming up a

the father, you see him there, christopher watts, now under arrest, just hours after going on tv to pleador his family to come back home. before he was arrested, family friends offered to let him stay with them. >> we feel so stupid about that now. like, trusting him to stay the night in the same house as our daughter. i mean, i'll never let that go. >> we thought we were doing the right thing by trying to be a good friend to him. >> well, now, watts has reportedly confessed to the murders. a candle light vigil will be held in front of the family home tonight. prosecutors expected to file formal charges on monday. >>> time now for a look at your weather forecast this morning. ♪ the latest radar images show the powerful storms pushing to the east with a line of severe storms stretching from arkansas up into the great lakes. some of those storms in oklahoma have been packing 60-mile-per-hour winds. dumping heavy rain over the tennessee and ohio valleys. high temperatures across the country in the high 80s and 90s. new york, 88. dallas and d.c. 95. and in phoenix, 102 degrees. ♪ >>> well, co

prosecutors in colorado are preparing to file formal charges against christopher watts tonight.e reportedly confessed this week to murdering his pregnant wife and two young daughters. their bodies were found inside oil tanks at a facility where he worked. as omar villafranca reports, lawyers for watts are requesting that evidence be taken from the remains. >> reporter: in the latest court motions filed today, chris watts' attorney is asking for d.n.a. samples to be taken from the two girls. what the defense wants to do with the two samples is not known. the paperwork also notes that the children were found in an oil tank filled with crude oil and had been there for several days. >> mr. watts, why did you kill your wife and two children? >> reporter: the 33-year-old is being held in a colorado jail after he reportedly confessed to killing his pregnant wife, shanann, and their two daughters, three-year-old celeste, and four-year-old bella. their bodies were discovered on thursday on the property of one of his worksites. >> it's like a nightmare that i just can't wake up from. >> r

. >> reporter: tonight, christopher watts, who friends say wore the guise of devoted family man -- >>l jumpsuit, accused of murdering his wife and two daughters. >> this is absolutely the worst possible outcome that any of us could have imagined. >> reporter: watts being held in the deaths of 3-year-old celeste, 4-year-old bella and his wife, 34-year-old shanann. >> i'm watching my kids have fun, like, look. they're sitting there playing with daddy. >> reporter: the three reported missing monday. on tv, chris begged them to come home. >> if you're out there, just come back. >> reporter: admitting he had words with his pregnant wife before she vanished. >> we had an emotional conversation, but i'll leave it at that. >> reporter: wednesday night -- police searched the family home for evidence. watts is arrested. abc affiliate denver 7 reporting two law enforcement sources say he confessed. amanda and nick thayer spent nearly every weekend with the watts. their kids playing together. they believed chris's story, even offering chris a pace to stay. >> we feel so stupid about that now. tru

wife and their two young daughters has now reportedly confessed to their murders. 33-year-old christopher wattsis pregnant wife ans found at an oil field where he works. here's omar villafranca. >> reporter: chris watts had little to say in the colorado courtroom this afternoon. wednesday night, the body of his pregnant wife, shannan, was discovered on the property of one of his worksites. >> we have been able to recover o body that we're quite certain is shannan watts. ta it's like a nightmare that i just can't wake up from. >> reporter: he allegedly confessed to killing shannan and eseir two daughters, three-year- old celeste and four-year-old bella, after he told reporters he had no idea where they were and begged for their safe return. >> i-- i have no inclination of where she is. if somebody has her, just please bring her back. >> reporter: shannan was last seen by a colleague who dropped her off from a work trip at 2:00 a.m. monday. asked by a reporter if the couple had been fighting, watts responded... >> it wasn't like an argument. we had an emotional conversation. but i'll leave it at

christopher watts appeared in court yesterday being held without bail. prosecutors say he now admitting to killing his wife and their two young girls. >> he is very doting and a little show. he lead them to the boy dis. authorities are looking for the man you see right here at the register on your screen. within seconds you can see the man as he pulls the register across and he smashes it on the ground. police say he is behind another robbery at a pizza parlor. out of control wild fires causing massive devastation. in each of the past two years california's largest fires have broken records. now the white house promises to work more closely to prevent this from happening. they say a new effort is in the works to try to reduce the severity of the fires. >> good friday morning. here is a live look out there now. we do have the low clouds and the fog. we'll see if it causes any delays. heading to school this morning we will have temperatures starting out nice and cool. mostly clear skies here and then as the day goes along get ready pretty fast. smoke moves

the husband and father christopher watts after pleaing for their return, reportedly confessed to their death. >>> crowds clearing the stands in panic at a football game in florida. two men were wounded. one in critical condition. officials say it was quote, a targeted act. no students were involved. but the shooting did happen at the game. >>> check this out. a thief caught on home security. grabbing packages from a home in central florida. then, when authorities shared photos of the suspect, he returns to the scene of his crime and returns some of what he stole. along with handwritten note, saying he did it on a dare. and prays that he can be forgiven. >>> when we come back -- the incredible discovery made on a dna testing site and two girls whose lives are now forever changed. stay with us. ito take care of anyct messy situations.. and put irritation in its place. and if i can get comfortable keeping this tookus safe and protected... you can get comfortable doing the same with yours. preparation h. get comfortable with it. introducing zero account fees for brokerage accounts. and zer

