and i have two witnesses, that happen to be my children, that saw the whole incident. >> deion sandersks for your willingness to come forward and speaking with us this morning. we're thinking of all involved and wishing everyone the best and that this is resolved soon. thank you, deion. >> thank you. >> we'll see what happens down the road. >> the kids caught right in the middle. >>> let's go back to sam and the weather. >> we're going to start with pictures of a dust devil. this one in colorado. we'll tell you why it's unusual this time of year. you normally get a listening, running spiral of dust and dirt. just north of denver, shouldn't be that dry this time of year. you're right. march and april, the least amount of snow ever recorded in that area's history. it's been very dry. and look at the 83-degree temperature there. atlanta, 88. we're setting up a situation where the country is very warm and unusually dry, as well. ng comes a new level of moisture >> all of that weather was brought to you by kay jewelers. don't forget our long line of storms today. we'll talk more about that

that witness who tried to videotape the fight also testified deion sanders punched her in the face. and she produced photos of her bruises. >> both deion and pilar were charged with misdemeanor simple assault after the spat. and were seeking protective orders against each other. only deion received the court protection. >>> john travolta is being charged with sexual harassment. a masseur claims the actor tried to have sex with him during a massage session. the actor calls this false and says he plans to counter sue. >>> mark steines has more. >> coming up, beyonce, the exclusive "et" interview. that's right. the new mother and fashion icon is only talking toure -- to our nancy o'dell. >> who are you wearing? >> oh, my god, it's stunning. >> thank you so much. >> as if you wouldn't look stunning. >> thank you. >> i just decided i was going to go two hours ago. i was resting. i was happy. i made it. >> you were worth the wait. >> beyonce came from rehearsals and decided to attend after getting an invite. they escorted the new mom right to nancy, where she did her only interview of the

deion sanders has been given temporary custody of the children.t night, the former nfl star tweeted, god so so good, don't ever doubt him. >>> evangelista and the billionaire father have reached a settlement. details will be presented to a family judge in new york today. evangelista was asking for 46,000 bucks a month in child support from francois-henri pinault. the french businessman, now married to salma hayek, has a 5-year-old son, that was born after a 4-month relationship. >>> the president of eastern michigan university, has sent an e-mail, apologizing for an e-mail that expelled most of the student body. the e-mail was supposed to go to students with poor grades. the school hires an outside company to send e-mail notices like this. >> a big oops there. >>> the epidemic of obesity in this country is only getting worse. a cdc study shows that by 2030, 40% of americans will be obese. that's up from about 30% today. and that the number of severely obese people will double to about 11%. all that comes with a huge cost. the cdc estimates an incr

first, we have abc's ryan owens. >> reporter: deion sanders. so used to winning on the field, walked out of court this week, declaring victory again. >> i feel good. i feel good every day. >> reporter: the hall of famer even had a trophy of sorts. a statue he brought to show the judge. it was too heavy to swing at his estranged life, pilar, as she alleged. >> there's a footprint on my door. and it's not mine. >> reporter: the judge apparently believed much of what deion said happened at their mansion north of dallas. the same story he told robin roberts last week. >> i never touched her. i never did anything derogatory to her in front of the kids. >> reporter: the texas judge ruled that deion acted in self-defense. that deion gets temporary custody of the couple's three children. >> i understand that i have very little chance at beating a hall of fame, two-sport man that everyone seems to love and adore. >> reporter: pilar did win one legal battle. the judge reduced her charge to simple assault. so, after spending that one night in jail, now, s

police are seeking a new criminal charge against deion sanders.m and his wife. police in his hometown near dallas have asked the d.a.'s office to consider their request for criminal mischief charge against him. the nfl -- former nfl player and his wife faced similar charges. >> yesterday former edwards aide john davis took the stand to say that he ran into rielle hunter in an elevator at a hotel where john edwards was staying even though her contract with the campaign had expired. he said that hunter later knocked on his door and told him that she and edwards were very much in love. he said the next day edwards said that hunter was crazy and denied having an affair with the woman if. >> and roger is the mother who took her daughter into a standing booth -- a new jersey mother who took her daughter into a standing both is calling people criticizing her jealous. >> it's a humbling times for 0 or winfrey. and facebook's ipo will make markers ap -- makes luxembourg -- will make mark zuckerberg and even wealthier man. >> facebook shares will be around

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the battle between deion sanders and his wife, pilar, is drawing more attention after he gave an interviewood morning america." she was taken into custody as a result of an encounter. listen to what deion told "good morning america" earlier today when asked if he assaulted his wife. >> not whatsoever. i mean, this has been going on for quite some time. unfortunately, the court sees who people that are separated and going into divorce being in the same house. i don't understand how that works. this is a very volatile situation, but i have kept my peace. i have honored my children. i can say my kids have never seen me yell, scream, hate on, call a name or provoke my soon to be ex-wife. >> you know, he has now been scrutinized for tweeting about the dispute and putting his kids publicly in the middle. after this domestic dispute he tweeted, pray for me and my kids now. they just witnessed their mother and a friend jump me in my room. he later sent out pictures of himself and his two sons 10 and 12 filling out paperwork about the assault. he later removed those pictures, fred. while some peopl

