what specifically did yousef and her husband experience with this suspect craig hicks? we know yousef her father said he honestly believes this is targeted. he said hicks only started bothering the newlyweds once yousor moved in back in december. take a listen. >> my daughter honest to god, told us on more than two occasions that this man came knocking at the door and fighting about everything with a gun on his belt more than twice. she told us daddy, i think he hates us for who we are and how we look. my son-in-law lived there for a year and a half and he never had a problem. he never complained. so my daughter moves in in december and she wears the muslim garb and she looks clear and her friends and sister visit, and this all starts happening. she moves in and all of a sudden there is a problem, there is gun, and there is hate there is backtalk. >> kami simmons is a professor of law at wake forest university and a hate crime expert. kami obviously we're not on oert side of the investigation, but from what you can gain who are police talking to what are they looking at

a 46-year-old suspect craig steven hicks has been charged with three counts of murder. saying it results from a dispute or a parking space. not bias. those victims are being remembered on the campus of university of north carolina. we know how they dyed decide. erica pitzi has a story on how they lived. >> solemn and shake the days after three members of her close knit family were killed. she wanted everyone to know that they lived good and happy lives. dia was a student at the university of north carolina dentistry. his work as a dental student and his wife. >> they found in one another kindred spirit. >> reporter: they were love birds. a lot of the time their families would be right alongside them. from their engagement in 2013 to their marriage in december. >> six sweeks ago i cried tears of joy at my baby brother's wedding. now we are crying tears of unimaginable pain. >> posting a picture on facebook calling them, the greatest family one could ask for. known for her calming presence the 21-year-old was on track to start dental school in the fall. making a trip to t

it's been mentioned many times in the past two days that craig hicks was hostile and confrontational with many neighbours, but nevertheless the neighbours that he had a fatal confrontation with was three muslims. >> heartbreaking to listen to her speak. thank you, paul >>> tonight - same-sex couples in alabama's largest country are celebrating with marriage licences. a federal jug ordered officials to comply -- judge ordered officials in mobile to comply with her ruling making same-sex marriages legal in her state. this is the battle. >> that's right, this is a step closer for those in support in alabama. mobile county is complying, many others are not. at the center of it all is the state's toll judge, who is keen -- top judge who is keen apparently to, protect same-sex marriage and is pushing back. >> in mobile alabama, they lined up. gay couples seeking a marriage licence, who had been turned away. >> we go to church. work like regular folks. we pay taxes, go home watch tv. this is our town. we want to be recognised as being us. >> today their bid to get married moved a step close

their preliminary conclusion is that this was a case of a man, craig hicks, who had an ongoing disputethese neighbors. that dispute ended in gunfire. apparently, a dispute over a parking space. hicks' wife also speaking out today saying that thd nothing to do with religion or faith, that, again, this had to do with the ongoing dispute. chapel hill police say they will continue to investigate this making sure that was the case but what you heard there from the victims, the victim's family and also from what we've been hearing from a number of people in the community, they simply do not believe that. >> yeah, i mean, you spoke with the girl -- the young women's father. we played that interview in our last hour. what's his response to what the police are saying about not being a hate crime? he just doesn't believe that? >> reporter: absolutely not. he says that actually, deah, who you heard about there, lived in this apartment complex for some time without problems with craig hicks. this is what the girl's father says and the father said it was only only his daughter moved in to his apart

. >> according to a preliminary investigation, police say 46-year-old neighbor craig hicks may have shotem in the head over an on going parking dispute at their apartment. hicks' wife says her husband was frustrated with the parking issue. >> i can say with absolute belief that this incident had nothing to do with religion or victims' faith. >> we're in shock. >> but the family says there had been issues of disrespect and harassment. >> my daughter honest to god, told us on more than two occasions this this man came knocking at the door. she told us, daddy, i think he hates us for who we are. >> hicks who claims he is an atheist allegedly posted an anti-religious statement on his facebook page quote, if your religion kept its big mouth shut so would i. cnn cannot confirm the authenticity of this post. >> we love you. we will never forget you. >> overnight, thousands gathered on university of north carolina's campus. >> i'm embarking on a trip to turkey to help syrian refugees. >> mourning the loss of three scholars dedicated to serving their community. >> and i was able to confirm with t

