durst seemed to nod to the lawyer that he understood. then seconds later, he leaned into the exact same lawyer and said, what just happened? it's an open question as to how mr. durst's health is and whether he might even make it to the full trial which isn't scheduled until sometime next year. >> jon: fascinating case. jonathan hunt, thank you. >> melissa: a transit officer attacked and it's all caught on camera, how police are trying to catch the suspect ahead. >> it's terrible. who knew that phones would start doing everything? entertaining us, getting us back on track and finding us dates. phones really have changed. so why hasn't the way we pay for them? introducing xfinity mobile. you only pay for data and can easily switch between pay per gig and unlimited. no one else lets you do that. see how much you can save when you choose by the gig or unlimited. call or go to xfinitymobile.com. xfinity mobile. it's a new kind of network, designed to save you money. >> melissa: right now, the hunt is on for a man who attacked a female transit

there's a mountain of evidence against robert durst. the trial approaches, this mountain effects will make it a very interesting case. >> melissa: there's always a mountain of evidence. the witness yesterday was talking about two different women who had disappeared or been killed were close friends of him or married to him in one case. thank you for joining us, royal, really appreciate it. >> jon: she called 911 to save her fiance who was in trouble and the icy hudson river. >> oh, my god. >> jon: now, angelica griswold admits pulling a plug on his kayak, allowing it to fill with water and leading to his death. >> she never anticipated her actions could cause death. >> jon: fox and alert, you might know that the former alabama senator jeff sessions is under fire from his boss, the president of the united states, the man who appointed him to be the nation's top law enforcement officer. he's issued some tweets critical of sessions and there is open speculation that the president intends to fire sessions and announce a replacement during t

a new york judge ordering two of robert durst's friends to testify.harges for the death of his friend, susan berman. 17 years ago susan berman was killed in her home, prosecutors believe that durst was afraid she knew too much about the disappearance immense -- a disappearance of his first wife. back in 1992. he apparently told a mutual friend that he had killed her. eight months ago durst was arraigned, he pled not guilty to murder charges. it is unlikely that he will stand trial before 2018, and the judge has allowed early testimony from several elderly witnesses and of those who fear for their safety. emily altman scheduled to appear at a hearing to testify against her friend. joining us now, former defense attorney, criminal defense attorney. it is hard to follow all of this. but there are those of us who have watched the case with fascination. because it has so many twists and turns. i will start with you. these two friends that are going out to testify. everybody who has had evidence of this guy turns up dead. so the idea that they want to get t

also, the chilling words that helped put robert durst on trial for murder. a judge has issued a new order that will also be pivotal for his fate. it's all happening now. we begin with this fox news alert, president trump now in germany for the g20 summit, where decisions could mark a historic turning point in global affairs as well as his administration. right now we are awaiting the start of his general with leaders of japan and south korea on security and that suddenly very volatile region. welcome to the second hour of "happening now," i'm jon scott. >> molly: i molly line. president trump arrives in germany this morning. earlier in warsaw in a joint news conference with the polish president, he addressed the situations brewing with the north korean and syrian regimes. >> will see what happens, i don't like to talk about what i have planned. but i have some pretty severe things that we are thinking about, that doesn't mean we are going to do them. i don't draw out redlines, president obama drew a redline. we'll just take a look at what happens over the co

the still unsolved disappearance of kathy durst.y to run into tomorrow, with many other witnesses being called. among them, the councilman who dated susan. those who are assaulted by durst years ago, and richard markey, when the last want to see him live. nicholas dropped a bomb, when he said, at one point, durst confessed to him that he did indeed kill susan berman. this is a difficult case, because the crimes were so long ago, and because of the age of many of the witnesses, which gives the defense an obvious way to attack the reliability of their memory. the hearing gets underway and a couple of hours. we will keep you posted on this saga of money and murder. >> bill: jonathan hunt, thank you in l.a. >> shannon: he says he did not collude with russia or any other government. behind closed doors with senate intelligence committee right now. more details behind that. next. ♪ there's nothing more important than your health. so if you're on medicare or will be soon, you may want more than parts a and b here's why. medicare only cover

. >> melissa: new information on the murder case against robert durst. start witness backing off their testimony from just the day before, which he said durst told her he was in los angeles around the time susan berman was killed nearly a decade ago. that one is admitting under cross-examination, she couldn't be sure where he was. here to talk about it, our legal panel. there are so many twists and turns in this case, would you think of it? >> looking at it globally, obviously, the shocking acquittal and galveston, texas, when he literally dismembered the body, through bags of body parts in the bag, was acquitted, and then after the disappearance of his wife, kathleen, and the murder of susan berman. on the theory, motive wise that she was about to be interviewed by authorities in new york. the case has gone on and on. what i make of the new thing is that's why you have cross-examination. the witness testified that she placed him in that area. on cross, it was a little bit different, but there is going to be a lot more evidence. >> melissa: he chopped an

. >>> a judge has ordered two long time friends of robert durst to testify in his murder case. of that case were featured in the hbo documentary "the jinx." he is charged with killing susan berman. they want to question his friends about his state of mind at that time, but the altmans say their testimony is unnecessary. >>> we are hearing new details in the disappearance of a visiting chinese graduate student at the university of illino her made his first court appearance yesterday and prosecutors are laying out chilling accusations. >> reporter: the man who police say kidnapped a chinese scholar, brent christenson, denied bail. >> whoever the criminal is, he's a threat to every other's safety in the community. >> reporter: this video shows ying ying zhang getting into christensen's car. investigators have reason to believe she's no longer alive. >> you always want to have a body if it's at all possible. but there's been so many cases where there wasn't a body, and people have been convicted. >> reporter: christensen was even spotted at a vigil for zhang after she was reported

