robert cowan left his fingerprints on a tray found in the living room.d by the back door as he left. the cowans pawned some of alma merck's jewelry, then sold the gun to a drug dealer who altered the rifling mark of the gun barrel. it wasn't enough to fool a forensic scientist with his newfound ability to see inside the barrel. >> something inside says hold on to these bullets, you're going to find the firearm. lo and behold, it happened. way down the line, almost ten years later. but time was on our side i guess in that matter. >> robert cowan was convicted two of counts of first-degree murder and was sentenced to death. >> when you look at what he did to this elderly couple who he had no reason to kill, he could have taken everything they had and tied them up and left. he didn't have to shoot them, he didn't have to shove mrs. merck in the closet and leave her to die. i couldn't find anything good about this man. i couldn't find anything nice about him. i couldn't find any reason in the world why i felt he should be walking on the earth and breathing a

he told lee cowan the amazing story of how he was drafted. >> i was 18. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: sherman safford's moment of immortality began in his high school lunch line. >> i was hungry. it was noontime. i went down to the cafeteria, and sitting next to a friend of mine was a fellow smoking a pipe. >> reporter: you knew he was somebody. >> oh, he had to be somebody. nobody smoked in that building. >> reporter: that pipe-smoking fellow was norman rockwell, the artist famous for celebrating small-town america. he was finishing an oil painting for a 1957 cover of the "saturday evening post." the topic-- baseball. the scene-- the arrival of a young rookie in the boston red sox locker room. the players were all real, but rockwell needed a cheerful nobody, so he plucked safford out of that cafeteria in pittsfield, massachusetts, and paid him 120 bucks to play the hayseed. what do you think he saw in you? >> i think he saw a raw-boned kid, a young kid that was athletic, skinny. the hair is what grabbed his attention right off the bat. it was pretty shooky. he put a hat

claudia cowan is live near sacramento with more.> reporter: jon, green houses like this one a sign of things to come because the bad rap on artificial sweeteners to turn to stef very yaw. it comes from the leave of the is the tevia plant. it is 300 times sweeter than suggest bar but won't hurt your health. with demand growing it could turn out to be a sweet deal for california farmers. this acre of the crop represents a health-conscious and potentially lucrative "field of dreams." >> the large production occurs in china now. we hope to grow it here in the u.s. >> reporter: in a pilot program to learn where and how stevia gross pest best, this biotech company is enlisting california farmers to meet a surging demand. >> california is the perfect place for growing stevia. california central valley has tens of billions of dollars in agricultural exports each year. it is load the with sophisticated growers, agronomists, technologists help facilitate bringing a new crop here and making it thrive. >> reporter: scientists working to extract

. >> osgood: once upon a time is once pun a tame in the story from lee cowan. >> every year they gathert pundits but punsters. the pun-off in austin texas. not only tolerated but rye warded but no one here is at a also forwards. headline, headlines, yes, right here on the forehead. >> ahead on "sunday morning" all puns intended. >> osgood: barry gibb is a singer. very different tale to tell. he'll be telling it this morning to anthony mason. >> the last surviving member of the bee-gees, barry gibb had never toured america as a so low act until now. >> he had reluctant going out. >> because i'm used to being with my brothers. very rare that -- >> ahead on "sunday morning" the last bee gee goes it alone. >> osgood: rita braver meets -- david martin talks with vietnam veteran james webb. steer hartman has the story of one gift. but first, here are the headlines for this sunday morning. the family of the troubled man accused of killing six people in isla vista, california, say they warned police. he went on shooting free killing three people before taking his own life. three others were fou

lee cowan walks us through genuine underground art. tracy smith to a spin on skateboards.llen pizzey explores a thousand year old italian calf. and more, first let's go to don in the newsroom for sunday morning headlines. >> good morning, it's may 18, 2014. fire crews in california are scouring charred hillsides north of san diego looking for any flare ups from stubborn wildfires. tens of thousand of those evacuated are now either home or hope to head their soon. record rains have produced deadly blooding in bosnia, three months of rain has fallen in the past three days. thousands are evacuating for higher ground. colorado governor has signed new right to try legislation, skirting the federal approval process to allow terminally ill patients to get experimental drugs. at the brakeness in baltimore, california chrome continued his pledge for the cripple crown holding off ride on curl down the stretch. next stop, belmont stakes in three weeks. here is today's weather. thunderstorms are forecast for the northwest. another storm system could soak the southern mid atlantic stat

