parker described how he struck dianna green.r was the man kevin green saw outside his apartment on the night of the assault. >> parker was a marine, green was a marine. and there was that little marine corps bond. >> sergeant tarpley personally delivered the news of parker's confession to kevin green. >> for a moment, i was just overwhelmed. i actually slumped in my chair and tom has described it as i started crying. i don't remember that. it's possible. >> the semen sample from dianna green had not been kept refrigerated in the 16 years since the trial but it was sent for dna testing anyway. scientists used a process called pcr, which can analyze tiny bits of dna, even samples which are badly degraded. the semen recovered from dianna green matched gerald parker. ironically, the dna technology which exonerated kevin green had been available for 12 of the last 16 years of his incarceration. just hours after the dna test, kevin green was released from prison after 16 long years. >> oh, kevin. today, gerald parker sits on death row

when dianna came out of a coma three weeks later, she told police she knew the identity of her attacker, but was her memory accurate? >>> in 1979, dianna green was in the first year of marriage to kevin green, a 21-year-old marine stationed at the el toro ta

on september 30th, 1979, dianna was nine months pregnant, and the baby was due any day. >> come on, what's the matter with you? >> that night, neighbors say they heard the couple engaged in a heated argument, just one of many in what was described as a volatile relationship. >> maybe if you didn't drink so much, i would. now leave me alone. >> at 1:30 in the morning, kevin green left the apartment for a hamburger at a fast food restaurant. when he returned a half hour later, kevin said his wife was bleeding from a gaping head wound and he phoned police. officer paul wright was the first to arrive at the scene. >> i didn't see anything obvious to me that was used to cause that type of an injury. at the time, i honestly believed she had been shot.

dianna russini with reaction from some local teams. >> reporter: maryland vcu, georgetown and uva areo dancing. march madness officially begins. head coach mark turgeon had the entire team over at his house today to watch the selection show. terps' reaction -- not as exciting, you see there. that's because maryland was hoping for a higher seed after a 27-win season. maryland takes on valpariaso in columbus, ohio friday. same number different story at georgetown. e hoyas getting the fourth seed in the south region. georgetown finished the season with 21 wins. thl play eastern shore washington in portland, oregon, thursday. lar in spores we'll tell you why -- sports we'll tell you where maryland didn't have a happy reaction when the announcement came down. back in te can't wait. thanks. >>> a disgraced virginia lawmaker has been charged in a sex scandal. we are going to reveal the major development with the woman at th >>> there's no such thing as a free ride. a dispute over that got a metro st >>> whoa! . >> a racer survives a horrific crash. fine out how fast he was going [ crashing s

dianna not so much. >> ouch. >> everybody else was great. >> you're going to hear about that my friend. >>> waking up tomorrow rain? >> some scattered showers are possible until 10:00 a.m. then on thus the threat of showers starts at 2:00 p.m. but it's feeling like spring. a high around 60 both days. >>> that's going to do it for us. remember the i heart radio music awards tonight at 8:00. we'll see you again right after the show. have a great night. it's going to be a good one. >>> on this sunday night, the final moments a board the doomed jetliner. chilling reports of what the co-pilot did while the captain tried to get back in the cockpit. >>> hard landing. the nose of the plane sheered off and dozens injured. >>> power threat. an investigation into just how vulnerable our nation's power grid really is and how the threat could put millions in the dark. >>> and tipping point. it's showing up everywhere digital tipping. is it shaming you into paying up? >>> this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. instituting tonight is

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. >> dianna when the president picks your team to lose that can motivate any squad, not that marylandd much motivation today against princeton, but not having the commander in chief in their corner certainly provided it. >> sorry, man, but we had to bust your bracket. [ cheers ] >> i'm hoping one of these years that he will -- two times now that we haven't been picked but obviously i understand it in terms of the family tie. >> is it too late for him to jump on the maryland bandwagon? >> he still can. there's still time obviously. he can jump back in and maybe redo his bracket. >> have more room on the bandwagon, president obama, sorry that we busted your bracket. maybe next year you'll pick us. >> brenda frese's squad advances to the sweet 16. up next for the terps -- duke. i'm jason pugh news 4 sports. >>> i should add that the president's niece played on princeton's team. hence the reason why he was rooting for the tigers tonight. >>> matt williams had to make a very tough decision. who would start on the mound for the nats scherzer zimmerman, gonzalez but williams going with scher

on face the public that didn't know her particularly well and had adored dianna.alked to her as she stood by charles and championed her own interests. cnn has been given intimate access to her appearances. we watched her host a christmas party for very sick children. spent a day at the races. and followed her to the base of an infantry regimen. >> one of the things that struck me something you know about her, her charm and her humor. it's a sight that doesn't always come across on television. it's pretty powerful in real life isn't it? >> yes. it's a peculiar thing. but also inevitably you can be a bit more relaxed when somebody is -- the dreaded camera. >> and the man with the best job in television joins me now cnn royal correspondent max foster. congratulations on an extraordinary documentary airing tonight at 7:30 p.m. eastern. i'm interested in why prince charles is speaking now >>well i think it's been a difficult time for camilla over the years. back at the time when dianna died something like 90% of the british population in polls were against her ever bec

want to go live to cnn's dianna magnay in the co-pilot's hometown.e who knew him. what are they saying? >> reporter: well people are fairly tight-lipped about andreas lubitz especially those who knew him better. they're the ones who don't really want to say much at all. but we have managed to glean bits and pieces from some of the people who live around here. i spoke to a guy who lives just three doors down from him earlier who said like they all do that he was a very normal kind of a guy. he didn't particularly stand out. he was perfectly friendly. let's just take a listen to what he said. >> he was for me very healthy guy. jogs doesn't smoke. i can't imagine that he was mentally ill, depressed and sad. he doesn't seem like so i was shocked when i hear that. >> reporter: there's a running circuit around this part of montabaur where andreas lubitz grew up with his parents just down the road. he spent quite a considerable amount of time between this apartment and the one in dusseldorf. as you say, the investigation continues. investigators were just p

washington dc next week because ten years ago when camill did her first tour, they were comparing her to diannaat certainly britains have warmed to her over the last decade. it's interesting to see if the americans have done the same. victor and christy. >> thanks. be sure to watch the cnn special spotlight charles and camilla. it airs tonight at 7:30 p.m. eastern. >>> yep, he did it and wondering if this is a risky gamble just to save him from the the death penalty. we will get straight into that conversation next. i bring the gift of the name your price tool to help you find a price that fits your budget. uh-oh. the name your price tool. she's not to be trusted. kill her. flo: it will save you money! the name your price tool isn't witchcraft! and i didn't turn your daughter into a rooster. she just looks like that. burn the witch! the name your price tool, a dangerously progressive idea. ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪ turn around barbara ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ you pay for your data

america, like the rest of the world was, is in love with princess dianna. her. it calmed down and they allowed her to be herself. prince charles felt it was a good time to start talking about his wife. he very rarely talks to anyone but let alone about personal feelings. that's what he was doing here. that's exceptional, really. he also looked back at the other u.s. tours, and he's very very fond of america. >> i must admit a quite a lot of them -- presidents of the united states. >> and quite often those encounters have taken place at the white house. during charles' tours of the united states. >> this is a country that you've visited many times officially and privately. >> i think i've been 20 times or something the last 45 years. >> as prince charles and the duchess of cornwall prepare for their upcoming four-day tour of the u.s. he granted me an exclusive interview. he shared memories of past visits. >> i remember the first time. we were invited my sister and i at 1970 at the white house by president nixon for the weekend. that was quite amusing. there