investigators say easley killed his girlfriend in rowanock county. after a nationwide man hunt, police found easley and the girl in a grocery store in san francisco. if convicted, easley faces life without parol. >> reporter: the official hand off of the police corruption case from contra costa county to the federal government was announced here today. >> beginning today the united states attorney is assuming the lead investigatory responsibility. >> reporter: the fbi has already been investigating the corruption probe for some time. possible crimes range from transporting drugs through strait lines operating grow houses and a brothel as well as conspiracy. the county is letting the feds take over because they have more resources, more investigators, more independence. >> it helps us avoid the appearance of bias or come conflict because of the relationship with some of the police agencies. >> reporter: michael cardoza represents the former head of the county's narcotics team. norman welsh. >> in most cases they are more draconian than the state. >> r

dozens of women and children in another strike a year ago a drone mistakenly killed a deputy governor easley him and his family and eight with the expansion of the wrong war it seems to go on to seeking only in itself legally binding al qaida analysts say some of them may be terms of the war the case mark not having to take its toll on the books of the state and their parents and the lack of accountability when it comes to the city and that feature is that more paradoxically the last friday when the barricades lighting and bottling here at the same tom i'm getting. programs continue just let you know later this we'll tell you the story of a u.s. world war two veteran who's outraged by what he believes is the indifference of his country towards the memory of foreign soldiers really interesting program note see that one already it's only a very shortly tonight but it's business first katrina say with the top stories the world of business in just a few. alone welcomed on sees business policy in the euro is facing a slow dance says former british foreign secretary jack straw or even the optimist

kidnapping case that ended in the bay area has been charged with murder. 33-year-old jeffrey scott easleycused of murdering his ex-girlfriend tina smith and then kidnapping her daughter. yesterday a grand jury issued an indictment charging him with murder. san francisco police arrested him in december after locating him with the girl in the city. >>> the trial of casey anthony continues today in florida, where an fbi analyst is scheduled to take the stand. video of the defendant has already been key in this case, including these tapes from august 2008. she had already been behind bars for about a month here as a suspect in the disappearance of her two-year-old daughter. the visits were were her mom and dad, who were still trying to find their idea daughter. when casey's mother pressed for information on where the girl was, casey grew angry. >> >> on december 12, 2008, the remains of two-year-old cale lee were found around the corner from where casey lived. now the defense is trying to prove caylee drowned accidentally and her distraught mother tried to move the daughter to cover up the de