the preliminary investigation, craig hicks, who lived in the apartment complex had an ongoing dispute with the three victims. the three victims, barakat and his wife and sister, all shot tuesday night. shot by hicks execution-style in an ongoing dispute possibly over a parking space. many people in the community, poppy poppy, do not believe. that including the victim's father what says this was not a hate crime. >> my daughter yes, sir. honest to god, told us on more than two occasions that this man came knocking on their door and fighting about everything with a gun on his belt more than twice. she told us daddy, i think he hates us for who we are and how we look. >> reporter: hicks' wife is cooperating with police. she says she does not believe this was a crime motivated by hate. she says this was not motivated by religion or faith. she is cooperating with police. hicks turned himself in tuesday night. he is now facing three counts of first-degree murder. poppy. >> absolute tragedy. jason carolkarcarroll, thank you. >>> thousands of people in yemen demonstrating over a takeover by a

. >> reporter: according to a preliminary investigation, police say 46-year-old neighbor craig hicks may have shot razen, her sister in the head over a parking dispute. hicks wife says her husband was frustrated over the parking issue. >> i can say with my absolute belief this incident had nothing to do with religion over the victim's faith. >> reporter: but the family says there had been issues of disrespect and harassment. >> my daughter yusor, honest to god told us on more than two occasions that this man came knocking on their door. she told us daddy, i think he hates us for who we are. >> reporter: hicks, who claims he is an athist posted an anti-religious statement on his facebook saying, if your religion kept its big mouth shut, so would i. >> we love you. we'll never forget you. >> reporter: overnight, thousands gathered on university of north carolina's campus. >> i'm on embarking on a trip to turkey with ten dentists. >> reporter: mourning the loss of three scholars dedicated to serving their community. i was able to confer with the chief medical examine's office that autop

craig hicks is sitting in the central prison charged with murder.they are trying to nail down what the motive possibly could have been. hicks's wife who's been in the process of divorcing him saying maybe not necessarily a hate crime. >> i can't say with absolute belief that this incident had nothing to do with religion or victims' faith but in fact was related to the long-standing parking disputes that my husband had with the neighbors. >> the family says there had been multiple issues of disrespect and harassment. >> my daughter, honest to god, told us on more than two occasions that this man came knocking at the door and fighting about everything with a gun on his belt more than twice. she told us daddy, i think he hates us for who we are and how we look. >> one of the victims was this young man. his sister suzanne spoke with anderson cooper last night to talk about what she thinks was behind this shooting. >> the reports that the suspect and your brother, they had had interactions prior to this. is that to your knowledge true? were you aware of

craig hicks, there he is. they say that it started over a parking space. >> they were gems of their communities and left a lasting impression on those around them. they inspired us and served as role models to the youth. we ask you that you celebrate the memories of our family members. we ask that the authorities investigate these senseless and heinous murders as a hate crime. >> linda is director of the arab american association in new york and the senior strategist for the campaign to take on hate. she's working with the family of the victims of the shooting, and she is in madison wisconsin this evening. good to talk to you. we appreciate your time. >> having for having me. >> a pleasure. can you give me an update on what you're learning about this case? >> this case has send shockwaves around the arab, muslim communities across the nation. we only have conversations that the daughter--the bride had with her father about the hateful neighbor who made her feel uncomfortable, and carried a gun in her holster.

later that night this man, 46-year-old craig hicks turned himself into police.ged him with three counts of first-degree murder. what triggered the shooting? the suspect's attorney said it was all over a parking spot. >> it has nothing to do with anything but the mundane issue of this man being frustrated day in and day out with not being able to park where he wanted to park. >> reporter: the father of the murdered woman called it a hate crime. >> i feel it. i have no doubt that he would not have acted this way if they were not clearly muslims. >> reporter: a family spokeswoman called for an investigation. >> we ask that the authorities investigate these senseless and heinous murders as a hate crime. hicks wife expressed shot and her deepest sympathy at the killings but said whatever happened it was not a hate crime. >> it's one of the things i know about him is everyone is equal. it doesn't matter what you look like or who you are or what you believe. >> reporter: he was a second year dental student. his wife was about to begin studies at the same school of dent

