her body was the first of the gilgo four to be found.ing in 2009 after she finally graduated from high school. >> she had dropped out of school because she was having a few problems, and she got herself back in school. she didn't want a g.e.d. she wanted a diploma. and she went back and she got all straight a's, and she graduated. >> after high school, melissa moved from her hometown of buffalo to new york city. >> she thought that she could make a lot more money because she wanted to open her own salon back home and buy a house. and that kind of money wasn't available here. >> melissa found work quickly in a barbershop and made friends easily while living in the city. >> if she had $5 in her pocket and you needed $5 to get something to eat, she'd give you the whole thing. >> melissa soon found that cutting hair wasn't enough. so she turned to exotic dancing and eventually escorting. >> still hard for me to take it all in, because she always knew that she could come home. >> lynn wanted to make sure that melissa and the rest of the gilgo

in december of 2010 four bodies were found along a quarter-mile stretch of gilgo beach on the south shoref long island, new york. all four victims were young women in their 20s who'd advertised sex work on craigslist. their bodies were found within a quarter-mile stretch of beach. they were all bound at the feet or ankles and covered with burlap to hide them. it was a shocking discovery, and it was just the beginning. over the next year seven more sets of human remains were found in the area, most of them women. so was this the work of a serial killer? that's the question investigators have been asking for more than a decade with no answers until 2022, when recent dna technology gave police a new lead. they now have a suspect, someone they say was living a double life as a husband and a father. police feared he was targeting even more victims. over the next hour cnn's brin begingrass will piece together exactly how police begin to i.d. the suspect and how the possible killer was able to get away with it for so long. >> state police. >> there's somebody after me. >> what's your name? >> sh

i've never been to gilgo beach.thing about it, i have no idea. and he said, what if they treaded through the marsh with burlap sacks, you would never see them. he's like it's a very dark and desolate area. >> what happened that day? you decide at some point this is not a good idea. >> so after he started talking about everything he ended it with saying, oh, i live by gilgo beach. >> are you kidding me? >> i'm not -- after telling me all of this, you then tell me you live near gilgo beach and it's dark and it's desolate, so that weirded me out enough. >> and that's where he wanted you to go, to his house near gilgo beach. when i wouldn't go with him, he started seeing visually agitated, i put in all of this work, i came out to suffolk, i took you to dinner, met you in public, why are you not going back with me. like almost like i owed it to him. even though he seemed agitated, he used his like weight and size to almost try to intimidate me even more. >> thank goodness you didn't. >> i was terrified. i called somebody

, out on gilgo on long island there.ey are essentially saying they believe there are multiple killers, they have evidence there are multiple killers. they are not sure if the suspect who is going to make an appearance scheduled to make an appearance at 2:00 today is the person responsible. you listen to the cousin, she says we are just not sure yet but this is something from 20 years ago that destroyed us, sandra. >> sandra: she was the first cousin of jessica taylor who was 20 years old when her remains were found. she was working as an escort in new york city at the time. she was found in a wooded area in 2003. her remains jane doe number 5 discovered in 2011 along ocean parkway. they later connected the remains by gilgo beach and mantorville, we are hopeful for the future, she said, and don't know, and the lawyer referenced multiple killers, more than one, calling it a positive step and just the beginning. we don't exactly know what we are about to see. we know cameras are attempting to get into the courthouse. we may

near gilgo beach?ually very agitated, almost like a put in all this work, i came out to suffolk, i took it a dinner, why are you not going back with me? like almost i owed it to him, and that's when even always seemed agitated, he used his weight and size to try to intimidate me even more. >> thank goodness you didn't. >> i was terrified. i called someone to meet me in the parking lot to make sure i got to my car okay. >> when you saw the news break, and you saw his picture -- >> i am immediately texted my little sister told her to go look at the news. and said i, was right, i knew it. because after that dinner, for years, i am telling you, years, i told everybody, i'm telling you i went to dinner with the gilgo beach killer. i know it's him, i went to dinner with him. i mean, when he got arrested, my sister recognized him. but not on that, it's hard to forget someone who's six foot six, 300 pounds, who's an architect in manhattan, and lives in massapequa. those are very specific details. >> when he sa

