italian police are also investigating this photo showing gabriel natale-hjorth blindfold before his the italy interior minister said the only victim to cry for is the officer. city palm, cbs news, london.>> elders family told cbs news they have had no contact with their son since friday but they have been in touch with the u.s. state department. let's get a check on the weather with mary lee a bit of a cooldown today. >>> a relief from the heat. temperatures much cooler compared to yesterday and we are catching some sunshine with the oakland airport camera. you can see blue skies. temperatures from 77 in concord and while a san jose. both 60s in oakland. looking at and 77 for the remark. cooler in san francisco with the cloud cover in place at 57 and the mid-70s for santa rosa. her is a 24-hour temperature change and you can see that many locations are much cooler, compared to yesterday. fort lewis cooler at half moon bay. 11 for nevada. for oakland, 12 degrees cooler concord within the last 20 for hours. 25 degrees cooler in fairfield. in livermore. santa rosa looked a bit warmer. to y

known he is a bit of a bad guy. >> reporter: another student is talking about the second suspect, gabriel natale-hjorth had reputation for beating up kids. >> he would come up in stories of activities you wouldn't want your kids getting as a delinque >> reporter: according to a school website natale-hjorth played on the lacrosse team. he is not active on social media. we went to his house, his family declined comment on the story. >> the audacity of going and doing that in another country is frightening. i think it is disgusting to kill a police officer when they are keeping everyone safe. >> reporter: italian police say they recovered the murder weapon from the suspect's hotel room. they also say the two teenagers have already confessed. keep in mind this has been a one-sided narrative coming from italian authorities. u.s. embassy in italy is closed this weekend and so far we understand u.s. officials have not been able to talk to the two suspects. >> i understand you did talk to the suspects families. have they been able to talk to their children? what are they telling you? >> reporter: i talk

there was no answer at gabriel natale has bjork's family's mill valley home, and mill valley pd won't say if either one of the teens had run-ins with the law before. glo are iie iie iia gloria keeley says the elder's neighbors have been concerned all day, questioning the circumstances of the arrest and the alleged confession. >> i'd just like to see it investigated thoroughly. i hope to god there's some missing link, some piece of the puzzle that hasn't come out yet. >> reporter: thom jensen, "nbc bay area news." >>> for some this homicide case might bring back memories of amanda knox, the american who spent four years in an italian prison for the murder of her fellow exchange student, and roommate, in 2007. she was 20 years old at the time. knox later appealed successfully based on complaints about the prosecution's tactics, and character assassination. a second trial found knox not guilty of murder. >>> if you're already following us on social media, you know we've been following this story since it first broke. this is one of the first tweets we posted. we will bring you more updat

they say gabriel natale hjorth had relatives there and we attempted to reach relatives in the bay area and so far no response and in mill valley, cornell bernard. >>> the killing of the police officer in rome is the top story on abc 7 news.com. you will find in-depth coverage right on our home page. >> new details now where we've learned two water polo players with bay area ties were inside a south korean nightclub. two korean men died in addition to those injuries and a dozen others were hurt and former cal water polo player stanford student athlete ben halet are recovering. the team was in korea for the world championships. >>> and we have learned about a new development today in a crash in san francisco that split the car in two and injured four passengers. late last night police say the 19-year-old driver turned herself in and has been booked on charges. officers say the driver took off just after the crash thursday morning in the bay view district. three girls ages 11, 14 and 17 and a 19-year-old man were injured. all are expected to be okay. >>> oakland mayor libby shaft may have

finnegan lee elder and gabriel ehristian natale hjorth have been detained and expect to be charged soon. seth doane reports tonight from rome. o reporter: a tribute to the slain officer has been growing today on the rome street corner where mario cerciello rega, a ff-year-old newlywed and officer for the carabinieri police force was stabbed to death. the 19-year-old american suspects, who police say confessed, are being held inside the regina coeli prison. "i found he was stressed, that's for sure," finnegan lee elder's lawyer said, "but i don't think er's appropriate to do iaterviews." rvis all started early friday morning when italian police say the americans stole a backpacki, which include his cell phone. the man called the phone, and the americans demanded a gram of cocaine and 100 euros to give the bag back. they set up a meeting point here, and the italian men timid off the carabinieri, who showed up in plain clothes. a scuffle ensued, and the carabinieri officer was stabbed to death. police said they reviewed surveillance video to track down the suspects. local media published t

