(sot/ fernando benitez/ attorney :13-:17) gutierrez: "who's paying you?" benitez: "well, that's something of a confidential nature..." benitez is meeting with his client for the first time this morning. inexperienced young man in a foreiein country beinn detained. i think he's entitled to the same compassion as any other human being would in similar situation." but there are those who disagree... couch has faced major "affluenza" defense. (sot/ kevin mcconnel/ victim's father :49-:56) "we would just like to still see accountaaility... if there was any kind of remorse at all or even any acknowledgment that ya know he took the life of their family member there just hasn't (sot/ fernando benitez/ attorney) "laws are not in place to deal with issues of popularity or opinion." (sot/ kevin mcconnel/ victim's heal a little bit, there's another development and it just rips the bandage right off the woundagain." (on cam) s/ gabe gutierrez/ nbc news/ mexico city 1:14-1:38 "fernando benitez says as far as he knows, his client broke no laws here in mexico. as for how l

fernando benitez/ ethan couch lawyer sot [gfx] 23;44;18;31 the injunction or rather the stay issued by the federal judge has made it just in time because they were heading out to the airport and that injunction halted things good morning las vegas... coming up... an epic comeback on the college football gridiron! we'll take a look at how the t-c-u horned frogs were able to overcome the odds and beat the oregon ducks! a pastor confronts a gunman who bursts into his church holding a shotgun....and it all ended with a hug...we'll tell you tcu pulling off what seemed to be an impossible win at the while three myb e ma rnyanythingo dowi c oach rowds/celebrating - overnight - bck in bowl game history t-c-u - stunning oregon, in a dramatic triple- nothing, and tcu wins 47-71 (show beginning of game) the horned frogs, entering the game without suspended starting quarterback trevon boykin - (nats oregon's first td - if announce nats, great!) and oregon taking quick advantage in the first half (show montage of oregon scores) scoring again?and again - amassing a seemingly insurmountable lead. t-c

fernando benÍtez fue la estaciÓn migratoria las aguas, en la ciudad de mÉxico para entrevistarse conlde de la ciudad fronteriza de tijuana que fue detenido y acusado de guardar armas en prisiÓn,pasó pocos dÍas y fue liberado. en 2014 liberÓ al veterano estadounidense andrew tabÁrez detenido por portar armas de grueso calibre. couch alegÓ en la corte tener afluenza, un mal de los niÑos ricos. >> el hecho de pelear y regresar allÁ se va a interpretar como un desacato algo lo que se habÍa comprometido. jessica: al abogado penalista le combina el joven regresar a estados unidos y tratar de recuperar la libertad condicional que tenÍa. mientras el joven estÉ en esta estaciÓn migratoria ser deportado como inmigrante ilegal y no es tratado como criminal, su madre serÁ extraditada de california para seguir su proceso judicial. ciudad de mÉxico, jessica cerdeÑa como univisiÓn. ilia:esta tras las rejas y guatemala grupo de mitin de militares retirados por su vinculaciÓn con uno de los mayores casos de desapariciÓn esforzadas en amÉrica latina. el arresto causÓ conmoción en los guatemaltecos, qu

joined on the phone now by ethan's newly hired and prominent mexican attorney fernando benitez.ear nme? >> i can barely hear you, ashleigh, but i am here. >> i will be as clear as i can. thank you for being on the phone with me today. what are the circumstances of your client right now? is he going to be deported or extradited? >> as far as we know, we are only dealing with the deportation. that is precisely what we were retained to ascertain, whether or not there will be a formal extradition petition to ensure that he navigates the extradition procedure in strict accordance to the law. >> and so, does he want to the come back to the united states or is he in preference of being exact ri where he is, and i would think that is an uncomfortable mexican holding. >> well, it's with one of the n newer facilities. it is not a lockup, and it is not a prison, but you are not free the to go. it is a migratory station, and as the name implies, it houses migrants whose migratory status is being put under question until such a time as they may be released back into the country or deported b