here gilgo beach on long island. >> when i took office on january of 22 i made gilgo a priority. >>reporter: the murders traumatized and captain vised long island for more than a decade. now the suspect as unthinkable as the murders themselves. >> this is a shock. like i said, 29 years here. i've seen some things but this is -- >>reporter: the suspect is 59 charged with three murders today. the investigation continuing. he faces a possible fourth murder charge. investigators say he identified heurrman using dna from the bodies of the victims and witness descriptions of him and the car he drove. investigators obtained hundreds of search warrants and subpoenas linking heurrman to temporary burner phones and fake email accounts. he allegedly used them to communicate with his victims, taunt the family of one of them and search for information related to the investigation. >> we recognize that these crimes may have happened years ago but that pain continues. >>reporter: investigators biggest break came when they were watch, heurrman at his mid town office. dna from the crust linked he

the gilgo four. their bodies were found near each other, wrapped in burlap, discovered within 2010. they were all in their 20s and offered sex services on craigslist. as details emerge showing hume r humerman used burner foeps and a surveillance team used a pizza box that they saw him throw into the trash and then matched dna from a pizza crust to dna found on one of the victims. perhaps even more disturbing, prosecutors say he took at least one of the victims' phones and used the phone to call the families and taunt the families after allegedly killing the women. our reporters are covering this across the state of new york we have more from new york city and miguel marquez near the suspect's house in massapequa. what are we expecting to hear from authorities when they speak at any moment? >> reporter: yeah, just more details of how they uncovered this suspect. i want to tell you, though, jake, in court the suffolk county district attorney said that they actually had to stop this investigation early

gilgo beach investigation more than 200 times.has pleaded not guilty. he is due back in court next month. >> new images of the erupting volcano in iceland concerns about sulfur dioxide and other gases have prompted officials to shut down the area to tourists. the volcano, about 25 miles from the capital, began erupting about a week ago. >> okay. let's take a look at your monday weather. morning. >> we get a break from the heavy downpours for at least one day today from new england south. word, but the rain will return tomorrow. so meantime, in the interior northeast today and tonight, severe weather is possible. flash flooding, large hail, damaging winds from western new york down to tennessee. also, you might see some wildfire smoke in the air today. some hazy skies expected, possibly some poor air quality, too. meantime, the heat is on in the south and west. advisories and warnings remain in place. i'm accuweather meteorologist kevin corcoran in. spectator blamed for a massive today. the race for the white house. >> florida gove

i made gilgo a priority before he took office. i met with the victims families, some of whom i am proud to have standing with us today. and i told them that we were going to handle this case differently. we were going to do it differently. and when i showed up, you were not going to show me calling the meeting and being on neil cavuto beach with a giant magnifying lens, looking for clues, 12 years after the case. what i was going to do, i was going to work with my task force, we are going to form a task force, work with the suffolk county police department, work with suffolk county sheriff's office, work with the new york state police, we will work with our fbi, and form this task force and work together and we were going to use the grand jury, the power of the grand jury, to reach a determination in this case. the grand jury has two things. it is power, reach, you can obtain documents, you can interview witnesses. the other thing the grand jury has, the grand jury has secrecy. no one knows what you do when you operate a grand jur

investigation expanding to three other states after the arrest of a suspected serial killer in the gilgoeach murders. >> shame on us, looking into south carolina, even atlantic city. >> byron: what we're learning about rex heuermann. >> i'm an architectural consultant born and raised on long island. >> byron: the woman who ended their date early. >> i had a really bad feeling, i need to get away from him. >> byron: plus ocean fever. the global heat wave taking a toll on the environment. water temperatures soaring. >> it's very safe to say that it's the hottest it's ever been. >> byron: threatening to wipe out florida's coral reef. >> it's going to be like walking through a rain forest after a wildfire. >> byron: we take a deep dive for the firsthand look at the race to save nature's seawall. >> we're not going to give up. human is have caused this problem, humans can solve this problem. >> byron: the shocking revelation we discovered underwater. >>> chasing history. opening ceremonies in new zealand as the u.s. women's national team looks to win a third consecutive world cup. when you fi