again, i think if craig hicks had executed three jewish students i would be calling it a hate crime andact of domestic terrorism. i don't think they should be targeted based on their demographic allegiances. again, you know if we had craig hicks with some anti-semitic postings on facebook and he went and executed three college students in the head -- again, this was not him spraying bullets and pete getting hit in the arms and legs and dieing from it. these three kids were executed with bullets to the head. >> i know so many people in this community i've talked to friends and family agree with you 100% but my question is when you listen to the is strengthed wife of the suspect and a neighbor who said he was like an equal opportunist hater of so many people and religions, at the end of the day, how do investigators crawl into the heart and soul of this man to see if this is truly biased. >> well, in order if -- if it's truly a hate crime, they have a difficult time crawling into his head. what they have to do is look at his history, his social media posts, the interviews of the neighbors

the fbi is now assisting local law enforcement and they do have the computer of 46-year-old craig hicks who has been charged in this case. they want to determine his state of mind. is he biased? was he planning an attack like this? meanwhile, the residents in chapel hill very diverse community. they cannot believe that someone would execute with a bullet to the head three students just beginning their adult life. >> i want everyone to remember them please only in the good. >> reporter: this morning heartbreak and outrage over the murder of three muslim students in north carolina. >> i heard about eight shots go off in an apartment. more than one girl screaming. >> reporter: friends and family deeming their execution style killing a hate crime. >> it's basically incomprehensible to me dhau can murder three people over a parking spot. >> reporter: according to a preliminary investigation, police say 46-year-old neighbor craig hicks may have shot razan salha, yusor salha and deah barakat in the head. >> i can't say with my absolute belief that this incident had to do with religion or victi

. >> craig hicks appeared in court. the killer charged with three counts of first degree murder in the death of barakat, his wife and her sister. the motive according to investigators was a dispute among neighbours over parking. that was backed by hicks' wife who said religion was not a motive. >> i can't say that this incident had nothing to do with religion or victim's faith, whether it was related to the long-standing parking disputes that my husband had with the neighbours. >> that was met with skepticism in social media and relatives of the victims. the father of two of the victims told a north carolina newspaper: >>> hicks facebook page suggests he's an athiest. the manner at the top reading:. >> that is enough to convince family members that hicks' motivation for the killing was hate. >> we ask the authorities investigate the senseless and heinous murder as a hate crime >>> hicks has been charged with three counts of first degree murder, a hearing set for march. this will be a community asking question about rela

craig hicks meanwhile the alleged shooter was transferred to a prison not far from that service todayw involved in the investigation, again police still asserting this was motivated by a dispute over parking and residents in the condo complex saying hicks was hostile to others as well not just to the young muslim students so a lot of questions still to be answered here. >> and paul is joining us from raleigh, north carolina and thank you. turning attention to yemen and fighters linkd toed to al-qaeda took controlling of a base by the oil producing facilities and today the president's senior counter terrorism official says the collapse of the government in yemen was unexpected and more of the situation in yemen coming up in the international news hour at 9:00 eastern. media is saying 7 officials arrested in connection with a plot to over throw the president miduro and hundreds marched in the capitol and stopped by riot police and it's one year since the start of violent protests that left 43 people dead and david mercer reports some students are defiant, others are fearful. [chanting]

the suspect is 46-year-old craig hicks, the victims' downstairs neighbor. hicks' wife says all people are equal and she too thinks this was a parking dispute. but craig hicks also has a history of being anti-religion posting on facebook praying is useless, narcissistic arrogant and lazy, just like the imaginary god you pray too. the victims' family says those type of anti-religious rants point to a different motive. listen. >> we ask that the authorities investigate these senseless and heinous murders as a hate crime. >> the florida chapter of the council on american islamic relations also believes this is a hate crime citing "rising anti-muslim rhetoric in american society." but former federal prosecutor doug burns says hate is tough to prove. listen. >> in a hate crime you must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the action taken, the killing in this case was specifically by reason of the ethnicity, religion, of the victim. >> megyn, the suspect is being held without bond. >> trace thank you. >>> well one night after announcing a six-month suspension for

their neighbor craig hicks facing three counts of first-degree murder. plirs say the preliminary investigation shows the deaths may have been the result of an ongoing result of a dispute of parking. a neighbor said hicks had a reputation of being a hothead. >> i have seen and heard him be very unfriendly to a lot of people in this community. equal opportunity anger. >> reporter: another neighbor saying parking was an issue addressed by building management. >> i'm assuming there's parking issues so the -- i guess the association i guess the condo association released this. >> it is not about parking. the world looking in on social media and they know what it's about. >> reporter: 46-year-old suspect attending durham technical college to be a paralegal. the spokesman described him as an exemplary student spending much time helping teachers and students but hicks' ex-wife described him a much different way. according to the associated press, the two divorced about 17 years ago. she said his faifrtd movie was "falling down." a movie about a man who goes on a