william cowan will join us with his perspective on executive banks.ng forward to speaking to him. >> a lot of our guests telling us that this is not the end for pfizer. you are looking at news for at&t. >> we will look at the telephone , directv deal. all eyes are on washington. we will go to peter cook in washington about the real question. will washington allow these mega media transactions to actually happen? >> interesting. we have got to get "surveillance" over to london. all of the news is here now. >> that is absolutely true. >> thanks so much. >> let's check capital markets. jonathan ferro is here. >> three hours into trading here in europe. itlet m and a monday -- call m&a monday. risk off. look at the bond markets. percent.hree is that economic reality? i will let you decide. euro-dollar. up another 10th of one percent. will the ecb act? 90% of economists think they will. what shape will that action take? that is the debate we will have up until june 5. that is likely to drive euro-dollar one way or the other. >> coming up, five decades and

elliot and david cowan. app labs and bessemer ventures.ak to the cofounders of one company looking to bestow healthy eating habits for their clients. that's next on "taking stock." ♪ >> this is "taking stock" on bloomberg. i'm pimm fox. the nutrition industry is expected to grow to about $250 billion by 2020 according to "nutrition business journal." one looking to capitalize on the trend, they deliver a monthly package of snacks and goods to its customers and is looking to become a $5 billion company. the idea that people would be able to create a subscription model that would send things in the mail that are healthy to eat, we know this exists in other business. why healthy foods? >> i've been counseling clients and have worked with literally thousands of people. what i notice is after working with me, we took them to go food shopping and they were so overwhelmed from looking at the labels, the ingredients, but also the markets are so full of healthy products, you also could not find everything and it was a very frustrating experience. i

claudia cowan has more how this works now.>> reporter: bill you don't own part of the player but share of their brand and the overall earnings exceed the expectation which the stock price was based the more you lake. for bree leavers in the future earning of san francisco tightened vernon davis or buffalo bills quarterback ej manual, they are offering a unique ipo, a chance to buy trading stocks for just $10 a share. >> we acquire a interest in future income stream of 10%. in addition we'll pay vernon davis four million dollars for the 10% interest and raise that money through selling a registered security to the public at large. >> reporter: manual has similarly structured deal. >> wall street combining with fantasy football. >> reporter: sports attorney rich brand says fantex face as catch 22. those wanting a valuable brand like 49ers qb colin kaepernick, are stars unlikely to take immediate earnings for future payout. for the investor more of a novelty. >> people are not doing this to necessarily invest in a stock. it is an

i spoke to steven cowan, a professor emeritus. i asked him about the elections. >> it's questionable. how can you have elections with tanks, people dying. the elections were for the presidency, not parliament. they node a new parliament and con -- need a new parliament and constitution: on a practical term may 25th is what, 2.5 weeks away. >> elections are not be possible until fighting stops. afghanistan's president declared a day of mourning for those killed in a mass of landslide. there are 2,000 dead or missing in the badakhshan. the official search was called off and in part due to the lack of equipment. we have the latest on this tragedy. >> reporter: this person is 15 but has lost so much. his mother, two sisters and a brother are buried somewhere if the mountain of mud. >> at the time of the land slide i was holding my mothers hand, it slapd, i escape the -- slipped, i escaped. no one knows his family. he says he needs to find their bodies for peace of mine. >> translation: i want to see their dead bodies, their face so i