deion sanders has also been given temporary custody of the children. late last night, the former nfl great tweeted god is so good. don't ever doubt him. >>> and an attempted robbery is cautioning a firestorm as much for the actions of the thief as for the actions of his victim. surveillance video shows that the man demanded the woman's purse, but she ran away without her 4-year-old daughter. now the child eluded his grip as well. later the mom ran back to a store for help but the man attacked again and stole her purse. the police say she acted properly but some parents do not agree. >> i don't think i agree. >> that's -- i don't get that. >>> now to politics where the republicans are closing ranks. rick santorum officially announced his support for mitt romney's presidential bid in an e-mail to his supporters. santorum says that after romney visited him in pittsburgh last friday he was impressed with his deep understanding of the importance issues. santorum also said he will keep pressure on romney to hire more conservatives for his team. >>> and presi

coming up, deion sanders in his first interview about his real life for the roses. and a parking lot owners taking a joy ride in a convertible. all that's coming up. >> let's take a look at what is ahead this morning. two republican presidential candidates make stops in virginia today. romney? will do fundraising in chantilly at pentagon city. gingrich will be in arlington where he will announce its suspension of his campaign. the future of the dulles rail project could depend on the outcome of a meeting today between transportation secretary ray lahood and regional leaders for. >> the capitals will try to take the lead in their series against the new york rangers when the two teams meet tonight at verizon center at 7:30. by about 10:30 we hope they will have a lead in a series of. >> looking back at dancing he says he never expected to make it this far. exceeded and now we've done. jaleel white eliminated last night along with his partner. this after they took part in the dance off against rochon fegan. jaleel white said he learned a lot from being on the show and

coming up exclusive football star deion sanders ing lot owner caught on tape taking a customer's converte for a joyride. >> that comes up in 15 minutes -- >>> fast growing san francisco-based tech company will an innocence it signed a ten year lease on a new building south of market. it provides a service that allows travelers to rent a room or bed in people's homes the 4-year-old start-up has outgrown its space but has found a new place. today the chronicle reports that next february the company will move into a 17,000 square foot building on brannon street that can house more than 8 workers. >>> the most hael anticipated tech ipo has a firm date facebook will go public may 18th, seeking to raise five billion dollars that will put their value at 100 billion dollars. facebook will begin what is called a road show next week to create interest in the stock which will trade on the nasdaq the ticker symbol, fb. >>> hottest ipo in years may be decades this morning it appears to have a specific date. >> jane king joins us live from the new york stock exchange. >> i have a feeling you will be t

. >> reporter: well, we won't push him to do a deion sanders, but if the ravens are interested, he's away. double and triple. drove in his first major league run with that triple. he's back in the lineup tonight. and batting 9th. avery facing a test if he hits against yankees, cc sabathia. you can see it on masn. more on the orioles next hour. they have been hit with a lot of injuries. that's why avery got a chance to play. >>> plus, another basketball player decides to leave the university of maryland. and we're counting you down to preakness. i'll have those stories and more on eyewitness news at 6:00. back to you for now. >>> a makeshift geyser brings traffic to a standstill in california. take a look at this. witnesses say two cars crash into a fire hydrant in los angeles, sending hundreds of gallons of water into the air. the force of the hydrant caused significant damage to a nearby gas station and shut down traffic for more than two hours. one person was hurt. no word on what caused that crash. >>> and still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >>> growing concern about v

. >>> deion sanders is speaking out now after he and his wife were both charged with assaults. >> whatonly told us about their real-life "war of the roses." i'm kevin frazier. >> and i'm brooke anderson. >>> "the insider" is on. >>> did you assault your wife pilar? >> the nfl great today on his domestic violence case. >> my son said, daddy, mommy, nothing's wrong with her. >> is a new eyewitness claiming that deion attacked his estranged wife first? >> deion was chanting at the top of his breath. >> inside the mansion they still shared before her arrest for assault. >> i pray to god that they don't allow her back in the home. >>> was there cocaine in her system? >> i didn't know that she was struggling with it. >> bobby brown on whitney's drug death. our

deion sanders was asked to pay his wife more than $10,000 a month.pay her housing and legal fees but no spousal support. they've agreed to share custody of their children through the summer. >>> and in colorado springs, an elementary school project there has sparked an explosive debate on racism. an 8-year-old shaun king was supposed to dress up like martin luther king jr. he decided to paint his face black as part of his presentation. but shawn was asked to leave after he and his parents refused to wash off all that black makeup. they insist all this was just a costume and not meant as an insult. >> he said, mom, i want to wear a suit because that's what he wore and a black tie and i have to wear a white shirt. and he said also i want to do my face in black. >> they thought it was inappropriate and it would be disrespectful to black people. but i say that it's not. i like black people. >> some parents say they had no problem with shawn's face paint but the school district said a staff member and some of the students there were in fact offended. >> s

. >>> well, an appearance on "good morning america" could land former pro football great deion sandersl hotwater. by speaking about his divorce, sanders may have violated a gag in order the case. legal experts in dallas say the judge could hold sanders in contempt of court. >>> the nfl is suspending four players accused of taking money for intentionally injuring members of an opposing football team. new orleans saints linebacker jonathan vilma is suspend for all of next season. anthony hargrove now with the packers will miss the first half of the season. and two other saints will smith and scott fujita will miss the first few games. all of those suspensions are without pay as the bounty scandal continues to widen. >>> police near phoenix are trying to get to the bottom of a shooting rampage that left five people dead, including a toddler. sources say the body of a former neo-nazi was found in the home but it's not clear if jason "j.t." ready was a shooter or the victim. the gunman wearing body armor was among the dead. neighbors in the quiet community are stunned. >> it's devastating.