. >>> it turns out gabriel christian natale hjorth has family there and goes to visit. we have more on the suspects and their lives at home. >> when gabe is on insane. >> a fellow grad told me about gabriel christian natale hjorth's reputation on campus. >> he's known around here as a drug dealer. he thinks he can get away with everything. >> reporter: gabriel christian natale hjorth and finnegan lee elder are in custody in italy after allegedly demanding money in exchange for its return. officer mario cerciello rega showed up at the drop location and police say they were attacked by the teens. >> i have known finnegan lee elder since he was born and i'm in shock. he's one of the nicest neighbors i've -- i have. >> the family put this note on the door requesting privacy. in a statement they told us, we are shocked and dismayed at the vents, but have little information on these events. we have not been able to have any communication with our home. he and gabriel christian natale hjorth didn't come close until they connected at the city college. >> ofinnegan lee elder is t

honeymoon days before being stabbed to death. 19-year-old finnegan lee elder and 18-year-old gabriel christian natale-hjorth. it is raising alarms about how the teens are being treated. >> reporter: obviously, a huge point of discussion in mill valley. in italy, the case has touched on hot topics. the case has become an incredibly passionate one for a number of reasons. >> first is the fate of the policeman. but there's also a political issue as well. the police say that the responsibility are the people from california. there's a lot of tension in italy concerning immigration . >> reporter: it seemed to be a point of our migration from africa. while the initial round of newspapers carried the photos of the officer, the italian press attained this photo of one of the suspects in police custody. >> gabriel christian natale- hjorth has a double citizenship. >> the bureau chief says the photo itself has become a controversy. >> this is a violation of their rights. >> reporter: the blindfold rose into police contact road racing questions about the prosecution of the alleged killer. the case is become emo

san francisco police confirm that assault. 18-year-old gabriel natale-hjorth is also facing murder charges in italy for the officer's death. >>> in washington, more worry over the boeing 737 max. >> they grill the faa heads and head of safety and a u.s. senator said he would not get on a plane. >> not yet. joe manchin of west virginia said he would not fly on a 737 max until boeing executives had ridden around on the planes for a month. >> i would say for the 737 max to get back into the air, every boeing official should be flying that plane for one month to make sure that we have the confidence for passengers to get back on that plane. i'm not getting on the 737 max until i see the president of boeing and all of his or her associates first and fly for any substantial time. >> >> the 737 max service, the faa is following the process, not a prescribed timeline. we continue to -- software to the mcas and in addition we're developing necessary training requirements as we support various investigations and audits underway. >> the 737 max has been grounded for months after two deadly crashes li

reporter: mill valley police chief taking questions about 19-year-old finnegan elder and 18-year-old gabriel natalerth because the two graduated from high school less than a mile from his police station last year. >> we have no contact with either of these gentleman as adults and as you well know i can't comment on whether there are any juvenile contacts whatsoever, whether we have those or not. >> reporter: but italian police say the two became tangled in a violent encounter with plain clothes officers over a drug deal gone bad and that elder stabbed rega who later died at a hospital. neighbors told me elder never showed an ounce of violence, including one woman who has known him since the day he was born. >> these happen when people have tempers but i've never seen him do one violent thing. >> reporter: natale-hjorth family has not responded to our calls and an uncle told me there were no new updates but at last report the family had still not been able to talk to finnegan. live in mill valley. thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> we'll switch to our forecast now. a lot cooler today. we really felt

friends say elder and gabriel natale hjorth didn't become close until they reconnected at santa barbara where they both go to school. we do have more details on the two suspects and the crime itself all at our website, abc7news.com. we'll be posting any updates there and also at our free abc7 news app. >>> developing news coming out of hong kong now, chaos on the streets between clashes between police and demonstrators. officers used tear gas to try and drive those protesters away. yesterday 11 people were arrested and at least two dozen injured. the demonstrations began early last month against an extradition bill that would have allowed suspects to face trial in main land china. that bill has been suspended, but protesters' demands have expanded. they want direct elections and an investigation into police brutality against protesters. >>> more developing news right now. a gas tanker overturned in marin county. you see it right there, spilling fuel into a local creek bed. it all happened at about 9:00 this morning and the clean-up continues into the evening. the tanker was carrying 670

gabriel natale-hjorth claim during questioning he did not know about the stabbing until after they returned to their hotel room, where he napped. the teens have contradictory accounts as to who hid the murder weapon in their room. a knife the police say elder got from the u.s. experts say this case could take many years. the first step is for an italian court to determine whether there is enough evidence to proceed to trial, and that alone could take months. >>> a wild police chase ended this morning with shots being fired. it all started in hercules and came to an end and rodeo were the suspect crashed his car into a fence. that is when things got scary. police say the driver got out of the car and pulled out a handgun. >> pointed at the officer. officer fired one round. the suspect today throwing motion. whatever it may have been, over the fence. at that point, fled on foot. >> the suspect was not hit but instead took off running. he was later arrested. police say they recovered a firearm in the background of a nearby residence >> the gunman described as a disgruntled employee who shot an

this picture which has not been independently verified by nbc news, showing american 18-year-old gabriel natalerth blind folded in custody. it's causing outrage in italy. >> everybody has the right to be treated fair, so that was totally unacceptable. all the italian people are thinking in this way. >> reporter: natale hjorth graduated from mill valley's tamme high last year. police say the two got into a fight with planed clothes officers over a drug deal gone bad. elder stabbed an officer 11 stiemz. mill valley police chief would only say this. >> we have no contact with either of these gentlemen as adults. and as you well know, i can't comment on whether there are any juvenile contacts whatsoever. >> reporter: mourners gathered in the streets of rome today to say good-bye to 35-year-oldolic, nbc bay area news. >> new at 11:00 tonight, capital one says data on more than 100 million customers has been exposed when exposed by a hacker. it says the hacker stole personal information from credit card applications dating all the way back to 2005. capital one says it will notify impacted customers.