tonight..the mexican lawyer for ethan couch is firing back at authorities for for swooping in fernando benitez/ ethan couch lawyer "we want an eye for an eye. that's human nature, but the reality is, he has not committed a crime in mexico? "there is no formal extradition request by the u.s. state department filed." tonya couch is now back in the u-s. facing charges. as for ethan couch, his return could be delayed for weeks, if not months. now to one lucky teenager.. who lost his way on a hunting trip in utah. he wandered for nearly 30 hours in single digit temperatures. disoriented, he desperately called 9-1-1 for help as his cell-phone ran out of power. gfx/911 call: "i don't feel good." (i feel like i'm going to pass out) but brayden neilson didn't pass out. instead he kept walking,keeping his body warm and staving off deadly hypothermia. his phone died. his family nearly losing hope when they heard nothing for five hours. brian neilson dad: // there were points i was losing hope.. (dad starts crying) sot brayden neilson : "i was just seeing i just felt like i had 10 more minutes of life lef

fernando benitez confirms to nbc news he's representing couch. he says the 18-year-old was unlawfully detained in puerto vallarta last week and has committed no crime in mexico. benitez filed paperwork last week that blocks his deportation. imdwrags attorneys say the legal process could drag on for months. couch's mother, tanya, was deported to the u.s. last week and awaiting extradition from los angeles to texas, that could happen early this week. the pair had been on the run since failing to check in with his probation officer. ethan couch killed four people when he drove drunk in 2013. >>> let's get down to business with cnbc's landon dowdy. >> wall street could start the new year on a negative note following big declines in asia and europe being sparked in part by china, where trading was halted today after stocks fell 7%. analysts point to reports showing weak innocence china's manufacturing sector for a tenth straight month. >>> and the milk for your morning coffee may cost a bit more. last week's blizzard in the southwest killing more than

subjected to criminal prosecution // the texas teen's newly hired, high- priced defense attorney fernando benitez is trying to keep couch in mexico? alleging the government tried to pull a fast one by deporting ethan and not extradicting him - a process which could take up to a year? sot richard hunter, chief deputy united states marshall 15;00;00 it to they could pay them as much money as they want to drag this thing out as long as they want to. the 18-year-old and his mother tonya couch fleeing texas after this video of the teen went viral on twitter?allegedly showing him at a boozy party? ((21 seconds)) authorities say ethan skipped his probation?the son and mother driving in tonya's truck over 1,200 miles to puerto vallarta - the high rollers living in low profile? - spotted in a local butcher shop in this exclusive footage - until mexican police working with the us marshals caught up with the mother and son last monday? sot -from sheriff presser (12/29/15) it was a high priority for us to make sure we found him and got him back but his lawyer telling us moments before he was loaded on a van

[gfx] benitez sot 19;46;57;59 hired, high-priced defense attorney fernando benitez is trying to keep couch in mexico? alleging the government tried to pull a fast one by deporting ethan and not extradicting him - a process which could take up to a year? sot richard hunter, chief deputy united states marshall 15;00;00 it seems to me that if they wanted to they could pay them as much money as they want to drag this thing out as long as they want to. the 18-year-old and his mother tonya couch fleeing texas after this video of the teen went viral on twitter?allegedly showing him at a boozy party? ((21 seconds)) authorities say ethan skipped his probation?the son and mother driving in tonya's truck over 1,200 miles to puerto vallarta - the high rollers living in low profile? - spotted in a local butcher shop in this exclusive footage - until mexican police working with the us marshals caught up with the mother and son last monday? sot -from sheriff presser (12/29/15) it was a high priority found him and got him back but his lawyer telling us moments before he was loaded on a van like this

the attorney's name is fernando benitez and he also represented one-time jail marine andrew tap reeseies that couch had a gun at the time of his detention. pointing out that couch has not been charged with any crime. you may remember the reason why there's so much controversy around all of this is that couch killed four people in a drunk driving crash used the affluenza defense and got off with only probation. he then took off to mexico with his mom after video surfaced not too long ago, a blatant probation violation. >> we are not here to delve into the past. we are here only to make sure that this young man is not mistreated according to the mexican constitution. and the human rights guarantees that he's afforded under it. >> reporter: his mom tonya yea is in custody in los angeles in weekend. she should head back to texas in the near future. her attorneys maintain she didn't commit any crime but members of law enforcement in texas disagree. they charged her with a felony and if ticketed she faces up to den years behind bars. as for ethan his attorney tells me it could be weeks and