bring yourself down ♪ ♪ yeah, oh don't you put me on the backburner ♪ this is nightline tonight at the gilgoing beach murders. the chilling new details in the shocking arrest of a long island father. >> rex heuermann is a demon that walks among us. >> charged with the murders of three women and a suspect in the fourth. police say he was leading a double life, hiding in plain sight. >> i'm an architectural consultant, born and raised on long island. >> the families seeking justice. >> it's not the end. it's just really the beginning now. >> how pizza crust and burner >>> plus new details in the shocking arrest of a long island father. >> greg sherman is a demon that walks among us charged with the murders of three women and the suspect in a fourth. >> police say he was leading a double life, hiding in plain sight from an architectural consultant born and raised on long island. the families seeking justice. it's not the end. >> it's just rea lines down hollywood. >> new type of business. >> juju: demanding higher wages, improved health care and for regulations for artificial intelligence. >> t

a long island man charged in three of the mysterious gilgo beach murders. gone unsolved for more than a decade. the advancements in technology that helped track him down, the suffolk county district attorney joins us for an interview that you'll see only on "gma." >> janai: pressing pause. the hollywood actors strike shutting down production on big budget movies the economic impact stretching past the picket lines. >> whit: 2024 candidates compete for support in iowa. how they're courting voters and who got a standing ovation. >> gio: cluster munitions. a u.s. shipment arriving in ukraine despite a ban on them in 120 countries. the assurances on how they'll be used. >> janai: student loan help. the education department wiping out loans for 800,000 borrowers. the $39 billion program announced as alarms are sounded about student loan forgiveness scams. what you need to know. >> whit: loud quitting. the new data on the workplace trend. frustrated employees openly venting their anger. is this the right move? experts weigh in. >> gio: wnba all-star weekend. sabr

how come they can't trace the phones in the gilgo beach case? he is asking questions regarding the investigation and making searches of the victims, looking at pictures of the victims online and running searches of the victims' sibling and in one instance their child and it happened as if he was trying to locate them. >> dana: there is reporting of him stalking a young woman in a parkner buy. any other stories emerging? >> he was under surveillance. we're going through the stories and we'll square exactly what happened based on our surveillance as well as -- >> dana: what's the status of the case? is he under indictment or waiting for the grand jury. ? >> he is charged with first degree murder with regard to the murders of the three women. each charges carries a potential sentence of life without parole. we have a fourth murder that we are investigating, which we're still investigating. >> dana: then the indictment will be released? >> it has been. he is charged with the murder of meghan waterman, melissa barth -- >> how often did he reach out t

. >>> and a woman coming forward and revealing her frightening encounter with the suspected gilgo beach serial killer. what he told her about the murders he's now charged with committing. let's go "outfront." good evening, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, trump's legal team is scrambling. new information suggesting the special council's 2020 election case against the president is far bigger than they anticipated. trump is now staring down his third potential indictment, which could come as early as tomorrow. his legal team says the doj has given him until midnight tomorrow to say whether he'll report to that federal grand jury that. grand jury is expected to meet tomorrow morning. meanwhile, trump's been hit with two other major losses in other legal battles he's fighting. in one case, a judge ruling against trump in the stormy daniels hush money case. that's in new york. and the judge denying trump's efforts to move the case to federal court. so that's the first. the second is the judge denying trump's request for a new trial in the case he lost e. jean carroll who accused him of

. >>> a top investigator in the gilgo beach serial killer case, is describing the suspect as a quoteemon. he tells cnn the investigation remains active and they continue to gather evidence and have more human remains to analyze. >>> senator joe manchin set to speak at a no labels meeting in new hampshire. >>> the powerball jackpot has grown to $900 million, the third largest powerball prize in history. the drawing is set for tonight. cnn this morning starts right now. >>> we'll figure out what abby would do with 90 million. >> i wouldn't be sitting next to you. >> a little bit harsh for monday morning. we have some major developments in the critical war in ukraine, two major developments specificallyover night, first ukraine claiming responsibility for an attack on the vital bridge connect russia to annexed peninsula of crimea. a source says it was a joint operation with ukraine's naval forces. kraepian intelligence said the damage will create difficulties for russian forces who use the bridge as a quote major logistics hub. that comes as we also learn just a few hours ago that russi