police say during a botched drug deal 19 year-old finnegan elder, an 18 year-old gabriel natale youraduated from temple pious high school in mill valley in 2018. right now they're being held in a jail, accused of aggravated murder and attempted extortion. or is apparently the result of a drug deal gone wrong. elder and the tally, your 3rd accused of stealing a backpack after they were apparently sold crushed aspirin instead of cocaine. police were tipped off and met the pair for the backpack exchange investigators say elder stabbed officer reggae times and then confessed to doing so during an interrogation, elder allegedly says he stabbed the officer because he feared he was being strangled. but the judge noted there were no marks on his neck. both families of them are in county young men have said that they are now trying to get more information about exactly what happened they say they have not yet been able to make contact with their sons will keep you posted there. next at 5.30. >>we will continue our coverage of the deadly shooting in gilroy we're live at the police department w

details about the american teens accused of killing an italian police officerol 18-year-gabriel christian natale hjorth and 19-year-old finnegan lee have been arrested accused of stabbing an officer to death in an alleged drug deal gone wrong we see disturbing images surfacing of one of the suspects in a blind fold. what more can you tell us about that >> reporter: good morning, phillip. yes, this is a picture that was leaked to italian media on sunday seemed to portray one of the two accused americans in this case, looks like gabriel christian natale sitting in the police station blind folded this is of course illegal in this country, illegal to blind fold detainees it caused outrage in the states and in italy authorities opened immediately an internal investigation which led to the identification of the police officer responsible for natalefoldin the police officer was immediately removed from his job, moved elsewhere to another non-operative office job but this picture also divided leaders of this country. while most politicians condemned the picture, one of them, the interior minister, de fa

the judge ordered the two teens, finnegan lee elder and gabriel natal-hjorth to remain behind bars. officer was stabbed 11 times after he and another plain clothes officer confronted the teens. elder told authorities that he stabbed the officer because he was being strangled. >>> the "san jose mercury news" says american rapper a$ap rocky goes on trial in sweden today on assault charges. he's been detained there for almost four weeks with two other men in connection with a street brawl in stockholm on june 30th. his arrest prompted prompt to -- prompted president trump to intervene on his behalf. mr. trump criticized sweden's prime minister for being unable to act. he asked the prime minister to help free rocky. the grammy nominated singer says he was acting on self-defense. >>> "the hollywood reporter" said a jury found that katy per's hit "dark horse" improperly copied a 2009 christian rap song. ♪ >> "dark horse" earned perry a grammy nomination. she performed the song during her 2015 super bowl halftime show. christian rapper marcus gray, who goes by the name flame, claimed perry

. >> reporter: the 2 young men, 18-year-old gabriel christian natale-hjorth in 19-year-old finnegan lee elder both graduates and mill valley were well-known at the school according to former classmates. >> it's definitely been going around. like wildfire. shocking to all of us. >> reporter: the class of 2018 said it was a shock hearing about their arrest in italy on killing an italian police officer after bad drug deal. the coffin of finnegan lee elder escorted from a chapel in rome draped in the talent flag. the police say they it still in the backpack of a drug dealer who they say sold them fake drugs instead of cocaine. a telling police say the teenagers demanded money in a gram of cocaine from the dealer, reported the theft to police.when mario cerciello rega and other officers responded, gabriel christian natale-hjorth punched one officer in finnegan lee elder stabbed mario cerciello rega 8 times. mario cerciello rega had just returned to work after his honeymoon, his wife of one month in tears as long lines of people pay their respects and applauded as the hearse prepared to leave

police say the two american teenagers, fin began lee elden and gabriel christian natale hjorth confessed after being identified on surveillance video. who ng b drugs. later the same night they were confronted by clothes. elder admitted to stabbing him because he says he was being strangled, though the judge notes there were no signs of strangulation. natale hjorth says he did not realize that elder had a knife, but the judge did not buy that, concluding the weapon is just too big and adding both are involved in the murder. this photo of natale hjorth blindfolded raised the validity of his confession. the rome's attorney general says the interrogation was free of duress. the teen's lawyer is demanding answers and says he believes the blindfolding runs counter to the rule of law. the teens remain at this rome prison, norah, where they could remain for many months before being indicted. >>> president trump signed a bill today to provide permanent support to the 9/11 wor bee. the new law guarantees full decades. >>> there is much more still ahead. new details on the hot car death of year-old