. >> police say 46-year-old neighbor craig hicks may have shot the man and sister and his wife in the head in the head over an ongoing parking dispute. >> i can't say with my absolute belief. o get his diploma in may. he is now in a local facility facing three counts of first degree murder. >> that was jean casaras reporting. hicks could face the death penalty. hicks has exhibited equal opportunity anger and well known for his aggressive and unfriendly demeanor. >> months after rioters disstroied parks, officials are bringing federal charges against one of the suspects culprits. that's coming neck here. >> and then experts are eagerly awaiting to find out how europe's economy will finish out 2014 and how a new cease fire could play factor in the future. >> and in the midst of misery one nigerian refugee settlement. huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know pinocchio was a bad motivational speaker? i look around this room and i see nothing but untapped potential. you have potential. you have...oh boy. geico. f

craig hicks is accused of killing a newlywed couple and the wife's sister. they are trying to determine if it was a hate crime because they were muslim. his wife spoke publicly insisting the tragic incident was not motivated by racial or religious bias. >> we have reaction from the new u.s. champions of the little league series. little league baseball stripped the winning team of its title yesterday. they have proof that they stacked the roster with players that lived outside the district. that makes mountain ridge of las vegas the u.s. champs by default. >> i have a lot of friends on that team it's sad to see they have to go through that. >> it's something that we all in las vegas have pushed aside because we thought people were being bitter. >> the jeak robin -- jackie robinson team knocked out the taney dragons from the world series. >> there's an arrest warrant auto for punxsutawney film. >> hear more about the accident involving bruce jenner. >> reporter: this afternoon, temperatures drop and the winds pick up, add the scarf to the compliment of atire.

craig hicks has been charged. andy gallagher has more from north carolina. >> an incredible show of solidarity in rawley north carolina. so many turned up from the muslim community that the mosque behind the camera is too small to take them. they are in the sports field to pay respects to the two families. despite this being a day of morning, muslim civil rights leaders are calling from this to be thought of as a hate crime. so far the police investigation indicates that this was an argument over parking spots outside the apartment where the three young people lived. today is not about recrim jipations, it's about a show of solidarity. we had the state's district attorney and the chief of police showing solidarity. three or 4,000 students stood in silence with candles to pay respects to three young lies showing so much promise, cut short. >> in the u.s., a police officer has been arrested and charged with assault after attacking an indian citizen. he was tackled to the ground. he was in u.s. for two weeks to help

the suspected killer craig hicks, had a history of being confrontational. neighbors describe him as constantly angry and a facebook page believed to have been created by hicks was full of posts assailing religion and people of faith. as of now, local law enforcement has not classified this as a hate crime but should that change or is the evidence simply not there? cnn's jean casarez is following this story from chapel hill. she joins me now. there is even international calls now to reclassify this case. >> reporter: this is gaining very much internationally. in fact today the jordanian ambassador flew right here to north carolina to meet with the families of the victims, deah barakat, his wife yusor and her sister razan. the ambassador gave her condolences to the family said king abdullah gives his condolences to the family and said something very interesting, that the embassy is keeping a close watch on this investigation. now, it is true that the two sisters had dual citizenship, jordanian and the united states. now, the president of turkey came out this

suspected gunman craig stephen hicks has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder. hicks had frequently posted anti-religious comments on his facebook page and was a supporter of the group "atheists for equality." on wednesday, police said the killings resulted from a dispute over a parking space. but mohammad abu-salha, razan and yusor's father, described the shootings as a hate crime. >> we are sad, distraught, shocked. we are angry. we feel we were treated unjustly. this is uncalled for. we heard from the police folks that each one of these children as a bullet in the head. this was an execution style, a hate crime from a neighbor our children spoke about that they were uncomfortable with. he came to their apartment more than once, condescending threatening, and despising and talking down to them. >> we'll have more on the north north carolina later in the broadcast. greece has failed to reach an agreement with european creditors following an opening round of talks in brussels. the greek syriza government is seeking to revise the terms of its international bailou