--- attorneys argued the teen was too rich and spoiled to understand the consequences of his fernando benitez/ ethan couch's attorney "he wants to go back to his home state and face whatever legal consequences result from whatever actions took place over the past few weeks." couch and his mother were arrested in mexico last month after a two-week manhunt. tonya couch is back in the u-s and charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon. crews continue to battle a massive fire at an oil terminal in libya. isis launched an attack on the facility last week. militants have attacked several oil fields since the beginning of the year. libya says the country has lost some 68 billion u-s dollars in oil sales. a high school principal paid the ultimate sacrifice protecting her students. what she was doing when she was killed outside her elementary school. a local transgender high school student is keeping up the fight for his rights. 10 on your side's jason marks was in richmond today --- as gavin grimm and the a-c-l-u made their case before an appeals court. tonight: partly cloudy and cold. lows i

subjected to criminal prosecution // the texas teen's newly hired, high-priced defense attorney fernando benitez is trying to keep couch in mexico? alleging the government tried to pull a fast one by deporting ethan and not extradicting him - a process which could take up to a year? sot richard hunter, chief deputy united states marshall 15;00;00 it seems to me that if they wanted to they could pay them as much money as they want to drag this thing out as long as they want to. the 18-year-old and his mother tonya couch fleeing texas after this video of the teen went viral on twitter?allegedly showing him at a boozy party? authorities say ethan skipped his probation?the son and mother driving in miles to puerto vallarta - the high rollers living in low profile? - spotted in a local butcher shop in this exclusive footage - until mexican police working with the us marshals caught up with the mother and son last monday? sot -from sheriff presser it was a high priority for us to make sure we found him and got him back but his lawyer telling us moments before he was loaded on a van like this on tuesda

there's another development, and it just rips the bandage right off the wound again. >> reporter: fernando benitez says that as far as he knows his client has not broken any laws here in mexico. as for how long this deportation case could drag on, weeks, even months. benitez calls it speculation, but it coult being a pro be up to ethan couch himself if he wants to return to texas, this deportation case could be over very quickly. matt and savannah. >> gabe gutierrez down in mexico city. gabe, thanks. >>> now another case that's mass fating the country, a murder in wisconsin featured in the wildly popular netflix documentary called "making a murderer," a real life drama and it's sparking a nationwide debate now about the criminal justice system and nalie is following it for us. >>. net. ics series is all the buzz. if you haven't seen the series, a warning, we may mention some plot spoilers. "making a murderer" has led to an online petition asking president barack obama to get involved and this morning the film-makers behind the the conversation they have started. truth is stranger than fiction. bul

fernando benitez arrived at the facility flanked by reporters. benitez has said it could be a couple of months before the 18 year old is back in the u.s. >> he's a young man, an inexperienced young man in a foreign country being detained. i think he's entitled to the same compassion as any other human being would in a similar situation. >> couch used an affluenza defense after the drunk driving accident that left four people dead and injured nine others. >>> a small group occupying a federal wildlife refuge in oregon is showing no signs of leaving tonight. authorities are keeping a low profile as they look for a peaceful end to the situation. nbc 10 national correspondent leeann greg has the story. >> reporter: antigovernment protesters continue to control buildings at a federal wildlife refuge in remote eastern oregon. leaders of the occupation now in its fourth day say the group won't leave until it's implemented a plan. >> where the community will begin to participate more in that and then begin to take that over, and so that they can claim th