. >>> new this morning, millionaire robert durst long time friend has been ordered to testify in his murder trial. a judge ruled yesterday two friends will testify later this month about his state of mind. he is accused of killing his friend in los angeles in 2000. prosecutors say the victim might have known information about the disappearance of his first wife in 90 teen 82. he has never been charged in that case. >> 11 people are recovering this morning after a crash on the golden gate bridge. it happened yesterday afternoon, that crash involving three vehicles including that which is is a casino tour bus. . >> it was on the south side of the bridge heading into san francisco just before 1:00 p.m. investigators say that 3wus was coming back from a casino when it rear ended two cars. none of the injuries were considered to be serious. >>> california's highways will hopefully get a lot smoother. $19 billion in revenue from the state's gas tax will be used to fichlt state's highways over the next ten years. 500 bridges will be replaced or repaired and 17,000 miles of pavement will als

plus breaking news on the opioid crisis and an update on the robert durst murder trial. "happening now." >> melissa: was update? >> jon: you'll have to watch. >> meghan: thank you. president trump weighing in on allegations that cnn blackmailed a reddit user who created a video of the president body slamming a mocked up cnn character. they suggested they will release the man's identity if you engage in offensive online behavior again. here's the president. >> what cnn did was unfortunate for them. as you know, they have some pretty serious problems. they have been fake news for a long time. i think they hurt themselves very badly, very, very badly. what we want to see in the united states is honest, beautiful, free, but honest press. want to see fair press. >> meghan: many others took to twitter to blast donald trump junior. if only cnn spent as much time checking down and on the irs. as they did a meme writer, #cnn #cnnblackmail. meanwhile, ted cruz hitting the controversy by suggesting the network may have broken the law posting troubling -- to break this down, cnn tra

. >> debbie durst is the funny and best san francisco flavor we have, she always hosts. >> it's awesomee there. so we'll say hi. >>> we'll get to traffic real quick. we are tracking slowdowns for drivers heading along 101 through san jose. no accidents, no stalls. and no lanes are blocked. it's just very crowd. so give yourself some extra time. your ride across the san mateo bridge getting heavy but also along southbound 880 and southbound 680. we are start to see a lot of those yellow sensor light up our screens here. we have travel times just jumped into the yellow for southbound 880 from 238 down to highway 84. it's a little over 15 minutes. san mateo bridge crowded. we are still in the green. travel time about 15 minutes. 880, nothing nasty about this nimitz heading through oakland a-okay. but as you get over to the bay bridge toll plaza, you're in for some delays. we are still tracking about a 25-minute ride from the maze into san francisco. >>> we do have some air travel delays this morning one hour one minute on some arriving flights at sfo due to that right there, the low -- ♪[

i invited some families and friends, key stakeholders at the durst organization.thers and others. what happened the app has grown through this private membership. melissa: there it is right there. those are colors you can choose from. is there a limit? if you go bananas changing colors half a second i would imagine if you break things. that is what my kids do when they get a hold of it. >> we accounted for that. we had kids use it even though probably past their bedtime. it is in the design. you only get a two-minute turn. there is five people at once on each spire and -- melissa: you're fighting for control with someone else like a videogame? >> just sharing control. jug band theory of collaboration, right? you all get to do something different. melissa: yeah. >> it is through contrast of things happening it is fun. melissa: we're a money show. i'm looking for angle and suspicious how you're making money off this, you answered the question in the break before you came on you think in the long run this could be a way to raise money for charity? >> yeah. i think th

. >> that's part of t here's what it is, in all every these cases, robert blake, robert durst, georgerman, michael jackson, o.j. simpson, we say to the jurors what really happened? why did you come to those verdicts, because of course those are all verdicts that the public was very invested in and very upset about. >> they got yelled at the jurors. >> yes, but we didn't always understands sometimes the jury instructions limited them, sometimes they saw things we didn't see. sometimes they got in knock down drag out arguments behind the scenes. >> good stuff. >> then there is all of the stuff that we new that they didn't know that we presented to them after the fact. >> and what's interesting about this, the cases that you named, some of the most controversial cases. people have very strong opinions about them. >> right. >> what was it like going back hey why don't you go back on camera tell us what were you thinking. >> good question. because a lot of them, i mean, some were sick, some had passed away. but there were also a good number of people who didn't want this any more. they did

. >> you've had a lot of their durst, have you had that? i know you had the wagu beef.d the steak sandwich thing? >> i think so. i think they brought it in when we had, what's her name? >> that's the only time you can have it. >> yes, trust me, wasn't for me, they brought it in, jeannie mi from the real. >> oh, that's right. >> we wanted to try fancy cheese steak. we tried to fool her how much it cost you. >> did you ever look at a menu how much they cost, and your eyes get big. >> i think i will ' pason that one. >> but lobster on top of the cheese steak. that will was a lot. he was hungry. >> right. the truffle, just fancier, fancier. also talk about air around a grand, trending as well, across the upon, getting so much support. and the people of manchester ever since that horrific terrorist bomb that happened at her concert. well now she a hon who are area citizen of manchester. after having, you know, because they had the terrorist thing. then went back, had the huge fundraiser show, she brought in every star from all around the globe to sing and perform. so, the pe