. >> reporter: meanwhile the suspect craig hicks was transferred to a prison in raleigh not far from service. he has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder. the fbi is now working with the chapel hill police in the case the families say they want a full-scale investigation of hicks' motives. >> we need to identify things the way they really are. >> reporter: john craig hicks was transferred to central prison it's not far from campus here today and there is somewhat of a fuller picture now being painted of him, residents of the apartment complex say he was bad to people there about noise and parking and confrontational and condo association held a meeting specifically last year about how to deal with him but as you heard it's really not going to satisfy a lot of people in the muslim community here who are convinced he was targeting muslims, that he was targeting those three victims because of their faith and john a lot of unanswered questions here. >> paul in raleigh and thank you. in egypt two al jazeera journalists held behind bars for 411 days ordered release pending

today craig hicks made his first court appearance on charges that he murdered three young neighbors inapel hill in north carolina. a facebook page in hicks name criticized all religions and described him as a supporter for atheists for equality. >>> eddie ray routh is charged with murdering kyle and a friend of his at a texas gun range in 2013. kyle's widow was the first witness. she was in tears several time talking about her husband and the day he died. routh" defense team argued he has a long -- routh's defense team argued he has a long history of mental illness and was in a psychotic state when he fired those shots. >>> italian judges found francesco skew teen owe scutino -- scutio guilty today. the ship capsized with more than 4,000 people on board. the captain said he trip and fell into a lifeboat. >>> today the national little league officials stripped the 2014 winners of their title after an investigation found they used ineligible players. officials say the jackie robinson west team outside of chicago recruited some players who live outside the team's geographic boundaries and

. >> the suspect, craig hicks is charged with three counts of first degree murder. his wife said he snapped over a parking situation and it had nothing to do with their faith. >> the sister of one of the victims is a doctor at san francisco general hospital. she says the family wants to see it investigated as a hate crime. >> today we are crying tears of unimaginable pain over the execution-style murders of my brother and his bride and her younger sister and best friend. >> tonight a huge outpouring at unc in chapel hill. hundreds turned out to remember the victims and to support the family. >> the vigil was held at sanford. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard was there and joins us live. >> grief and pain and demanding answers on the deadly shooting in chapel hill. about a hundred students gathered tonight by candlelight. it was organized by the islamic society to remember the three muslim students murdered by a neighbor near the university of north carolina. students believe the motive was hate based on islamaphobia and not a dispute over noise and parking. >> they

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we learned a lot more about craig hicks. student at the durham technical and community college. he is working toward a certificate as a paralegal and he actually was due to graduate this may. the school says he is a stellar student, he is on the dean's list and that he is always there to help professors and students and everybody just loves him. that's not what we heard from the apartment complex. neighbors there say that he's always upset, upset about cars and parking places and the wrong car in the right parking place or wrong parking place, and cars he had never seen before. meanwhile, he is behind bars facing three charges of first degree murder and today, it was the funerals that took place of the three muslim students. it was one funeral for all three victims. many many people attended and at the prayer service, they talked about how they wanted an investigation into whether this was a hate crime. i have confirmed there were autopsies yesterday with the chief medical examiner's office of all three victims. also it is t

a 46-year-old man, craig hicks, turned himself in and appeared to make strong anti-religious statements and unclear whether they targeted islam specifically or all religions. wife said this has nothing to do with religion. the father calls it a crime and getting national as well as global attention. we'll talk to the sister but first, details from jason carroll. >> i don't think there is a word to describe the pain. if it wasn't for honoring my children and wanting to tell the world their story, i would not be talking. >> reporter: mohammed abulsaha is numb over the shock of loss two daughters rasan and usar and u usor's husband. >> i cannot grieve like my wife does. i don't think we can feel it well now until we see the bodies and have the burial. we're in shock. two children of ours and our son-in-law. >> reporter: all three shot execution style, a bullet to the head. frantic 9-1-1 call of shots at the victim's apartment complex near the university of north carolina's chapel hill campus where they lived. >> i just heard gunshots. i don't know what building it came from but i heard kid

as you said the accused identified as 46-year-old craig steven hicks. he's from chapel hill.he's described himself as an atheist. police say he shot and killed three university students who are members. of a muslim family. they are well regarded in the community. known not only for their academic work but their social work. this is something that has really shocked this community as people wait to see what police say next about the results of their investigation, andrea. >> thank you so much mark. and the chancellor at unc has issued a statement mourning the loss of this family a dental student, his wife and her sister. all students or applicants at unc or nc state. >>> with the republican field widening hillary clinton's unannounced campaign is staffing up more and more recruits every day. during an interview with buzzfeed, ben smith asked president obama about 2016 and two likely candidates from previous generations. the president responded, quote, they're both obviously highly qualified candidates. hillary clinton i know much better than i know jeb bush and i think she'd b