. >> my office filed formal charges against christopher watts. >> reporter: charged with killing hist wife and two girls, a total of 9 felonies including one related to the unborn child. >> a class of felony as a result of her being pregnant at the time of her death. >> reporter: police discovered watts was having an affair with a coworker. during questioning, he asked his wife for a separation and told investigators she is the one who strangled the children. watts said he snapped and killed her and gruesomely destroyed all the bodies. >> he filed 3 counts of tampering with the human body each of which is a class iii felony each of which names them as victims. >> the town of frederick just north of denver has been in the media limelight more than a week when the she and her daughters were reported missing. the father appeared alongside the district attorney to disgrace attitude for the support. >> thanks for coming to the candlelight vigil and saying your prayers, it is appreciated. keep the prayers coming for our family. rob: he has been and wife dead after their small plane plummet

. >> reporter: christopher watts says he went into a rage after his wife strangled their two daughters. colorado prosecutors filed charges against watts, accusing him of killing his entire family. >> three counts of murder in the first degree, one count naming shanann, one for bella and one for celeste. >> reporter: and he's charged with three counts of tampering with a body and one unlawful termination of a pregnancy. according to the affidavit released yesterday, he was involved in an affair with a coworker and last monday told his wife he wanted a separation. after the conversation, he said he check a baby monitor and saw one of the daughters sprawled out and blue, and witnessed his wife strangling the other child. that's when he says he strangled shanann. he told police he loaded all three bodies into the truck and took them to an oil field where he worked. >> this morning watts is being held without bail. >>> an alligator attack takes a deadly turn as a woman walking her dog is pulled into a lagoon. >>> and how a woman who fell overboard from a cruise ship managed to survive for h

discovered in the same area as their mother's body at an oil and gas field where husband and father christopher watts >> mr. watts, why did you kill your wife and two children? >> reporter: the 33-year-old ignored recorder questions on thursday as -- reporter questions on thursday as he walked into his court hearing. >> the court is not authorizing any bail. >> reporter: watts was arrested on suspicion of killing his family. prosecutors believe he murdered them in their home. >> mommy has a baby in her belly. >> reporter: shanann was 15 weeks pregnant. her husband was not shy about answering reporters' questions earlier in the week when he begged for their safe return. >> if somebody has her, just please bring her back. >> reporter: police haven't said what the motive is. friends and neighbors are trying to find answers. >> those two little girls are so innocent and so sweet. i just don't understand how you can do this to your family. >> reporter: formal charges will be filed against watts next week. john schiumo, cbs news. >>> the judge told prosecutors to file charges by monday. he set a tuesday mo

an attorney for christopher watts said that the bodies of his daughters were covered in crude oil for four days before being discovered on the property of his former employer. his wife was found in another shallow grave. she was 15 weeks pregnant. the watts family struggled with financial problems and file for bankruptcy in 2015. >>> in a british courtroom today, the man accuses of using his car this week was in court for the first time under heavy security. he is a british citizen that came to england from sudan. investigators said that surveillance video shows his car before it sideswiped victims and rammed into a barrier outside of the palace of westminster. >>> that is a look at some of the top stories that we're working on. >>> henry lee is starting a new series it is called fox 2 unsolved. >> the first story is a triple homicide that happened 40 years ago in sam te'o. they look at what happened when three young men killed on the job. >> why you do it? >> reporter: a widow's unanswered questions in california's oldest unsolved triple home. three employees were shot in the back of