police say 18-year-old gabriel natale and 19-year-old finnegan elder from california confessing to the stabbing of officer mario cerciello rega after a drug deal gone bad. the pair allegedly stole a backpack from this spot, later demanding cash and cocaine for its return. they were spotted on surveillance running away, but when police finally confronted them, it allegedly turned violent. today, the prosecutors saying elder claimed he was thrown to the ground and didn't know the men were police, and he started stabbing. the surviving officer insisted they identified themselves as police and showed badges. he says his partner fell to the ground crying, "they stabbed me." tonight, a close family member confirming to abc news that finnegan elder was arrested in 2016 for being involved in a prearranged fight at a party, but insisting he doesn't have a criminal record. david? >> ian pannell in italy. ian, thank you. >>> back here now, the president's nominee to be the nation's number two military officer defending himself against allegations of sexual misconduct. air force general john hyten

the two young men 18-year-old gabriel christian natale-hjorth and 19-year-old finnegan lee elder are both graduates from mill valley. they were in rome and have stole a backpack of a drug dealer they say so them pictures instead of cocaine. when officers responded they said gabriel christian natale- hjorth punched one officer and finnegan lee elder stabbed another. people who went to the school with two young men say they were well known. >> gave had a ton of friends in school. neither of them whether were disliked like i remember. a lot of people liked them and were friends with them. >> investigators tracked the teens to a hotel. in the room they found a long knife hidden in the ceiling along with close investigators say they were in the attack. police say formal charges are pending. >> time is now 7:11. we continue breaking news coverage of the deadly shooting at the gilroy garlic festival. what we know now about the conditions of some of the shooting victims. >> she is next in line to be governor of puerto rico but we will tell you why she does not want that job. great. now i'm s

the video, unverified by nbc news. 18-year-old gabriel natal gabriel natale hjorth also arrested.a teen blindfolded in custody casting a shadow on the case, italian officials admit. italy is outraged. officerrega's funeral in the same church this week where his wedding took place. a key question is, did the teens know he was a police officer? >> ukeir, you've givens one of the questions authorities are looking at. what other questions are they asking this morning? >> there will be many key issues, of course, willie. first of all, were the twoeens volved? now, the italian prosecutor alleges they have confessed. then there is going to be the crucial question of what they areli tel police individually. there are reports that they are blaming each other. hjorth may argue he didn't know his friend had a knife. his legal team reportedly already saying he can't be asponsible for the actions of friend. the families do appear to be preparing for a long legal battle thi morning. elder's family telling nbc news, they're preparing to travel to rome and saying they've changed lawyers, while of

. >> reporter: two men here, the names gabriel natal hjorth and finnegan elder and finnegan elder has police officer. they say he stabbed him 11 times and they're saying that hjorth admits to being there at the scene. they're alleging they did this because of a botched drug deal that involved them going out, approaching a man to buy cocaine, they say. but then finding out it was just crushed up aspirin. they stole the man's backpack and phone and when he called they would not give his belongings back until they got 100 euros and one gram of cocaine. when that didn't happen, the person went to the police. that is when the plain clothes police officers approached the two americans and that is when they thought something had gone done. that is what the americans are saying and that is when the police officer was stabbed. but at this point, according to the documents that are coming out from court, it does seem the two men have turned on each other a bit here. as they've been separated and they are being held. we do have a new statement, though, from the elder family where they're saying

. >> reporter: a fellow grad who didn't want to be identified told me about gabriel natale hjorth on campus. >> he's pretty much a drug dealer. he's gotten away with so much in marin. >> reporter: tonight they are in custody in italy. accused of murdering a police officer after allegedly stealing a back pack and demanding money and drugs in exchange for its return. officer mario cerciello rega and his partner showed up at the drop off location and were attacked by teens. >> i've never seen violence in him. >> reporter: they parent a different picture of him. >> i've known him since he was a boy. i'm in shock. he's one of the nicest neighbors i have. >> reporter: at elder san francisco home, the family put this note on the door requesting privacy. in a statement they told us, we are shocked and dismayed at the events that have been reported, but have very little independent information about these events. we have not been able to have any communication with our son. elder left sacred heart high school his junior year and transferred to tamme high later that year. he and natale hjorth

. >> reporter: gabriel chirstian natale-hjorth and elder remain locked inn, facing charges of murder and extortion. new documents provide of the events. it revealed the teens had been drinking alcohol and they had a totalce of self-control and demonstrated an excessive immaturity. surveillance video shown by the media purports to show the teens who were trying to buy $90 worth of cocaine that turned out to be aspirin and fled with the bag after the drug deal was busted. two plain clothes officers from the force were called. elder admits to stabbing him, claimings it was self-defense. the judge notes no signs of strangulation and the multiple stabs are not a legitimate defense. the teens claimed they did not realize they were fighting with the police. the judge said that was impossible as the police had shown their badges. he said he did not know about the stabbing. the teens have contradictory ats as to who hid the knife in the room. one of the things we learned was police said the officers were immediately attacked by the two teenagers. and we learned that the officer who was slain