. >> the suspect, craig hicks is charged with three counts of first degree murder. his wife said he snapped over a parking situation and it had nothing to do with their faith. >> the sister of one of the victims is a doctor at san francisco general hospital. she says the family wants to see it investigated as a hate crime. >> today we are crying tears of unimaginable pain over the execution-style murders of my brother and his bride and her younger sister and best friend. >> tonight a huge outpouring at unc in chapel hill. hundreds turned out to remember the victims and to support the family. >> the vigil was held at sanford. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard was there and joins us live. >> grief and pain and demanding answers on the deadly shooting in chapel hill. about a hundred students gathered tonight by candlelight. it was organized by the islamic society to remember the three muslim students murdered by a neighbor near the university of north carolina. students believe the motive was hate based on islamaphobia and not a dispute over noise and parking. >> they

. >> the suspect, 46-year-old craig hicks, described himself as a gun-toting atheist on social media. he went on facebook to blame husband slips and christians for societal problems. he is charged with three counts of first-degree murder. so far investigators say the dispute seems to be over a parking spot. there are several vigils in the bay area tonight for the victims. there's also a service at 6:00 this evening at the san francisco family health center on burtrero avenue along with memorials at san jose state and santa clara university. >>> today the head of the fbi will lead on the politically charged issue of race relations in america. in a speech at georgetown, james comi will discuss the relationship between police officers and african americans following deadly confrontations in missouri. in his speech, he will say areas where nonwhite people commit a majority of the crimes, police can become cynical and develop mental short cuts that lead them to more closely scrutinize minority groups. >>> gavin knewsome made it official, he announced he will be running for governor in 2015

the three students shot to death in chapel hill will be held in raleigh later today. 46-year-old craig hicks is charged in the deaths of his neighbors. police are trying to determine whether the murders were motivated by religious hatred or a dispute over a parking space. all three victims were muslims. >>> i will never be able to make sense of this horrendous tragedy. we ask that the authorities investigate these senseless and heinous murders as a hate crime. >> all three victims had earned undergraduate honors at nc state. police are examining hicks' computer to see if there is anything indicating bias against muslims. the f.b.i. is assisting local police who are leading the investigation. >>> here in d.c., the victims of the chapel hill shooting will be remembered in a vigil organized by area civil rights groups. the council on american islamic relations is among them. it's important for muslims to speak out against the violence even though many are afraid. >> there is a sense of fear in the muslim community and this tragic case really heightened that fear and brought to the surface a lot

this man, craig hicks, about to make his first appearance on three counts of murder. ary investigation says it is over an on-going dispute over parking. hicks is cooperating and more information may be released at a later time. he is accused of gunning down three near the university of north carolina campus after 5:00 p.m. last night. police said hicks turned himself into police. our affiliate was there as a frantic father tried to get answers from police. >> tell me how my son is? what's the situation? if he is dead tell me he is dead if he's alive, tell me straight up. his father. take me to jail. you do whatever. i am going to go in there and see what's going on. >> the victims are identified are a 23-year-old, his wife just married in december. and nusor's sister. these images on a facebook tribute page. he was a dental student, planning to go on a charity mission to help syrian refugees in turkey. we got this statement from a family friend. deah was an amazing young man who loved his faith, family community, and humanity. this is a tragic murder of him, his wife a

police have charged their neighbor, craig hicks with first degree murder. >> larry: another now i know this is a pretty serious story for a comedy show but it raises some very important questions first question being why did these attacks happen? there are two very different theorys. theory number one comes from the police. >> investigators say the attacks stem from a long-running dispute over park spaces. >> larry: that sounds like a pretty insane motive for murder. but i'm from l.a. where people shoot you for changing lanes so i get it, okay. i have seen a lot of crazy out there. >> members of the muslim community suggest a darker motive hate. >> this has hate crime written all over it. >> larry: yup, just like emojis -- it gets more interesting when things get darker. ( laughter ) but how can this not be a hate crime? i mean look i've had arguments with people over parking spaces. i've never followed them to their house-- well, okay, might have followed them to their house once. i've never gone inside-- well, i went inside once. no, he left his door open. technically he didn't leave