frank: high-powered mexican attorney fernando benitez argues detained. lawyer: there is no formal extradition request by the u.s. state department filed. frank: the couches vanishing for more than two weeks after ethan failed to check in with his probation officer. he was sentenced to 10 years probation for killing four people while driving drunk. ethan's legal team invoking the now-infamous affluenza defense claiming the teen was too spoiled to know right from wrong. this exclusive video showing the family's life on the run. that's tonya there shopping at a local butcher shop. days later ethan is spotted there too buying food, even waving to the butcher as he leaves. just two hours later, he was under arrest. his lawyer telling abc news couch was being whisked to the airport-- u.s. bound-- when his team intercepted the van convincing ethan to sign legal papers to keep him in mexico for now. tonya couch is now back in the u.s. facing charges. meet with his lawyer on tuesday at a detention center where he could remain for months. frank holland, wcvb, news

fernando benitez says he isn't trying to defend couch, his criminal procedure is over. >> i think he'sntitled to the same compassion any other human being would in a similar situation. >> couch is expected to be deported from mexico in the next two weeks. he was arrested there along with his mother last week. >>> today a top fifa official will find out whether he will be punished more for alleged corruption. we're talking about secretary-general jerome baalke. he and sepp blatter and another official. the other two received eight year long bans. he denies those allegations. >>> a stafford county family is facing charges after putting a beloved pet to death. travis evans had his dog euthanized last july. the labrador retriever was suffering from cancer for months. according to the freelance star prosecutors charged evans with animal cruelty and a court recently found him guilty. prosecutors say evans left the dog suffer too long. evans attorney called the action an abuse of power. they filed for an appeal. >>> there is a new twist in a video that went viral about a month ago. a pit bull

ethan couch's attorney fernando benitez says the government tried to pull a fast one. he says deportation was the government's way of avoiding extradition laws, a much longer process. couch and his mother fled texas after a video surfaced allegedly showing him at a party with alcohol. >>> r & b singer chris brown may be facing more serious legal trouble. las vegas police are investigating an allegation of a woman alleges brown assaulted photo of him. the singer denies the allegation. felony probation last year more than six years after he attacked then-grove rihanna. rage murder. dead aftft a new year's eve party. police say the shooting might not have been random. they think her killers were actually at the same party. abc's aditi roy has details. >> reporter: police on the hunt for the men who they say gunned down this college student on new year's eve, turning a night of celebration into a road rage murder mystery. according to investigators, university of north texas junior sara mutschlechner was acting as a designated driver after attending a party thursday night.

the attorney's name is fernando benitez and he also represented one time jail marine andrew tahmooressi. he denies that couch had a gun at the time of his intention which would be a serious crime in mexico pointing out that couch is not been charged with any crime. you may remember the reason why there is so much controversial around all of this. couch killed four people in a drunk driving crash used the affluenza defense and gone off with only probation. he didn't take up mexico with his mom after the video surfaced of him allegedly drinking not too long ago. a blatant probation violation, all of which has nothing to do with proceeding taking place right now in mexico according to his mexican attorney. benitez says: "we are not here to delve into the past. we are here only to make sure that this young man is not mexican constitution and human rights guarantees he's afforded under it." ehan's mom tonya is in custody in los angeles this weekend. she has an extra addition hearing next week and should head back to texas in the near future. her attorney maintains that she didn't commit any