not in new york and the gilgo beach serial killings, a suspect described as a demon and an ogre is in custody, ending for now a years long search now prosecutors are trying to build their case and possibly link him to even more killings. this morning, a new search for evidence in the case against suspected gilgo beach serial killer rex. human investigators on long island, new york, combing through this storage unit as they build their case against the 59 year old architect and married father accused of killing three women. more than a decade ago and suspected of killing a fourth. >> this is clearly a sick and depraved human being, somebody who is taunting victims. >> crime scene detectives were seen at huberman's home this weekend. the daily mail obtaining photos of police removing guns. officials say human had permits for 92 firearms. sources say investigators are hoping to find so-called trophies from the victims, such as earrings or locks of hair. they're also looking for evidence that could link him to six other local murders. >> we're going to see if he's involved with the other

police moving in on a well-known architect and father, charged now in the gilgo beach murders outside new york. the suspect allegedly living a double life. charged with three counts of murder, three women. authorities are now investigating up to 10 potential victims in the area. tonight here, what our team has learned and the evidence, including burner phones and dna found on pizza crust. and tonight, you'll hear an interview with the suspect just last year. the architect describing his work and life at home. our senior investigative reporter aaron katersky on this tonight. >>> also at this hour severe storms. severe storms possible from washington, d.c. to new york to boston. vermont at risk again. and the heat tonight. more than 100 million americans, temperatures well into the triple digits. rob marciano timing out the storms tonight and the heat this weekend. >>> tonight here, you will see the first video in from authorities of that escaped murder suspect on the run now in the northeast for more than a week. video from a woman's front porch doorbell cam showing the fugitive possib

massapequa park home, 25 minute ride from where four minute were found along the highway leading to gilgoeach. six more victims were found in 2011. many neighbors acting to the arrest. >> the guy has been quiet, never bothers anybody. we are kind of shocked. >> it's crazy, mind blowing. it's, you know, quiet massapequa park. >> i've had small talk with the gentleman because he was do like woodwork, you know, average guy living in suburban area. >> rich: retired connecticut homicide detective foley is standing by, but first to lauren green. >> so far what we know about the suspect is that he is just an everyday kind of man. leading a middle class life in one of long island, new york's bedroom communities. 59-year-old rex heuermann is in custody and expected to make a court appearance. new information from the bail application lists the charges against him, three counts of murder in the first-degree, and three counts of murder in the second degree. he is the owner of r.h. architectural, and he does consulting and helps building owners navigate the building codes. a swarm of police vehicles

cbs's meg oliver has all the grisly details tonight from gilgo beach.orah, good evening. police uncovered most of the human remains along this remote beach. police say the suspect, rex heuermann, has been under surveillance for months, and it was revealed in court documents today he allegedly used one of the victim's cell phones to make taunting calls to her family after the murder. >> rex, did you do it? >> reporter: police say rex heuermann, a new york city architect, is the suspected serial killer they have been hunting for over a decade. heuermann lived on this quiet street in massapequa, long island. he was arrested near his manhattan office last night and arraigned today. >> rex heuermann is a demon that walks among us. a predator that ruined families. >> reporter: prosecutors said investigators were led to heuermann initially after a witness reported seeing a pickup truck when one of the victims disappeared in 2010. investigators later recovered his dna from a pizza crust he discarded in manhattan and matched it to genetic material found on the b

they found 11 people in the area of gilgo beach including a toddler.g at another unsolved crime. >> there is still an awful lot of investigation that has to be done to fully understand how many people were victims to this individual. >> reporter: prosecutors say they pushed up the time frame on the arrest because rex heuermann was closely monitoring the investigation and was a danger to the community. he has pleaded not guilty to the murders of the three women. norah. >> norah: elaine quijano, thank you. tonight the faa is investigating what caused an emergency slide to paul from a united airlines jets from chicago's o'hare airport today. you can see the sheet that landed in the backyard. maintenance worker say they discovered the slide was missing when the plane landed safely in chicago from zurich, switzerland. luckily no one was hurt. what a story. turning out to 2024, the republican presidential campaign of governor ron desantis is garnering fresh criticism after he struggled to rise in the polls and now a campaign shake-up. cbs's robber cost repor