chapel hill police say a neighbor craig hicks killed the victim in a dispute ore parking spaces. the fbi is looking into whether it was a hate crime. no one in the united states circulate ever be targeted because of who they are what they look like or how they worship. according to court documents the accused killer had at least 12 firearms in his home and olarge cachea largecache of weapons. >>> an attack on a mosque occurred just before friday prearlings investigatorsprayers, investigators are looking into whether it is arson. >>> in special report, race, the talk. parents teaching their kids how to interact with law enforcement. as lisa stark reports the aclu is offering advice to teen agesser in washington d.c. >> i want to you repeat after me. officer am i free to go? one more time, officer. >> officer. >> am i free to go? >> am i free to go? >> this is not your typical lesson but a critical life lesson. aclu educates teens on what to do if stopped by police. >> you want to sort of let the situation play out. that's the first rule, don't run. if you run or flee from the poli

the suspect 46-year-old craig hicks may have been motivated by a dispute over parking. his wife said he snapped and the shooting had manage to do with faith. a stanford student does not believe it. >> someone who does not have hate in their hearts does not complain about noise with a gun and does not settle a parking dispute by killing three people in the head -- shooting th the head the. >> a sister of a victim is a doctor at san francisco general hospital and says the you have wants to see it investigates a hate crime. >> today the bart board will vote on whether to ask the prosecutors to drop charges again protesters who shut down a station back in november. supporters of the protesters who are anything named the bart 14 will protest at the meeting in oakland. the protesters were arrested for chaining themselves to a bart train on black friday forcing officials to close the station for hours. >> new details in the case of a police officer whose gun and badge were stolen during an encounter with a prostitute. according to our partners three other police officers were

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the father of the two young women said there had been friction between craig hicks before, saying mr.icks had worn a gun before saying -- >> the police chief said, we understand the concerns about the possibility that this was hate motivated. he'll exhaust every lead to determine if that is the case. that said, the chapel hill police said the preliminary investigation indicates the crime was motivated by an ongoing dispute over parking at the apartment complex. parking? maybe that explains what happens, an everyday argument over where to park the car, taken by one party to an awful level of violence. but the families of the victims say they are not convinced. again, here's the father of the two young women just killed. >> we heard from the media, not from the media, from the police that each one of these children had a bullet in the head. it was an execution style, this was a hate crime from a neighbor. our children spoke about him. >> police say they are investigating that possibility it could have been a hate crime. it's not clear what the motive was at this point. as for what it's

police say they found 12 guns and a large stash of ammunition inside craig hicks' home. he's charged with killing three young muslim students in what some are calling a hate crime. president obama condemned the killings. the fbi says it's opening an investigation into the shootings. >>> next week the nation's first openly bisexual governor will take office. oregon's secretary of state kate brown will take over for current governor john kitzhaber. kitzhaber announced his resignation today amid a corruption scandal. his fiancee is accused of using their relationship to enrich herself. >>> a in an avalanche. his friends' quick action meant the difference between life and death. >>> why you could run into big problems with the u.s. postal service this weekend. >> somebody who the state of maryland felt dangerous had my information and knew where i lived. >>> an unsolicited love letters from inmates. >>> prisoners reaching out to women they don't even know from behind bars. an investigation by the news 4 i-team reveals there have been complaints to jail officials that inmates

. >>> we are learning more about craig hicks, the man accused of killing three college students in north carolina. all the shooting victims were muslims. documents show police recovered at least a dozen firearms and ammunition from hicks' condo. hicks criticized all religions on social media, calls are growing for the fbi to launch a hate crime investigation. >>> oregon's long-time governor has announced his resignation amid a scandal. the democrat says his res resignation will be effective monday. this comes among suspicions that his fiance used her relationship with him to land contracts for her business. records were subpoenaed. he insists he's broken no laws. >>> tomorrow is the last day to sign up for health care through the affordable care act. there are a number of enrollment events this weekend. independent blue cross will have its bus set up at the bala cynwyd shopping center. you can get enrollment help until 8:00 this evening. they will be out there at the same time tomorrow as well. >>> septa hopes new construction projects will make it easier for people to get out of the cit