. >> and we'll talk about lieutenant colonel bill cowan. i don't want to speak for you.adding your name to the veterans who think that the secretary should resign. i have a lot of admireration and heroes to be the chief of staff. and what i am failing to see out of him from day one when this unravelled is a conviction and command presence when it comes to talking about the people who are responsible. the notion we are sitting back and letting the inspector general. he invited the inspector general to look bo it. he shpt invite but direct him and give him strict guidelines. i don't want to pound on the the secretary too much because of my respect for him. but at the same time i am disappointed in the leadership he is exhibiting. >> he was a four star army general he enjoyed broad support. and he did a good job and wounded in vietnam and a soldiery's soldier. and long enjoyed the trust and confidence on capitol hill. he was fired by the bush white house for saying he thought we didn't have enough troops in iraq and it turns out he was right and we were wrong. we are certai

. >> pet cowan announcing it will no longer sell beef jerky treats from china in an effort to protect reveals more than 1,000 dogs died after eating the chewy treats. it will switch the items made in the u.s. and new zealand and australia. >>> it is returning to new york city today. you may remember the sequester forced the military to cancel the if he festivities last year. she is live for us in new york city with a preview. exciting time of the year, teresa. >> i drew the short straw today. huh? good morning et heather. good morning everyone. this is a really exciting time here in new york city as we officially kickoff fleet week. some 1500 servicemen and women will be coming into new york city enjoying our great city. also letting us into their lives. we are talking about members of the navy, the marines, as well as the coast guard. so these worlds are sort of mess meshing in a way that we really don't normally see. fleet week is running from the 21st through the 27th. you will get an opportunity to tour some ships. there will be a number of parades and ariel demonstrations. it is

. >> cowan says elections will not be possible until fighting starts. >>> now to a story we have been following out of central oklahoma, where firefighters have been battling a huge grass higher. homes and buildings have been destroyed. this is what crews are up against. he is are live pictures from guthry. self firefighters are on the scope. they are facing strong wids and dry weather which kept the flames burning. dozens of homes are threatened. the plays has spread through up to 4,000 acres of land. authorities evacuated some areas, some had to be treated for smoke inhalation. the fire chief said the cause was a controlled burn that got out of hand. we are joined were the red cross. good to have you with us. what is the latest on the evacuatio evacuatio evacuations? >> i can tell you now the american red cross opened a shelter in a church in the local area, close to the affected site. we are opening it up, welcoming anyone that needs shelter, food, water. >> do we know how many people are displaced? >> we do not. as mentioned six homes were tape down by the fires, but it doesn't in

. >> with us once again, our political commentator, sally cowan, ana navarro.and stale, and wasn't he just saying not too long ago, suggesting that hillary clinton had brain damage? why does he keep hammering this? >> are you talking to me? >> yes, ana. >> okay, let's be fair, though, in fairness to karl rove, he didn't call her old or stale. he said in politic, you don't want to seem old and stale. i think that's a fair point. we saw that in 2008, democrats went for hope and change and she was seen as the washington insider. the truth of the matter is, she has been around federal policy making and shaping the federal policy for well over 20 years. so she's going to have a hard time reinventing herself as fresh and new. >> i just think this is so funny coming from karl rove, right, i mean because the larger tone of his point, we didn't show the -- the larger tone of his point was in politics we like people who are scrappy, who aren't entitled to hold office who don't have things handed to them on a silver platter. what does that make me think of who karl rove r

claudia cowan's got the latest for us now. >> reporter: that's right, jenna, classes canceled because a memorial service will take place later here today at the university soccer stadium with enough room to accommodate all of the mourners who are still reeling there friday night's deadly rampage. the chancellor here at uc santa barbara giving the community more time to heal and to reflect. santa barbara county's sheriff over the weekend calling it the work of a madman, elliott roger fist stabbing his three house mates, then driving through the streets shooting at random killing three more and injuring 13 others before turning the gun on himself. earlier that day roger had e-mailed a chilling manifesto and posted a video on youtube detailing his plans to slaughter people who wronged him and women who rejected him. his parents were racing up from los angeles to try to intervene when they heard reports about a mass shooting in us la vista. one student says it's a miracle she's still alive. >> there was no one else around. i was the only person on the streets, and it was a friday night. t

