when a barge devlin was piloting slammed into a stalled duck boat.ens of others were dumped in the river. devlin admitted being on his cell phone and laptop because of a family emergency. both sides acknowledge it was tragic but could have been avoided if devlin had focused on his job. >> the family of those students who were killed is suing philadelphia and the duck boat operator. >>> dr. conrad murray will not testify in his trial. karen brown reports for wjz from los angeles. lawyers are preparing their closing arguments. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray will not take the witness stand in his own defense. this comes after weeks of speculation and as his defense team rested its case. >> subject to exhibits, we will rest. >> the last defense witness, analyzed charts and models, intended to explain how michael jackson died. >> these models are all subject to variability. >> reporter: white says the pop singer likely injected himself, with a lethal dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol. but the state's top expert blames dr. conrad murray, who was jac

lawyers say devlin say he was consumed by a family emergency on the day of the crash. but prosecutors say he should have had another captain take the wheel. devlin spoke at his trial for the first time, saying he sees bodies in the water every day. >> families of the victims have filed suit. >>> the government investigation into a jet blue flight that left passengers on a tarmac for more than seven hours. as peter greenberg reports for wjz, the passengers bill of rights may not help these passengers. >> it's ridiculous. this airport is just leaving us here and not doing anything about it. >> reporter: jet blue's 5 -- 504 was among those forced to land at hartfield's bradley airport overnight. >> is there any way you can get a tug and a tow bar out here to us and get us towed somewhere, to a gate or something? >> reporter: 129 passengers were stuck on the tarmac for more than seven hours, without water and working rest rooms. >> they're filled. totally filled. nobody can go in them anywhere. you just have to hold it. >> i have a problem here on the airplane. >> reporter

matthew devlin apologized for the accident in the delaware river which killed two hungarian students. devlin admitted to leaving his post to make a cell phone call to check on the condition of his son who had just undergone surgery. >>> even the snowstorm cleanup is proving deadly for some people in the northeast. connecticut's governor reported one electrocution from a live power line and two carbon monoxide deaths from people using generators. there are still hundreds of people without power. >> there are no snowstorms in our immediate future. howard says we're returning to the 60s outside. wait until you see his seven- day forecast. details at 5:14. a former redskin who is headed back here this sunday had some unkind words for his previous employer. >> ahead at 5:578, not like we need another reason to eat but today is one of our favorite silly holidays ever. we'll explain! ÑÑÑ >>> welcome back to 9news now. our time is 5:13. and we just want to make mention before we get to howard's weather first, all of the food and staples that are behind us, this is all part of our collaboratio

matthew devlin was operating the barge when it ran over a tour boat back in july.mits being distracted by a cell phone call concerning his son's medical condition before that collision. he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to year and a day in prison. after six weeks in a los angeles courtroom, both sides made their closing arguments today in the case against michael jackson's doctor, conrad murray. >> every single doctor that testified in this courtroom told you that would never do what conrad murray did. >> the defense told jurors dr. murray had no control over what jackson did and that jackson himself was the only one responsible for his death. prosecutors argued it was dr. murray criminal negligence. jury deliberations will begin tomorrow. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> relatively mild november temperature is covered most of the eastern united states today, all the way up into southern new england. around boston, into the low 60's. was 71 at the charleston, west virginia, 62 in pittsbur

matthew devlin had one day and one year in prison. killing two hungarian tourists and pleaded guilty admitting he was on his cell phone and laptop for a while before that collision. >>> well, safeway says it is not going to press charges against a honolulu couple over a $5 sandwich. the mom is 30 weeks pregnant and feeling a little light-headed and ate the sandwich. she intended to pay for it but forget when they checked out. when the family was leaving, they were approached by supreme court and the couple was arrested and the 2-year-old daughter was taken into custody and remained there for 18 hours. >>> dramatic dash cam camera out of missouri. a woman and one-month-old baby stuck in a car on a railroad tracks and an off-duty police officer in new haven missouri helped to pull them out. the woman failed a sobriety test and the child was turned over to a family member. >>> firefighters in california are battling a blaze outside san francisco. this is in napa valley, the wine country and heavy and high winds blowing winds and becoming

this was shown at the sentencing hearing for matthew devlin. he was piloting the tugboat. he was distracted by his cell phones and laptop before the collision. the barge overran the tour boat. he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to a year and two days in prison. he said he was on his cell phone because he just found out that his son was without oxygen for several minutes during eye surgery. emergency officials are searching for the man believed to have been swept down the sewer line after being overcome by poisonous fumes. >> the new video out of taxes showing a father repeatedly hitting his teenage daughter with a belt. it is raising the argument over when discipline can turn into abuse. that is judge william adams in the video with his band 16-year- old daughter who had sayreville policy. you can see him beating -- who has a terrible policy. you can see him beating her off and on -- who has cerebral palsy. you can see him beating her off and on for several minutes. the judge admits to losing his temper, but not doing anything wrong >> i lost m