last night thousands of students put aside their differences to remember the victims. 46-year-old craig hicks is charged with the murders. many are calling it a hate crime against muslims. so far, though police believe the shootings were the result of a parking dispute at an apartment building. >>> it is now 4:36. today we'll find out who will replace chuck hagel as secretary of defense. there was a unanimous vote to advance ashton carter's nomination. >>> once it hits his desk president obama has ten days to veto a bill authorizing construction of the keystone xl pipeline. it cleared the house yesterday and is seen as a significant legislative and political victory for republicans. but the president has repeatedly threatened to veto the bill and republicans don't have the votes to override him. advocates say it would mean jobs. opponents are concerned about the environmental impacts. >>> there is a new push to combat drug overdoses especially heroin. in maryland the state attorney general will talk about the initiative in baltimore later this morning. we'll be working with our partner statio

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craig hicks who often complained about organized religion has been charged. >>> police in washington,re working with very little evidence about the death of a 30-year-old attorney. david messerschmitt found dead in a row tell room. the person in a surveillance video is a person of interest offering a $25,000 reward for that person's identity. his wife seemed nothing seemed unusual the last time she had contact with her husband. >>> and the man seen in this surveillance video is now under arrest for stealing luggage at l.a.x. airport out there, the 23-year-old ryan green there has admitted to police he took passengers' luggage off airport carousels and after taking the bags he went through them in a men's restroom. green now charged with five felony counts. >> never check. >>> bill cosby is facing two more accusers adding to dozens of others who have come forward. the women making the latest claims are former models and said bill cosby drugged them and sexually assaulting them in hotel rooms when they were in their early 20s. his attorneys have not responded to these latest charges. >>

craig steven hicks has yet to enter a plea.tom llamas abc news chapel hill north carolina. >>> it was an emotionally wrenching first day of testimony in the so-called american sniper trial. chris kyle's widow taya choked back tears telling jurors her husband seemed unusually tense in their final phone conversation as he arrived at a shooting range with accused killer former marine eddie routh. the jury also heard that kyle described routh as straight up nuts in a text he sent to his best friend just moments before they were both gunned down. >> you have to see this one. a carjacking suspect is in custody this morning after a chase in dallas. a wild chase. he's in that white car. on the run till he comes to a red light and slams in the back of a couple other vehicles. the people in that vehicle, that van that he hit, well they didn't appreciate being hit. they don't know what's going on and confront the suspect, scream at him and then the lady who was driving the minivanary her boyfriend get ahold of the suspect and they stop hi

parking dispute in north carolina leads to the shooting death of three muslim students. 46-year-old craig hicksred in court to face murder charges today. police say hicks gunned down a husband and wife as well as the woman's sister at a condo newer u inform c chapel hill. hicks ex-wife says the shooting had nothing to do with race rory live john john. >> there is more proof tonight philadelphia's taken know dragons were a great baseball team. today the chicago team that eliminateed taney from the little league world series was stripped of their national title for cheating. officials say that they took the title from chicago's jackie robinson west because they used players from outside their boundaries. chicago did win the us championship but they went on to lose to south korea in the world series. today little league officials awarded that us championship to the runner up las vegas in a statement the taney dragons said the team from chicago competed with diss discipline and class. pennsylvania governor wolf wants to make natural gas companies pay their fare share. the governor officially produc

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this happened last night in condominium complex. 46 year old craig hicks is charged with three countsgree murder. >>> and developing right now thick fog and icy road conditions may have caused a deadly pileup on a bridge near south korea's international airport. look at this video. two people were killed and at least 42 people were involved in this massive crash. this involved nearly 100 vehicles. rescuers are having trouble reaching all the damaged cars so the number of injured could go up even more. south korea experienced a similar accident back in 2006 when a 29 car pile up. >> foggy weather left 11 people dead. >>> and here's something you don't see every day. a south korean escaped an attack by a household appliance. officials say she was taking a nap on the floor when a robotic vac consume cleaner look a roomba mistook her hair for dirt. four firefighters had to be called out to pry that thing off of her head. in south korea the hard surface floors are often the preferred place to take a rest for the middle aged and the elderly and fortunately nine upshot here is this woman was