dr. george tiller at a wichita, kansas church back in may. prosecutors say he killed the doctor because he performed abortions. the 67-year-old tiller was one of very few doctors in this country who performed late-term abortions. >>> to north carolina where a drywall contractor is now accused of plotting violent jihad and providing materials for terrorism. daniel patrick boyd was arrested yesterday along with his two sons and four other men. federal officials say an eighth person is being sought and actually can be caught at any moment. prosecutors say boyd trained in terrorist camps in pakistan and afghanistan. at least one neighbor said he is stunned. >> it's kind of scary to me, to be honest with you. that makes me nervous for my children. i spoke to them on several occasions and nef was there any idea that he was involved in something like that or could have the capacity to be involved in something like that. >> prosecutors won't say what boyd and others were targeting overseas. an indictment says they providing money, training, transport

dr. george tiller. no hi heart goes out to the tiller family. >> two weeks after the murder linds lindsey roader received this letter from her ex-husband in jail. >> my guess is that i'll never hear back from you because that would keep in character with being the grown-up spoiled brat that you are, but my true concern is with our son, nicolas. i'm afraid he is becoming or already become a spoiled brat such as yourself. if you are an adult, you'll respond. if you are a spoiled brat, you won't. >> reporter: lindsey, who says she was aemotionally abused for years by scott, did not respond. >> there's a good chance that scott will see this story or hear about the story. what would you say to him? >> scott, you had no right to take another person's life. you're not god. you're not a judge. you're not a jury. you say that you are protecting the unborn, that you did it for the children, that you were justified. if you did it for the children, why did i have to fight for years to get child support to care for n

denounced tiller as a "baby killer." >> in the state of kansas, there is a doctor, george tiller, who will execute babies for $5,000. drgeorge tiller, known as tiller the baby killer. tiller aborts thousands of babies, pretty much for any reason. i wanted george tiller, tiller the baby killer, going, "hey! i can make more money killing babies now!" that a man like that could openly operate in the u.s.a. is troubling, to say the least. dr. tiller has blood on his hands. i wouldn't want to be these people if there is a judgment day. >> moyers: judgment day did come on the last sunday in may. when the suspected assassin was captured a few hours later, police found a single rose in the rear window of his car, a common marker of the anti- abortion movement. soon after the shooting, o'reilly himself came under attack as people started asking if demonizing rhetoric inspires violence. o'reilly, while condemning tiller's murder, dismissed the accusations. >> when i heard about tiller's murder, i knew pro-abortion zealots and fox news haters would attempt to blame us for the crime, and that is exactly what has happened. every si

dr. george tiller told a judge he is not guilty. he faces life in prison if convicted. today witnesses testify they saw him put a gun to the abortion provider's head inside a kansas church last month. they described seeing him pull the trigger and speed away from the chunk. dr. tiller was one of the few doctors in the nation to offer late-term abortions. >>> plaxico burress is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow testifying before a grand jury about what happened the night he shot himself in the leg at a new york nightclub last year. he faces up to 3.5 years in prison on weapons charges. he has pled not guilty in the case. >>> a judge could rule as early as tomorrow in the case of banita jacks. she is the dc woman accused of killing her four daughters. attorneys made their closing arguments in the bench trial yesterday. >>> tonight police are hoping you can help bring a missing 13- year-old girl home. take a moment to look at this picture of nancy. she was last seen last tuesday at her house in indian head maryland. her family says she has been known to hang out in par

dr. george tiller who provided late-term abortions. >>> and at 2:00 p.m.vernor arnold schwarzenegger is expected to sign the massive california budget. he may make more cuts, though, first. >>> with hotels struggling to get customers some are offering rules for a half off. how a price war may be good news in a bad economy. 88ú >>> we have new reaction this morning to a big development in the michael jackson case. a source close to the investigation now says that police think that jackson's personal doctor, conrad murray, administered the anesthetic diprivan in the 24 hours before jackson died. here's what an addiction specialist said about the claim. >> i have never heard of such a thing, a. b, i have seen propofol addiction before in an is these ol' jiks and physicians. that's the only time i've seen that because they're the only ones aware of this situation. it does not exist outside of the hospital. it's a dangerous met sin that requires careful monitoring. correspondent richard lui joins us now. let's talk about jackson's relationship with this doctor.