police say 18-year-old gabriel natale hjorth and 19-year-old finn elder stabbed the officer 11 timesollowing what they say was a drug deal. they insist the interrogation was valid. we learned the officer who was killed didn't have his gun him that night. meanwhile fin elder's father is arriving in italy. >> i'm here at rome airport. this is one of the most organized arrivals i've seen. the airport set up this at the present time for the media. the press representative will ask ethan elder if he wants to make comments to the media. he's the father of finn elder charged in the death of the italian police officer. we will let you know what happens. i understand from speaking to ethan elder's brother that he will make some comments upon arrival and i hope to get some quiet time with him later on. i'll let you know how it turns out. >> you can follow dan on twitter. he's tweeting updates all day long and we'll have his reports on abc 7 news, abc7news.com and the abc 7 news app. >>> today is the deadline a federal judge imposed on pg&e to file a response to an article published by the "wal

the father of gabriel natale jarth says he did not know his friend had a knife. was at the airport this morning when the family arrived and he's been sharing details of his investigation from italy. in an exclusive abc7 iteam interview, an attorney for the teen accused of stabbing that police officer is criticizing the investigation and also dismissing a social media photograph showing the suspect with a knife. dan noyes with developments from rome. a story you will see only on abc 7. >> reporter: >> well, you'll be able to follow dan's reports on twitter. we've got a technical difficult. we'll try to queue up that piece from dan in italy and let's go to that right now. >> reporter: ethan eldere todayr the first time since that is policeman died. fin elder is spending his sixth day in jail. >> ethan, ethan. >> reporter: the father of the san francisco teen suspected of stabbing to death a tallian police officer walked by the cameras waiting for lisa rival in rome but the family attorney craig peters spoke to us exclusively. >> looking forward to seeing their son.

facing charges in the death of a police officer in italy, new video shows that finnegan elder and gabriel natale yours, running down the street to the gold this was in rome after they stole a backpack from a drug dealer. that person ended up calling police and the teens are accused of assaulting the police officers who arrived looking to retrieve that bag. the teens claim they did know that those were officers but they ended up stabbing one of them officer, mario reagan 11 times before running away. now fonnegan is uncle says that he remembers his nephew participating in organized fights back in high school. one of elders neighbors though says she remembers him as being a good kid. >>personally i think there's more to this story. >>none of us knows none of us knows. >>both the elder and the tally, your scratch awaited from mount empire high school back in 2018 we'll keep following the story for you. also happening today, prosecutors will present there rebuttal closing arguments in the ghost ship fire trial in oakland. derick almena and max harris both facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter

according to the charging documents, both suspects gabriel christian natale hjorth and have told different versions. an italian man called police for arrived to meet the man instead and to investigate what police say began as a drug deal gone wrong. the two suspects struggled with police when the one officer was stabbed and killed. the two suspects ran back to their hotel, backed their bags and were set to leave the country when they were arrested. elder's neighbors are still in disbelief he could be involved. >> i have never seen him violent or so much as push or hit anybody or yell. never heard him yell. >> the principal said, quote, we were stunned to learn that two members of our community were arrested in connection to the killing of a policeman in rome. he went on to offer sincere one in ces to the family anded meanwhile in rome, thousands of mourners lining up to pay their respects for the slainofficer. mario cerciello rega's funeral will be held on monday in the same church he was married in just last month. >> reporter: we also heard from the elder family today who said they are p

finnegan lee elder and gabriel christian natale hjorth are being held on homicide and extortion charges. police say they've confessed to the brutal crime. the police officer was stabbed eight times. newlywed who had just returned from his honeymoon. police say surveillance video and witnesses led them to the suspects and they say theyhe ho. elder's family issued a atng, we are shocked and dismayed about the events that have been reported but have very little independent information about these events. we've learned there was a brief hearing in rome today after which elder's lawyers told reporters he advised his client not to answer questions in court as was his right. roz plater, nbc bay area. >>> tributes are pouring in for that officer tonight. ciao mario, one tweet sd torked the officer. italian police officers turning on their lights to honor rega's funeral is expected to be held on monday in the very same church where he was just married. >>> for some, this homicide case brings back memories of amanda knox, the american who spent four years in an italian prison after the murder of

it shows 19-year-old gabriel christian natale hjorth shortly before his questioning.talian police quickly reacted with this statement. the general command of the carabinieri core firmly distances itself from the release and disclosure of photos of restricted people for the murder of d

when the stabbing happened during a botched drug deal. 19 year-old finnegan elder an 18 year-old gabriel natale your both graduated from temple pious high school here in the bay area in 2018 right now. they are being held in a room jail, accused of aggravated murder and attempted extortion. the murders apparently the result of a drug deal gone wrong elder and natale your earth are accused of stealing a backpack after they were sold crushed aspirin instead of cocaine. police met with the pair to retrieve the backpack and they say they were assaulted after they identified themselves. investigators say that elder stabbed got 8 times and confessed during his interrogation. felder says he stabbed the officer because he feared he was being strangled, but the judge noted, there were no marks on his neck. both families have said that they are try,ng to get more information as to exactly what happened as they have not been able to make contact with their son's grant. >>a walnut creek man wanted on child-pornography charges in contra costa county has been arrested in kansas. investigators say a complaint