they can in the was the first elite runner to cross the finish line in the bay to breakers geoffrey cowan finished the the seven mile plus race with a winning time of 35 minutes 10 seconds. that's after a nearly 30 minutes away because of a metal arch was not stabilize in time for the scheduled 8:00 a.m. start. and as all of saul. and other athletes dianne johnson still finished the race in 40 minutes and 10 seconds. >>: and for the others. as >>george: welcome back to the kron4 morning news the time is 8113 we're tracking hot spots. one of them hear the san mateo bridge where traffic is backed up and the westbound direction to read as you can see. there are problems at both ends of the bridge. an accident and 80 the southbound 492. this is a case alleging espy announced of members of the chinese military pre their trade secrets and other sensitive business information's stolen is significant and demands an aggressive said response of >>: we carry this live about an hour ago attorney-general harry calder making an historic moment in the chinese military officials had insisted nuclear-powe

william cowan bloomberg chief contributor. he has seen all of this before.ong, put on a happy face. howard linden with us as well. we have seen this many times before. they are coming out and massaging the real story. they need more capital. they have to raise it. it is a cash stall. i am a shareholder and say no? >> you get deluded. >> at the same time, the stock price probably goes down. returning price on equity. bank ofou do that? >> america merrill lynch says they are not going to do that in the know this morning. >> now that they have to raise more capital and prove they have more capital, they need to rethink where they will allocate resources. like every other bank on the street, it seems like pulling back from fixed income and commodities is the way to go. anyone left in a better position as a result of this? lex if i am goldman sachs come i am pretty happy these days. barclays pulling back. they are basically saying we do not want to be an investment bank anymore. a slowdown in fixed income currencies commodities. is that slow down a one off or do

claudia cowan is there in isla vista. it's a somber day there. >> reporter: the chancellor says this should be a day of healing and reflection so no classes. hundreds are expected to come to grieve as a community. one that has seen its fair share of violence. just last month a riot broke out at the annual spring break party. revelers threw bottles and rocked at police. isla vista made headlines when the so-called angel of death david attias drove his car through a crowd killing four. david attias was the son of a hollywood director, they both suffered from mental illness and had trouble making friends. this latest attack targeting coeds in particular. one sorority is urging people to go out only in groups and avoid wearing quloaght greek letters. flags will be lowered to half staff to honor the victims' memory. martha: already new details about his last conversation with his father. >> reporter: fox news learned peter roger spoke with his on thursday to make plans to meet up for lunch saturday. he said his son sounded fin

david seymour from cowan and company and michael yosikami, our very own kate kelly and our contributors like history is bearing itself out because quite commonly when you get one record close it's followed by another. i guess the question is how much further can we go from here? >> it can grind. it can grind higher. low volume and grind high through the summer could occur. i think the chase will happen come september when you have the pickup in hedge funds. they will actually go out and try to find performance so they are underperforming right now but riffly 2, and i think that, you know, again, we could see the low volumes sort of grind higher through the entire summer. >> i'm starting to hear about the chase. i feel like more and more people are saying we just heard it in bill's markets and dave miller has been talking about the risk of a meltup out there. >> i saw the same report and had the same reaction. it's very interesting, lost ground needs to be regained here, but if you take a look at a b of a report, speculators, hedge funds and other spec la trif traders got out of their s

that mother, amanda cowan, joins us now.is 45 cents short and they won't give him the lunch? >> correct. >> why? >> they have a no charge policy, as a lot of other schools do. >> did you know that he owed 4-point -- about five bucks from something he charged in april? >> no, i didn't. it was his last charge was april 15. >> you never got a notice that your son was delinquent, right? >> no, i didn't. >> okay. so he comes home and he tells you that not only was he short, he didn't get the lunch, and not only that, but the lunch person took the lunch out of his hand and threw it in the garbage, right? >> well, he actually called me from the school and told me they weren't allowing him to eat. i asked him what was going on. he said they wouldn't -- he tried paying the $2. they wouldn't accept it. so they took the lunch, threw it in the trash and that's when he called me. >> oh, man. here is what the school says. although we do not encourage the charging of school lunches, the union schools do allow charging many schools across t