matthew devlin admits he was distracted when his ship crash under to the duck boat last year and alsorendered his coast guard boat issue license. >>> an off-duty officer saved a woman and her infant when her car got stuck on a railroad crossing. mom failed a couple sobriety tests and the child turned over to a family member. >>> in georgia, four senior citizens accused of being part of a bizarre. george, tell us about the plot. >> well, kyra, these men allegedly had plans to kill a lot of people. here, the four affidavits released from this federal investigation will take a quote from fred thomas who is described as the leader of the group. listen to this "no way for us to save this country, to save georgia without doing something that is highly, highly illegal." another quote reads, when it comes to saving the constitution, that means some people got to die. all this information comes from confidential informants who told investigators about this group called covert group that they plan to buy ammunition and explosions and produce ricin and to release it on highways in atlanta and ot

he's an actor named ryan devlin.e had a difficult time acting like he was at all interested in anything mary j. blige had to say. >> you've got a new album dropping speaking of which "it's my life too" a follow-up. >> tomorrow the album comes out and the follow-up to the first "my life" album and the very first "my life" album we were in a place where we weren't happy but there's been so much growth and evolution since then learning how to understand -- >> we're looking forward to seeing you. toss it right back to you. >> and we're done. >> jimmy: if you could please limit your personal journey to 15 words or less. i blame twitter for that. on the other side of the time coin, nicki minaj was -- she won best rap hip-hop artist then had to walk about a mile and a half to pick up her award. stick with this. >> in her breakthrough year nicki minaj wins her very first american music award. has a chance to take home another trophy tonight, also up for favorite rap hip-hop album. ♪ >> jimmy: and we're there. you know, the s

but first, let's welcome ryan devlin. >> it's beautiful under the lights here on the red carpet, chris the american music awards winners are chosen by you guys, the fans. so, we want to give you all a chance to ask the stars some questions yourselves. you've been sending them all week long, but it's not too late. go to the american music awards facebook page. chris, back to you. >> all right, thank, buddy. vanessa has moved down to her position on the other side of the red carpet. i am here with the beautiful jenny mccarthy, who put pockets in her dress. >> it's keeping me very warm right now. it's a little chilly. >> this should be a warmup for you for "rockin' new year's eve." >> i have four hours freezing. you have 20 -- >> i was complaining about an hour. you are getting groped by strangers for five hours. >> so worth it. we have such a good time. tune in this year. and right now, i have to tell you, tonight is looking awesome, the chicks are dressed hot. even though we're freezing our butts off. >> sometimes fashion hurts. >> they do, i'll tell you that. >> the platform boots. you

matthew devlin...eddguilty over admitted he was on his cell phone and laptop at the time of the crashh some good news for bank of america customers today.the company says it will no longer implement ts proposed debit card fee.back in september... the baak announced it wouud begin charging customers 5- dollarr a month... to use their debit cards... starting in january.but the baak apparently had a change of heart... after customer revolts... and neessthaa several of its competitors called off similar plans. coming up... a oeing 7-67 makes a dramatic belly landing.why pilots haa to circle the airport for over &pan hour... before touching doww. and a former staff member... on -l-c's "jon nd kate plus 8"... is arrested. what he's charged with... that comes as a huge shocker for fans. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 3)) ((bump in)) verizon 4g lte. america's fastest and most reliable 4g network in over 160 cities. verizon. built so you can rule the air. an emergency lan

tug boat pilot matthew devlin was sentenced this week to one year in prison for the 2010 crash. he had pleaded guilty to being distracted by his cell phone while steering. >>> good news to report about the conjoined twins separated earlier this week at stanford. the 2-year-old girls are recovering nicely after their risky, ten-hour surgery. the lead surgeon gary hartman says they are expected to make a complete recovery. >>> usually it's a good thing when something green comes out of an atm machine but not when it is this. take a look. the little snake there, a man in spain called the police when the snake slithered from the slot, lunging at his hand. but don't worry. both man and beast -- he does lunge -- are doing well. he managed to grab his cash and the snake was taken to a local animal shelter. >>> matt, ann, al, something to make your skin crawl this morning. >> such a cute little snake. >> clenched on to your hand probably. >> draws blood. >> these overdraft fees are getting out of hand. that's just ridiculous. >> that's good. i like that. >> that was nice. >> how about a

matthew devlin will begin his prison sentence on january 5th. >> and the jig is up for a group of doctorssing dancing lessons to steal your taxpayer money. the crooked doctors reportedly paid patients to take ballroom dancing lessons like brian does so they could pawn them off as physical therapy sessions and collect medicare funds. >> it relaxes me. >> the scam reported -- by the way, we didn't dance well last time, gretchen, you and i. >> my fault. >> it netted the new york city docs nearly $12 million in fraudulent claims. they kept the patients quiet with free lunches and facials. brian? >> the piloted being called a hero for safely landing the polish airlines flight without landing gear is speaking out for the first time. he told polish reporters yesterday it was a huge relief once all the passengers were evacuated from the plane but he thinks the landing could have been a little smoother during a press conference in his native language, the pilot admitted he had practice. before he flew jets, he flew gliders. >> that's like pitching a no-hitter and saying it could have been a perfec