. >> reporter: christopher watts appeared in court this morning, wearing an orange jumpsuit and shackles. the 33-year-old accused of killing his pregnant wife, shanann, and their two daughters showed no emotions as judge marcelo cap cow read off his nine felony charges. >> that crime is classified as murder in the first degree, a class one felony. >> reporter: sitting in the first row, shanann's father broke down as his son frankie tried to console him. in an affidavit released yesterday, watts admits he killed his pregnant wife but says he did not kill his children. watts admitted to having an affair with a co-worker after initially denying it. shortly after telsepa, wat monito celeste. watts said he saw his other daughter sprawled out ultimately strangled shanann to death. watts didn't explain to police why he loaded the bodies into his truck and buried his wife, shanann, in a shallow grave and daughters in oil tanks. kelley trippy was friends with shanann and says she doesn't believe watts' story. >> what do you think he should have done? >> he should have said, i did it. he should ha

against his son-in-law accused of murdering his pregnant wife and two.is, those charges indicate christopher watts may have killed his kids before his wife came home from a trip, her body found buried in a colorado oil field, watts claims his wife strangled the girls after asking for divorce and he killed her out of rage. he is not entered a plea and could face the death penalty if convicted. rob: the final two fugitives wanted for ambushing undercover detectives, alexander the jesus and omar hall behind bars, the third suspect was arrested over the weekend. hiring 25 rounds, two detective stopped at red lights having two weeks to go in new jersey. they escaped with minor injuries, all three blue blue charged with attempted murder. police do not have a motive for this random shooting. >> violence ramping up with 350 murders so far this year. >> please working to crack down on the deadly street gangs turning the windy city into a war zone. what do we know about these gangs and what else needs to be done? jillian: judge anthony napolitano, the only republican in the city council, and thank you for j

. >>> christopher watts of denver lorado has just been charged with three counts of first degree murders taken into custody following the release of his young wife and two young daughters. >>> hundredsew ofapers across the country are defendi press freed in the editorial pages. this is part of the effort to fightack against president trump's, quote, attack on fake news. >>> and a live look inside reagan national airport this morning. lights are back after a blackout plunged passengers into darkness just before 10:00 o'clock last i t. the airport says this is a problem that was caused by dominion energy. electricity was fully restored about 11:15. no delays tied to the outage right now. >>> it should be a good day for flying today. no storms around here, just hot and humid. 93 today, a likelihood of storms today and tomorrow. hit and miss over the weekend. but noticeably cooler by monday. >> taking a look at that it now, a look at smoke 0 delays there all the way down. after that, 270 is looking pretty good. >> thank you. >>> join us tomorrow for "news4 today," we will continue to get yo

the vigil was just days after christopher watts reportedly confessed to killing his wife. it's expected he'll be charged next week. shanann watts who was 15 weeks' pregnant and their daughters bella and celeste. >>> christopher watts' attorney is asking for samples of dna to be taken from the two girls. the paperwork also notes the children were found in an oil tank filled with crude oil and had been there for several days. >> mr. watts, why did you kill your wife and two children. >> reporter: the 33-year-old is being held in a colorado jail after he reportedly confessed to killing his pregnant wife shanann and two daughters, 3-year-old celeste, and 4-year-old bella. the bodies were found thursday on one of the work sites. earlier this week watts told reporters he had no idea where his family could be. he even pleaded for their safe return. >> it's not something i could ever fathom would happen in my lifetime. >> reporter: shanann's brother lashed out at watts on facebook. i just want 30 seconds on that psychopath. may god have mercy on his soul. >> what did you think? >>

abc has the details. >> reporter: chris watts charged for the murder of his wife and two children. >> this afternoon my office filed formal charges against christopherts. >> reporter: facing nine felonies, including unlawful termination of his unborn child. >> it was one of my worst nightmares. i did not see or do. >> reporter: nicole atkinson didn't want to think something happened to her friend when she couldn't get in touch with her last monday. she was is last known person to see shanann alive after a business trip. >> when we go on business trips shanann blows up my phone the next day. i didn't get that early morning text. >> reporter: when she learned the mother of two pregnant missed a doctor's appointment. she called chris and he said he didn't know where she was. she was on a play date. but he couldn't give us a friend. >> reporter: investigators say chris watts killed his family at their home then allegedly trophy -- drove the bodies of his wife and two daughters, 3-year-old celeste and 4-year-old bella, according to court documents. shanann was found in a grave. the girls were submerged in oil tanks. she wasn't shocked by chris' arrest. >

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(catherine) christopher watts waived his right to a preliminary hearing. court november 19th. kron 4's grant lodes joins us in the studio.. he has more on the timeline of events leading to the tragic deaths of watts' wife and young daughters. grant? (grant) christopher watts was formally charged yesterday with five counts of murder, unlawful termination of a pregnancy, and tampering with a deceased body. investigators say he killed his wife shanann and daughters -- bella and celeste -- august 13th and hid their bodies where he used to work. court documents show watts was having an affair with a co-worker prior to the murders. watts told police... he asked shanann for a separation. <"at this point i will deny your right to bail."><"feloniously and unlawfully terminated a pregnancy of a woman, further the woman died as a result."> investigators say watts admitted putting all three bodies in his work truck. he told police where they could find them on an oil work site where he was previously employed. he is being held without bail. (grant) the judge s