acropolis as wildfires spread >>> also tonight, the expanding investigation of the suspect in new york's gilgo beach killings authorities now looking at unsolved cases in three other states >>> a former trump white house aide testifies again before the grand jury investigating 2020 election interference. >>> new details about the u.s. soldier who ran into north korea why he spent time at a south korean jail. what the army secretary says about the incident >>> the washington commanders finally sold, and the huge fine the current owners will pay as one of the new investors, magic johnson, tells us exclusively how he would change a toxic culture. >>> my exclusive look inside norad tracking potential threats from air and sea. the commander's new insights about that chinese spy balloon. >>> and soccer fever as team usa goes for a three-peat at the world cup. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening and welcome. by now even the hardiest among us may be reaching their limits not only is the crippling heat in many parts of the country not easing, it is expanding. let m

the suspected gilgo beach serial killer pleading not guilt to six counts of murder yesterday. >> and say they cracked the decade-old cold case thanks in part to dna from a pizza crust. pete: alexandria hoff joins us. >> reporter: good morning. there's some indication a few years back that the fbi had reenergized this investigation. 59-year-old architect rex hewerman had lived for all of those years about 25 minutes from where 11 sets of human remains were found on the long island beach parkway between 2010 and 2011. he has been charged in three of those murders in the death of amber lynn costello, megan waterman and melissa -- he's also the prime suspect in the killing of maureen raider barnes as well. now, the married father of two entered the courtroom yesterday and pleaded not guilty. >> the district attorney outlined his case, i will say to you folks that it's extremely circumstantial in nature. in terms of speaking to my client, the only thing i can tell you that he did say as he was in tears was i didn't do this, and we're looking forward to fighting this case in a court of law

they have arrested a 59-year-old architect for some of the gilgo beach murders. beginning in 2010, authorities discovered ten sets of human remain, most of them adult women, all found along a strip of long island's water over several months. >> it started wi the gilgo four. four women found in the bushes along a quarter mile stretch. each were found bound with camouflage burlap over a two-day period and the killings really baffled authorities for years. but miguel marquez explain, the case was broken open because of phones and pizza crusts and dna testing. >> i've standing here with my partners, to announce the indictment of the defendant rex andrew heuermann. >> sex workers tied up, their bodies wrapped in camouflage burlap dumped on gilgo beach on long island. >> when i took office in 2022, i made it a priority. >> the gilgo beach murders traumatized and can't vised long island, east of new york city for more than a decade. now the suspect as unthinkable as the murders themselves. >> this is a shock. 29 years here. i've seen some things, but this is something.

>> reporter: the investigation into the gilgo beach murders spreads nationwide. cbs news has learned police are looking into whether one or more of the three murders rex heuermann is charged with may have taken place inside the long island home he shared with his wife and children. his family was apparently away at the time of those murders. >> there is absolutely no evidence that anyone acted with the defendant, much less his family. >> reporter: law enforcement officials tell cbs news investigators are looking to see if heuermann is connected to other unsolved murders throughout the county and the country. suffolk county officials have executed several warrants including in south carolina and las vegas where the alleged killer had ties. police in south carolina are looking into whether a 2014 missing person case could be tied to heuermann, as well. 18-year-old aaliyah bell went missing about 20 miles from where heuermann owned land. so far police have found no connection. investigators are searching the property for evidence, and it's where they found a chevy a

also, there are other bodies there at gilgo beach in that area. heuermann, but it's possible it is. so we have to wait and see what time tells us. >> on this front, obviously, we don't know what he's been doing. we don't know how many victims there possibly could've been, right? so, i don't want to imply that every victim is a decade or more ago. it is the reality that the ones he is being charged with right now are a decade old. so, is there any issue in terms of dna degrading? when you see his dna is now in the system and you can cross-reference it with everything, is that good, is the quality of the dna high enough if you're looking at murders in the past? >> well, if you're looking at old specimens, it may not be. as it turns out, the example of a hair. a hair has a root and a shaft. the root has good cellular material, and you can do the normal dna analysis and get a lot of data, very identifying data. on the other hand, the shaft of the hair doesn't have that same situation. it's got mitochondrial dna, which is present thousands of times in

today on long island police are not letting up, searching a storage unit possibly connected to the gilgo beach murders. just across the bay from where the bodies were found over a decade ago investigators are also poring over evidence removed from the suspected serial killer's home over the weekend, including dozens of guns >> the house is cluttered. and we are going to go inch by inch through that house we're going to get everything >> reporter: 59-year-old rex heuermann is being held without bail after pleading not guilty to murdering megan waterman, melissa barthelemy, and amber costello all young women in their 20s who worked for escort services. police recovered key dna back in 2010, but all they had was hair. >> the only dna you can get is mitochondrial dna rather than the traditional dna that you get from traditional dna testing. >> reporter: and that science today is a lot better than it was over ten years ago >> certainly in 2010, absolutely >> reporter: police also needed a suspect. witnesses described a large man over six feet tall. one said he drove a chevrolet avalanche. >>