. >> the 219-year-olds were identified as finnegan lee elder and gabriel christian natale hjorth, the officer was killed after police say the men were involved in a drug deal gone bad. >> reporter: two american students have been formally detained in rome, on suspicion of murdering an aln policeman. itto that one of the two americans is the main suspect in the investigation. that suspect, driven away from a police station, following a detention hearing earlier on saturday. italian media claims this individual has confessed to the crime although those reports are not independently verified. a lawyer for the students said his clients refuse to answer questions, italian police say they suspect the student of stabbing an italian police officer to death. the policeman was reportedly trying to stop the students stealing the bag from a person on the street. a second police officer was als it has shocked the country. the two american students were due to return to california on saturday, but they now can be held initially for a period of 3 days from the questioning. in london, fox news. >>> t

was married 6 weeks ago and he was buried yesterday 19 year-old finnegan elder an 18 year-old gabriel nataleh. both graduated from tam high i in mill valley in 2018. and they are the ones who are in a jail right now being held for that killing. the police of investigators say so far what seems to have happened in questioning the teenagers in those who are involved in drug deal that the teenagers they say stole a backpack in a cell phone. they say they were sold crushed aspirin instead of cocaine and then called saying that the drug dealer should deliver the real drugs and they would get their backpack back but instead the under not off-duty a plainclothes police in italy, they showed up at the hotel room and they ended up being stabbed elder says he stabbed the officer and he was stabbed multiple times, he says it's because he was afraid that he was being strangled and maybe thought it was the drug dealers attacking him or something. and then here's a picture of the night they found the knife that was used in this killing it was hidden in the ceiling panel of a hotel room. there's word that

finnegan lee elder and gabriel christian natale hjorth are being held on homicide and extortion charges. police say they've confessed to the brutal crime. the police officer was stabbed eight times. newlywed who had just returned from his honeymoon. police say surveillance video and witnesses led them

there now investigating this newly surfaced photo showing one of the suspects, 18-year-old gabriel christian natale hjorth, bound and blind folded blind folding a suspect in italy is illegal and officers say they don't know how this photo got out. on friday, italian police arrested hjorth along with 19-year-old finnegan california. familylegations. >> i hope to god that there's some missing link, some piece of the puzzle that hasn't come out yet. >> reporter: police say the pair confessed to stabbing 35-year-old officer mario rega in a drug deal gone wrong. according to court documents, each blamed the other during interrogation. in a 911 call, a witness claims the suspects fled the scene, saying, how did they escape? on a motorbike, on foot? on foot, on foot police will now be taking a closer look at this surveillance video from friday which shows two people running from the area around the time of the stabbing. elder's family says they haven't spoken with him since an initial call from the police station on july 26th, saying in a statement, we plan to go to rome as soon as the state department as

self-defense, according to a judge ruling obtained by the associated press, but this picture of 18 gabriel christian natale-hjorth blindfolded is raising questions about the treatment of the americans. the treatment condemned in italy and a police officer involved quickly moved off the case and now amanda knox speaking out. in 2007 she was forced into a confession by italian police over the killing of her friend meredith kircher and many are asking me about this case she tweeted. all i can say is i'm with holding judgment. it should be tried in a court of law, not the court of public opinion. in any case, it is tragic. my heart goes outth victim's family. the italian prosecutor saying that pictureboy's blindfolded cast a shadow on the case but they insist they were interviewed according to the law and in the interview one of the boy claims he didn't know the men were police and they were scared when the officers grabbed hold of them, the police insisting they did identify themselves. keir simmons, nbc news, london. >>> well, coming up here, bad grades for cal. the reason uc berkeley forced off the top rank

fin began lee elder is from san francisco his friend gabriel christian natale-hjorth confessed to stab together 75- year-old officer to death after being identified on surveillance video. a clip circulating in italian media shows the teens on a street in rome. they allegedly stole a backpack after trying to buy drugs. later that night, they were confronted by police officers in plain clothes. newly released judicial documents say elder admitted to stabbing the officer because he said he was being strangled. however, the judge notes that there were no signs of training lation. the other suspect says he didn't realize elder had a knife but the judge is not buying it concluding the weapon is just too big. a photo of natale-hjo rth led to questions about his treatment and validity of his confession. rome's attorney general says the interrogation was free of dures. . >>> i am katie kneelson. 17 people died, 15 more injured when a military plane crashed in pakistan overnight. you can see the smoke pouring out of some of the homes in the residential area not far from where the plane crashed.