dr. george tiller. he has not entered a plea yet. they have this preliminary hearing where the prosecution has to lay out the evidence that it believes proves its case. the judge will decide if there is a case at a full trial, if and when he decides that, there will be a brief arraignment hearing. at that point, he would have to enter a plea. we expect that to happen later this afternoon. shepard: jonathan, thank you. now to an issue that literally affects everybody in the nation, health care. details can get very dry, but it is very important. president obama has been pushing lawmakers for weeks to push a health care reform bill. the plan the president supports is quite controversial and very expensive, possibly more than $1 trillion. there is no real plan just yet. the plan has not been hammered out. what we would get in return is universal health coverage for everybody. today, the president continues to make the case for the senior citizens' interest group aarp. >> i am absolutely positive that we can make the health care system w

dr. george tiller. >> yes, he was gunned down while he was an usher in wichita, kansas. right now what i'm watching is the hearing for the suspect suspected to show up today and make a plea. luminary hearing for the kansas city man just and charged with gunning down tiller. on the stand now is gary hefner. hefner actually witnessed the shooter, and with a gun, he saw the killer put the gun to the head of the doctor and pulled the trigger. we're waiting for the plea in the case. as it happens, we will bring it to you right here on happening now. jane: house democrats are working hard to get the fiscally conservative blue dogs on board. on the senate side, they're working very hard at building bipartisan support. senator charles grassley and he joins us now. thank you for being here. before we get to health care, i want to ask you, we're waiting for the vote on the sotomayor nomination to the supreme court. it looks like she will pass. you will vote no. why? >> i see her as an activist who will legislate from the bench. that is the job of the legislative branch. judges hav

dr. george tiller is due in court. the doctor was shot to death on may 31.ay morning in wichita. he was controversial because he performed late term abortions. the 51-year-old is charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of assault. he has not yet entered a plea, but that could change today. we expect that to happen today. megyn: why don't we head to outer space? the astronauts are leading the international space station. >> to have representatives from all the international partners, which made it a very special event. we wish you all a safe journey for what is left. good luck as we head back home. thank you. >> thank you earn mucvery much. we're happy to help you. megyn: you can cure the discussion between some astronauts high above the earth as they come back to what we expect should be a keros welcome to they have some technical setbacks. one of the astronauts' space suit delayed things. they got the job done. we have talked about house democrats. what has happened on the senate side? the finance committee is edging closer to a signifi

george tiller. the suspect was in court today, scott roder is accused of killing dr. tiller at a reformation lutheran church in wichita, kansas. one witness says he and george tiller were chatting inside that church when the shooter walked up, pulled out a gun. that witness described the moment of the shooting. for his protection, the court is keeping him off camera as he speaks. >> there was a pop, a loud pop. and i wasn't sure if it was a cap gun or what. and then george bell, and in my mind, oh, my god. i couldn't believe what i was seeing. it was surreal. shepard: roder pleaded not guilty today but a few weeks ago he gave an interview to the associated press. and during that, he said he thought the -- that doctor tiller's shooting was justified. but he has never actually admitted that he's responsible. you'll recall protesters had targeted dr. tiller for decades. because of his willingness to perform what they call late-term abortions. and an attacker shot him in 1993. hitting him in both arms. but this time, the gunman took no chances. when witnesses say he pulled

george tiller. he faces life in prison if convicted for gunning down dr. tiller at a church service in may. >>> the search for more than 70 missing haitian migrants continues in the caribbean sea this morning. 100 survivors and 15 bodies were pulled from the waters, after their overloaded boat truck a reef and disintegrated in the turks and caicos islands. the migrants had been bound for florida. >>> the recession has affected just about everyone. and nation's top money man is no -- ben bernanke tack a substantial hit on his investments in 008. mutual funds and other assets that were worth $2.5 million the year before, fell to as little as $850,000 last year. nobody is immune. not even him. >>> coming up on "america this morning," white sox pitcher mark buehrle picks up whereleftft off in his perfect game. how it turned out, next in sports. ouch! ow! oops! it's neo to go!®, ready. aim. protect. neosporin® gives you infection-protection, and pain relief. neo to go!® plus pain relief. every cut. every time. .everywhere. ♪ 'cause germs do't stick on me! ♪ onl

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