. >> dana: police arresting a suspect today in the gilgo beach killings. a live look at the scene in massapequa park new york 20 minutes from where the vick whims' bodies were found. investigation started more than a decade ago when a police found the remains of four women wrapped in burr lap in a wooded area near the beach. welcome to a new hour of "america's newsroom." i'm dana perino. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer. fast moving story. a press conference later today and see how much they want to share then. they've been looking for this killer for years. investigators eventually finding six more bodies in the area. unclear if all of them are tied to the suspect now in custody. neighbors expressing shock and perhaps some relief. >> >> we're shocked. this is a very quiet neighborhood. everybody knows each other. >> you think of the victims, it's sad and tragic. it's not about him or us it's about the victims. >> paul mauro joins us for analysis. first john ray is the attorney representing two families. try to get an idea. do you know what change in this case for

gilgo beach in late 2010. >> mr. heuermann had a double life. i guess at nighttime he turned into this monster. >> reporter: police honed in on heuermann in march 2022 after discovering he owned a truck an eyewitness connected to one of the disappearances. over time, they found data from seven burner phones used to contact victims. more than 200 internet searches about the gilgo beach investigation, and tied dna found on a discarded pizza crust to hair found on one of the bodies. police found the remains of 11 people in the area of gilgo beach, including a toddler. they are now looking at other unsolved crimes. >> there's still an awful lot of investigation that has to be done to fully understand how many people were victims to this individual. >> reporter: prosecutors say they pushed up the time frame on the arrest because heuermann was closely monitoring the investigation and was a danger to the community. he has pleaded not guilty to the murders of the three women. norah. >> elaine quijano, thank you. >>> tonight the faa is investigating what

four women were found in gilgo known as the gilgo beach murders.t was cracked open thanks to burner phones, pizza crust, and dna testing. >> i'm standing here with my law enforcement partners and the gilgo tack force to announce the indictment of rex heuermann. >> reporter: the women were found bound up. >> when i joined in 2022, i made gilgo a priority. >> reporter: it traumatized and captivated long island city for more than a decade. now the suspect as unthinkable as the murders themselves. >> this is a shock. i've seen some things. >> reporter: rex heuermann, 59, charged with three murders. faces a possible fourth murder charge. investigators say they identified heuermann by dna from the victims and the car he drove. they obtained hundreds of warrants linked to burner phones and email accounts. he used them to communicate with his victims, taunt the family of one of them that led to the investigation of the long unsolved murders. >> we recognize the murders happened years ago, but the pain continues. >> reporter: investigators' biggest break is

their bodies found on gilgo beach.ver the weekend, investigators took out evidence from the home that included over 200 guns as well as a child doll. they've been removing boxes and budgets of evidence and loading them in to the trucks behind me. they have shut down the road behind me. again, the new york state police, suffolk county police, the sheriff's office and fbi all working together to solve this case and coming up, we'll have a press conference from the police. now back to you. >> charles: meanwhile, the white house wrapped up the cocaine probe with a few details. jacqui heinrich has more. the white house defending the student look work around. is $39 billion just the beginning? the second best? stay healthy enough to enjoy it. so i started preparing physically and financially. then you came along and made every mile worth it. hi mom. at vanguard you're more than just an investor, you're an owner. helping you prepare for today's longer retirement. that's the value of ownership. martial arts is my passion. i wo

but keep in mind there were 11 bodies found in that gilgo beach area.11 families looking for resolution, or eight families looking for resolution. and clearly there are police departments who wonder if they have unsolved cases that might show to have a connection with heuermann. it's about those families. >> all right, stephanie gymnastics, thank you. >>> in washington, the federal grand jury investigating interference in the 2020 election heard testimony today from an aide to former president trump as it considers new charges against the republican front-runner. garrett haake now with that story. >> reporter: the grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election heard testimony today from a former trump white house aide pictured with then president trump on january 6th. william russell spending hours behind closed doors with special counsel prosecutors, who warned mr. trump sunday he is a target of their investigation, likely to be indicted. >> what a job you did. >> reporter: mr. trump seen in videos on social media hobnobbing with guests