police say the two american teenagers, finnegan lee elder and gabriel christian natale- edorth, confessedfter being identified on surveillance video. iais circulating in italian stdia purportedly shows the teens who stole a backpack after nying to buy drugs. later the same night they werep. tudicial documents released today reveal that elder admitted to stabbing cerciello rega because he says he was being strangled, though the judge notes there were no signs of strangulation. gatale-hjorth says he did not realize elder had a knife, but the judge did not buy that, toncluding the weapon is just too big, and adding both are involved in the murder. this photo of natale-hjorth blindfolded raised questions about the validity of his confession, though rome's sitorney general says the interrogation was free of duress. the teen's lawyer is demanding gnswers and says he believes that the blindfolding runs counter to the rule of law. the teens remain at this rome prison where, norah, they could be for many months before being indicted. onne'donnell: seth doane, thank e,u. president trump signed a bi

officer was killed during a scuffle with the two american teenagers, finnegan lee elder tad gabriel christian natalesayth, who italian police say confessed. the arrest warrant details how elder pulled out a knife, striking the officer multiple e mes. and that natale-hjorth denies seeing the knife. but, in italy, someone involveda it, en if theye indfolat the carabineirirth stn sparked deod and the elder family said they have not spoken with their son since friday, adding in a statement, they're working with the u.s. state department, which has not been granted access to finn. the americans, who are being held at a rome prison in solitary confinement, had been schoolmates. h'e student there questioned 'vtale-hjorth's reputation. >> i've kind of always know that b's a bit of a bad guy. >> reporter: italy's deputy prime minister matteo salvini tweeted he "hopes the killer of our poor carabiniere never gets out of prison." the line of those paying tribute here wraps around the block and only continues to grow. a funeral is scheduled for tomorrow, in the very same church where he was just merried. meanwh

police say that 18 year-old gabriel natal gorgeous and 19 year-old finnegan elder stabbed and killed a police officer in rome during a botched drug deal. prosecutors say the 2 who went to school in marine county admitted to the killing. they're expected to be charged with aggravated murder and attempted extortion. the prosecution is calling for a life sentence for the 2 teenagers. state police and the people of rome paid tribute to the slain officer saturday after the teenagers were arrested a funeral is planned for him on monday in rome. finnegan's family has also released a statement saying the senate condolences to the same slain officers family, adding that they have not yet been able to contact their son and they request privacy while they deal with the situation. the officer and recently returned to work following his honeymoon. a san jose police officer won't be returning to work anytime soon after being booked into jail on felony drug and weapons charges. 48 year-old john tomkins was taken into custody on friday. kron four's felipe de gaulle reports that a traffic stop in sun

finnegan lee elder and gabriel christian natale-hjorth, tourists from san francisco seen here reportedly moments after being detained in their hotel room. police say they have confessed to being involved in a violent altercation that resulted in the death of an italian police officer. the policeman, stabbed around 3:00 a.m. friday during a scuffle with two people suspected of stealing a backpack from another man and then trying to ransom it back. police say it was a drug deal gone bad. the suspects, seen here in surveillance images, fled the scene. police say they found overwhelming evidence in the suspects' hotel room including the alleged murder weapon cleverly concealed behind one of the ceiling tiles and blood-stained clothing supposedly worn in the attack. italian media report their bags were packed, flights booked. police murders are rare in italy. so this case is politically charged. brigadier mario cerciello rega was 35 years old, a newlywed. on monday, his funeral will take place at the same church where he was married just over a month ago. tonight, the family of one of suspect

which apparently is illegal under italian law, police commander said it was done to keep gabriel christian natalm seeing documents related to his investigation, you can see it there, the 18-year-old and classmates were on vacation in rome when police say they stabbed mario to death following the drug deal gone wrong. rigo was put to rest at the same church where he was married just over a month ago. president trump ramping up his feud with congressman cummings accusing democrats of continuously playing the race card. >> griff jenkins live as the left slams the president for calling attention for the conditions of baltimore, good morning, griff. >> good morning, carley and rob, the president did not put down twitter machine continuing tirade with chairman of house oversight reform committee yesterday, the president labeling the baltimore lawyer as the bigot writing this, if racist cummings would focus more on energy on helping the good people of his district and baltimore itself, perhaps progress could be made in fixing the method -- mess he had help today create of independent leadership, his ra

two officers were attacked so suddenly by 19-year-old figgegan lee elder an 18-year-old gabriel christian nataleat elder admitted stabbing one of the officers several times after being confronted about stealing of backpack from a drug dealer from whom the teenagers had tried unsuccessfully to buy cocaine. the officer died from his injuries and a prosecutor said in the teens were told, they seemed in denial. >> translator: at the beginning, they had a hard time understanding the gravity of what's happened. one of the boys asked, but is he really dead? dad, dad? >> the officer's funeral was held yesterday in the same church where he was married just six weeks ago. the american teenagers claimed they didn't know rega and his colleague were police officers and simply fear they were being attacked. italian officials say that's not true. and that the two officers clearly identify themselves. >> shepard: jonathan hunt, live in los angeles. the grammy nominated rapper a$ap rocky pleading not guilty as his trial begins in sweden. he is accused of assaulting a man in stockholm last month. two other people