. >> reporter: the texas teen's newly hired high-priced defense attorney, fernando benitez, is trying to keep couch in mexico. alleging that the government trd to pull fast one by deporting him, not extraditing him. >> if they wanted to, they could pay him as much money as they want to to drag this thing out. >> reporter: the 18-year-old and his mother, tonya, fleeing texas after this video went viral. allegedly showing him at a boozy party in possible violation of a the some and mother driving over 100 miles to puerto vallarta. spotted in a local butcher shop in this exclusive footage. all until mexican police, working with the u.s. marshals, caught up with mother and son last monday. >> it was a high priority for us. to make sure that we found him and got him back. >> reporter: as ethan lingers in mexico, his mother, hustled back to the u.s., escorted to los angeles. we fusing to answer reporter's questions. tonya is now in jail on $1 million bond, set to appear if court tomorrow. charged with hipderring the's rehengs of a felon. her attorney saying in a statement, the public may no

reporters swarmed his high-powered mexico attorney fernando benitez as he entered the celebration city where couch is being held. >> very respectful. >> does he want to go home? >> reporter: benitez didn't say much about their visit but confirmed he spoke with couch about his return to the u.s. >> i'm not at liberty to disclose what we talked aboutship i'm so sorry. >> reporter: couch and his mother entered the country in december. at one point the teenager visited this puerto vallarta strip club. still unclear when couch will return to texas. the troubled 18-year-old was sent to ten years of juvenile probation in ft. worth for killing four people at a 2013 drunk driving car wreck. probation when he fled to mexico in december. >> i'll be satisfied when we have them both locked up here.happens, that extradition could take several months to get ethan back to the u.s. >>> an arrest in a road rage killing of a college student we have been reporting on. ahead the marine facing charges and how some video inside snow, sleet and drizzle will move into central iowa by noon and lasting off and o

reporters swarmed his high powered mexican attorney, fernando benitez, as he entered the facility were couch is being held. benitez didn't say much about their visit but confirmed he spoke with couch about his return to the u.s. >> i'm not at liberty to talk about what we discussed, i'm sorry. >> reporter: at one point the teenager visited this port port strip club. it's still unclear when couch will return to texas. the troubled 18-year-old was sentenced to ten years of juvenile probation in fort worth for killing four people in a 2013 drunk driving car wreck. couch allegedly violated that probation when he fled to mexico in december. >> i'll be satisfied when we have them both locked up here. maybe we can take a little justice for those families and people that were killed. >> reporter: couch's attorney in extradited and not deported. if that happens, it could delay ethan's return to the u.s. by several months. >> thank you. >>> an arrest in the road rage killing of a college student we've been reporting on. ahead, the marine facing charges and how some video from inside a club could

fernando benitez is the lawyer for couch, the texas teenager who gained notoriety for his "affluenza" defense in a deadly drunken- driving case. benitez visited couch yesterday at the immigration detention center in mexico city where he is being held. the united states from mexico, where he was arrested last week after fleeing from the u-s. his lawyer said that things were progressing normally with his legal case. sources said a mexican court granted the 18-year-old a stay against deportation, which could delay his return by weeks or months. north korea is claiming it succesesully detonated a hydrogen bomb. if true, it would mark a huge jump in kim jong un's quest to improve its still-limited nuclear arsenal. but as nbc's bill neely reports, a significant number of analysts are skeptical about the claim. << the whwhe house is skeptical that north korea has actually tested a hydrogen bomb, but that skepticism is (sot) s/ josh earnest/ white house press secretary :09- :14 "the initial analysis is not consistent with the claims that the regime has made of a successful hydrogen bomb test.

his family has hired a high-profile mexican attorney by the name of fernando benitez. his mother faces a hearing tomorrow in california. cbs news legal expert rikki klieman joins us at the table with the latest. i have so many questions about the mother's parenting skills, about this new attorney that was just hired because this guy is apparently a very big deal in mexico. >> he's a rock star. he is the man. he is the person that you hire if you're famous, if you're infamous, if y y have a casee that is difficult to beat. how was he hired? the lawyers for ethan couch in texas cannot practice law in mexico, so they went to look for the best lawyer that i think people would say that money could buy. >> his strategy is really very simple. what he is saying is this. look, the u.s. governmnmt and the mexican government did an end run around the extradition process. the extradition process takes a very long time. so what they did is that the mexican government cooperated and simply decided they would deport him. how could they deport him? well, he didn't get a stamp on his p