. >>> the search for evidence in the gilgo beach murders on new york's long island has expanded as far away as las vegas. police there said today they are reviewing all unsolved cases to see if there's a connection to suspect rex heuermann. the "las vegas review journal" reports the 59-year-old architect owns a time share property in the city. the suspected serial killer is charged with murdering at least three of 11 victims found near gilgo beach. >>> tonight more than 6 million americans age 65 and older are living with dementia. now a groundbreaking new study reveals how hearing aids could reduce cognitive decline for adults at the high risk for the debilitating condition. krbsz news chiefs medical correspondent dr. jon lapook has this eye-opening look. >> it's a delight to be here. >> reporter: pastor sam marts has been a minister for 61 years. listening is a job requirement. >> i have people that i know that can't hear well, and they drop out of a conversation. well, as a minister, i can't do that. >> reporter: marts participated in a study out today showing hearing aids may reduc

police found the remains of 11 people on gilgo beach including a toddler. they're looking at other unsolved crimes. >> there's still an awful lot of investigation that has to be done to fully understand how many people were victims to this individual. >> reporter: elaine quijano, cbs news, massapequa park, new york. >>> florida governor ron desantis hit the campaign trail. he was in south carolina yesterday making his case to voters and it comes as he laid off ten staff members and burned through campaign cash faster than most of his opponents. cbs news has learned key donors are frustrated with the campaign and fear donald trump is in a far better position. >> the more i'm out there, the more support we get in these early states. >> we are totally dominating desanctus. >>> meantime west virginia senator joe manchin is refusing to rule out a third-party campaign. he told voters last night at a new hampshire campaign, quote, if i get in the race, i'm going to win. >>> a pretrial hearing is set today in donald trump's classified documents case. the hearing in

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the gilgo four were found three miles west of where we are this morning. with murder right now and he has pleaded not guilty. send it back to you. >> bill: nate foye on the scene along the beach of long island. >> the rest of this primary election will be in reference to trump. we can't keep dealing with this drama and the negativity and dealing with all of this. >> bill: that was nikki haley, presidential candidate with us yesterday on our program as federal prosecutors say former president donald trump is the target of a january 6th investigation. brand-new hour begins right now. first hour flew by, didn't it? >> sandra: it did. >> bill: dana is out today and back tomorrow. i'm bill hemmer. big welcome back to ou

arresting a suspect in the killings of three women on new york's long island more than a decade ago the gilgo beach murders, how they tracked the suspect, a manhattan architect, who is also a husband and father the exclusive video nbc has obtained of the suspect, plus the evidence prosecutors say helped identify him including dna from a pizza crust. will he be implicated in the murders of more victims? >>> also breaking tonight, the new surveillance signs of an escaped murder suspect caught on video plus, the supply found in the woods the search is on >>> the searing, dangerous heat about to get worse at least 85 million americans under heat alerts across the country. more triple-digit temps on the way, and as we found, no relief even at the beach in miami. >>> thousands of actors on strike the major stars speaking out tonight refusing to work in protest. how long the strike could last and the ripple effect on so many others. plus, what it could mean for all of your favorite shows >>> the controversial new barrier at the border right on the river and the lawsuit to stop it >>> what do we know

there's 11 bodies i believe on that gilgo beach area nearly attributed three to four to rex hubermanthat he's responsible for more bodies that it was a dumping ground with multiple serial killers explain to me the other what is it -- seven bodies. >> so, you know, gilgo 4 which is what you're talking about 3 he's charlged with the 4th we're working on, they have, they're the circumstances of their death are related to four separate burner phones were used. the area in gilgo beach which they were buried they're clearly related so that's what our grand jury investigation centered on. once we're finished with thisser woo going to work with other ones as well. will: ray tierney you have amazing break throughs and appreciate your diligence and being with us this morning. will: coming up climate john kerry doesn't want to offend china president xi jinping. >> is he, in fact, a dictator? >> not useful to get into -- i'm not going to get into -- will: morgan ortagus on that and more on the hearing that had sparks flying. i was told my small business wouldn't qualify for an erc tax refund. yo