they are identified as finnegan lee elder and gabriel christian natale hjorth.both are from san francisco. the teens were arrested at a hotel in rome where they were staying. police say surveillance video led them to this pair who according to authorities have confessed. according to police, the teens stole a drug dealer's backpack after allegedly buying cocaine that turned out to be aspirin. the dealer reported the theft to police. officer rega responded and was stabbed eight times. police say they found the knife hidden behind a wall in the teens' hotel room. >>> federal prosecutors want to play a movie clip at roger stone's upcoming trial. want to guess which one? >> mr. pantangele, were you a member of the corleone family? did you serve under the capo regime, under veto corleone also known as the godfather? >> i, uh, never know about that. i don't know, i don't understand, senator. >> it was in that memorable scene from "the godfather part ii," a mobster recants his testimony and lies to congress about michael corleone and his criminal empire. prosecutors in

police say 18-year-old gabriel natale and finnegan elder murdered police officer mario cerciello rega drug deal gone wrong. police say when the teenagers demanded drugs and money for its return, the owner called them. according to a court document obtained by abc news officer mario cerciello rega and his partner andrea varriale seen here at rega's wedding last month went to recover the backpack. varriale said when they approached the teens with their badges friday night identifying themselves as police elder and natale seemed suspicious launching into a violent attack that left his partner bleeding abundantly falling to the ground saying they stabbed me. the entire encount story lasting about four minutes. police say elder stabbed rega 11 times with a 7-inch blade and they then fled to their hotel where he hid the knife in the ceiling. natale claimed he had no idea his friend had attacked the officer with a knife until the next morning but an italian judge disagreeing saying he acted as an accomplice. authorities say the teenagers confessed to their involvement in his murder. meanwhil

investigators say the other suspect, gabriel christian natale hjorth, repeatedly punched him during thehis image leaked further, it further complicates matters. it shows him blindfolded and hank handcuffed, they said they did not want him to see documents in the room but that does not make this complicated issue go away. many questions and concerns about what the consequences of this leaked image will be, but tonight it is really just the sadness and the grief and the shock that is dominated the headlines here in italy. >> dana: understandably so. let's bring in the fox news contributor and former homicide detective ted williams. what do you make of this? how do you handle this if you are the parents or the lawyers for these americans who are accused of this homicide? >> what you will do is the state department is going to get involved, you have seen one of the individuals with blindfolded and that is certainly illegal and it's my understanding that they have conducted an investigation and the officer that blindfolded this teenager has been transferred, although the interior said they w

finnegan lee elder and gabriel christian natale-hjorth both of the san francisco bay area are being held at rome's coeli prison. >> i have never seen violence in him. >> reporter: italian authorities say the two confessed to being involved in a violent altercation over a backpack where the police officer was stabbed. police say the young men were demanding 100 euros and a gram of cocaine to return the bag to its owner, but the owner notified the carabinieri. the suspects caught on security cameras as they fled the scene. police say they found overwhelming evidence in the suspects' hotel room including the alleged murder weapon cleverly concealed behind one of the ceiling tiles, as well as bloody clothing supposedly worn in the attack. their bags were reportedly packed, flights booked. police murder are rare in rome. mario cerciello rega was 35 years old, a newlywed. tomorrow his funeral takes place at the same church he was married just over a month ago. one of the american suspect's family say they haven't been able to contact their son. after saturday's detention hearing, he described

more of to get lee elder in a moment, but first grant lotus has the latest on how he and gabriel christian natalerth. >>were arrested for the killing of an italian police officer. >>mario charge yellow radio was buried in his hometown near naples the casket carried from the same church wied just italy's prime minister called the 35 year-old officers death, a deep wound for the state to show them that would say at a news conference officials said churchill was unarmed that he had left his gun in his locker by accident. they also expressed regret that a leaked photo of the other defendant. gabriel christian that holly your earth was shown blindfolded and shackled to a chair. police say was to prevent him from seeing evidence in the newspaper called it an affront to the moral values that hold up our democracy. police say the incident began when the boy stole a backpack from a man after he allegedly sold them fake drugs. the man reported the theft to police who sent an undercover officer. the boys reportedly told a judge that church yellow did not say he was an officer and that he attacked them. thes

. >> reporter: the two young men, 18-year-old gabriel christian natale-hjorth and 19-year-old finnegan lee elder, both graduates of the high school in the valley were well-known at the school according to former classmates. >> it has been going around, the kids in my grade, like wildfire. it is really shocking to all of us. >> reporter: the class said it was a shock hearing about their arrest in italy, on charges of killing an italian police officer after a bad drug deal. sunday night, the coffin of police officer mario cerciello rega was escorted from a chapel in rome. italian police say they were in rome and had stolen the backpack of a drug dealer who they say sold them fake drugs. the two teens demanded money and someone reported the theft to police. when officers responded, one of them punched an officer and one stabbed the officer. he had just returned to work days before after his honeymoon. his wife in just one month in tears as people paid their respects. sunday, there was concern about a photo leaked to the press, showing gentle blindfolded. italian authorities say that looke