however his 31-year-old mother, cynthia heyward and baby sister two-year-old natalie, weren't as lucky. police say they were killed and burned by husband and father 32-year-old frank heyward jr. this morning we discovered court documents in which cynthia alleged nearly a decade of physical and mental abuse, filing in 2007 but later filing against divorce. >> i have seep a few of my s.w.a.t. team days. these are the worst case scenarios. you wanted to do something to help. we were very fortunate i think to save frank heyward iii. >>> you can be certain that the sheriff's department will continue to investigate, talking to neighbors and pouring through some of the court documents we have been able to uncover this morning in regards to some history the family may have had. cynthia's great aunt, who lives in the home as well, managed to escape unharmed. she is the one who called police frantically and had them rush to their house to try to save folks inside. coming up, one man says the family had marital and financial problems as well. mike, andrea? >>> new health benefits go into effect t

the 12-year-old frank heyward is alive but suffering from burns and a slashed neck. cynthia alleged nearly a decade of physical and mental abuse but later decided not to divorce. the couple's home was up for sale, facing foreclosure. >> he said we are keeping it quiet. my wife and i are going through a little trouble. >> sad situation. terrible. absolutely horrible. >> to do that and take a two-year-old's life is completely ridiculous. makes no sense. >> good news in the situation. the 12-year-old boy is recovering from those severe wounds. his great aunt, his mother's great aunt who was also living in the home managed to escape completely unharmed. she is the one who frantically called police. the sheriff's department told us they recovered several handguns inside the house, they believe some of them could have been used in this attack. back to you. >>> a tougher drunk driving law goes into effect today for dc motorists. first time offenders can now be jailed for 180 days and fined up to $1000. first time offenders with the blood alcohol content of .20 or higher or repeat o

man to kill most of his family before killing himself. 32-year-old frank heyward killed and burned his 31-year-old wife, cynthia, and their two-year-old daughter natalie before he killed himself. his 12-year-old son frank heyward iii suffered a slashed throat and burns, but he survived. neighbors are stunned. >> to do that and take a two-year-old life and try to kill everybody is completely ridiculous. makes no sense. >> police found guns in the home they believe were used in the assault. they are still trying to figure out how everyone died. >>> police in aberdeen, maryland will release surveillance video to find who kidnapped cal rip ken's mom. investigators have released a sketch of the man violent rip ken -- violet rip ken says kidnapped her last week. >>> more than 600 million people are still without power in india. several electric grids failed for the second day in a row because of high demand there, and crews are making some progress when it comes to restoring electricity. much of new delhi is back on the grid. the goal is to have the rest of the country back online by the end of the day. >>> author go