kick pain in the aspercreme. >> carley: chilling new developments in the case of the gilgo beach -- >dd: jackie ibanez has details. >> the allegations against rex herushgsmann. he is seen talking to a petite woman on the street in 22, more than a year ago. police found a portrait of a battered woman while searching his home. police taking it with dozens of bizarre items, including a child-like doll. a client also coming forward detailing a conversation she had with the suspected killer while driving him home a year before his arrest. she said we talked about the gilgo beach murder and discussed the burl ap and why someone would use that. it is bone chilling. turns out at the time of the encounter he was already on law enforcement radar. listen to this. >> we were asked in early 2022 bu suffolk county to join a task force. that investigator started this assignment in february of 2022. in march of 2022, the same new york state police investigator reported to the leadership of that task force that a potential suspect had been identified. this suspect was rex heurmann. >> despite this, he

he had said do you know about the gilgo beach murders? >> he brought it up? >> yeah.go beach murders and i was like, yeah, i'm from long island. everybody from long island knows about them. you know what i mean. and that is when he started talking about it. but here is the thing. when he brought it up, his whole demeanor changed. he sat up straighter, he had like a smirk on his face. he seemed almost like too excited to talk about it and then once he did start talking about it, it didn't seem like a true crime fan who just knows information they've seen on tv or read. it seemed like someone who was reliving it. >> wow. that is frightening. jean casarez is here with more on the investigation. did the d.a. share anything about what was recovered at the home? >> reporter: he spoke a lot and there were a lot of questions. 12 days of collecting potential evidence. but i want to show you what is happening right now. look behind me. it looks like it is just routine city maintenance, right. they're installing a camera up there because there is going to be 24-hour police prese

. >> and a new twist as police investigate the suspected gilgo beach serial killer what would you give a child you loved, to make their wish come true? to help them fight a critical illness, just imagine what you'd do. every single one of us can make the stars align. because when we come together, hope and joy will shine. ♪ ♪ >> tonight on abc. >> take a look. a massive explosion caught on camera lifting fans up in the air on the street in johannesburg, south africa. one person was killed, at least 50 others were injured. officials believe an underground gas line is responsible. >> nearly a dozen wild horses have died in the first ten days of nevada's mustang roundup. the government backed event involves helicopters chasing down and capturing horses roaming on federal land to thin the herd. witnesses say the horses suffered some gruesome injuries. activists want the chases outlawed, calling helicopter roundups barbaric. but the government claims the overpopulated herds threaten the ecology of the range. new details now in the gilgo beach serial killer investigation. >> police are looki

found tied up, bodies wrapped in burlap dumped on long island. >> when i took office in 2022, i made gilgo a priority. >> the beach murders captivated long island for more than a decade. and now, the suspect, as unthinkable as the murders themselves. >> this is a shock. 29 years here. i've seen some things, but this is wicked. >> rex heuermann, 59, charged with three murders today, the investigation continuing and follows a possible fourth murder charge. investigators say they identified heuermann using dna from the bodies of the victims and from witness descriptions of him and the car he drove. investigators obtained hundreds of search warrants and subpoenas linking heuermann to temporary burner phones and fake email accounts. investigators allege he used them to communicate with his victims, taunt the family of one of them, and search for information related to the investigation into the long unsolved murders. >> we recognize that these crimes may have happened years ago. but that pain continues. >> investigators' biggest break came when they were surveilling heuermann at his midtown man

will: great point about the fbi and the gilgo beach serial killer. just have to wait a decade. i'm sure ten years from now we'll have the solution, the answer to the unsolved mystery of the coke in the white house. pete: i love what they said, if you're a regular joe in d.c. carrying coke, you're screwed. if you're someone in the white house, you're going to escape. if you walked into the capitol on january 6th, we're going to throw the book at you. if you're anthony fauci and you lied to people, we almost have this abiding sense that nothing will ever happen to you, and that unequal justice is beyond unsettling. by the way, there are unconfirmed reports, unconfirmed, that some folks inside the secret service are are saying we know who it is, but they went a different course. i don't know -- will: it's impossible to believe they don't know -- pete: there's no way they don't know who it is. to your point, whoever wrought the baggy there was very familiar -- no visitors, like, let me bring my cocaine and put it in the cubby. that's also not a regular v

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