a handyman who worked for the victim's husband has now been arre arrested. does it clear the husband? mark greenblatt is here with more. >> reporter: they arrests the handyman who worked for jane and bob ma shar ra. joe gentz claims the husband was responsible. joe gentz walked into court for a custody hearing. he walked out under arrest for murder. he's the former handyman of bob and jane bashara, a marketed executive found straggled in her suv. just days after she was killed, gentz admitted he was the one who strangled her. he claimed bob bashara offered him money for the crime and held a gun to his head forcing him to do it. something bashara denied. >> i don't own a firearm. i have nothing to do with this. that is a sick assessment on his part. it shows how deranged he is. >> reporter: source say gentz has the iq of a third grader. friday, he remained guarded shortly before his arrest. do you have any words to us? >> no, no words. >> reporter: a friend who drove him to court said this. >> he's scared. scared. panicking. >> why? >> because he doesn't know

they arrested the handyman who worked for jane and bob bashara. joe gentz claims the husband was to blame for jane's death. gentz is the one sitting in a jail cell this morning. joe gentz walked into court for a custody hearing for his daughter friday. he walked out under arrest for murder. >> you're under arrest for the murder of jane bashara. >> reporter: gentz is the former handyman of bob and jane bashara, a marketing executive found strangled in her suv. just days after she was killed, gentz admitted he was the one who strangled her. but gentz claimed bob bashara offered him money for the crime, then held a gun to his head forcing him to do it. something bashara vigorously denies. >> i don't own a firearm. i have nothing to do with this. that is a sick assessment on his part. it shows how deranged he is. >> reporter: sources tell abc news gentz has the iq of a third grader. friday, he remained guarded shortly before his arrest. do you have any words for us? >> no. >> reporter: okay. >> no words. >> reporter: a friend who drove gentz to court

you can decide am i willing to take a risk on a handyman? >> the dreaded estimate, to have three appointments in person before you actually chose somebody. that was always -- >> that's the lead model. we have three guys come to your house and those three guys are going to try to sell you -- and if you're a consumer and have that pro in your house now, you don't like it when they get up and get on the phone, but they have to get right up and get on the phone and take that lead because if they don't then they know someone else is going to take that lead. so they stop the work they're doing in your house as well. >> eric, go ahead. >> i'm curious about the interaction between -- with home depot. what are they going to do to drive customers to your site, or are they going to feature you to the home depot site? is there going to be an ad for redbeacon when you get your receipt, when you buy your new window in home depot, go on our website and we can have somebody install it for you? >> we're still sort of working through all the different touchpo

an exclusive interview with a longtime friend of the handyman.ed, this is a friend who convinced him to go to the police. what can he tell you about him? >> well, he is a religious guy. he said he wished he could have done more. absolutely, he does not regret convincing his friend to turn himself in. >> i figured if i would have had more information, maybe. >> standing in his front yard, this man broke down talking to us about the murder of jane bashara. >> sorry. but i want justice served. >> he said his friend, joseph, came to him after jane bashara was found strangled to death. >> i sat and cried with him. sometimes the situation can get out of -- you have to make the right choice. >> he said the choice was to tell police what he said happened, that he killed her in her garage, that her husband, bob bashara, convinced him to do it. >> he was manipulated. >> he said he went with him to turn himself in on february 3rd, but after he told his story, police let him go. he was eventually arrested more than a months after he said he initially confess

police initially refused to believe bashara's handyman. he confessed to killing jane bash bashara, he was charged with murder and conspiracy, but not with whom. the 48-year-old handyman reportedly has an iq of a third grader. claims the husband promised him a couple of hundred thousands dollars in cash. bashara denies that claim. ted rollins is in gross point with a long time friend of the handyman. so ted, this is the friend who convinc convinced gentz to go to the police. >> he is a religious guy and says he wished he could have done more, but said absolutely sh he does not regret convincing his friend to turn himself in. >> i think if i would have had more information maybe, things would have changed. >> reporter: standing in his front yard, he broke down talking about the murder. >> sorry. but i want justice served. >> reporter: he says his friend, joseph gentz, came to him after jane was found strangled to death. >> i seen him crying about it. sometimes, a situation just can't get out of. got to make the right choice. >> reporter: he

a handyman is arrested in connection with the death of a wealthy detroit woman. but while he's confessed to having a role in the crime, he says he did not work alone. >>> and i sincerely apologize. in a surprising show of remorse, radio host rush limbaugh apologizes for his remarks against a georgetown law student. what may have brought about his change of heart? we'll get some insight "today," change of heart? we'll get some insight "today," sunday, march 4th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, and welcome to "today" on a sunday morning. i'm lester holt in henryville, indiana. >> and i'm jenna wolfe, along with carl quintanilla inside studio 1a. so here's the latest now on the storm aftermath. 37 people are confirmed dead, including 20 in kentucky, 12 in indiana, and 3 in ohio. >> national weather service says the four twisters to hit kentucky were the worst in the region in 24 years. henryville, indiana, where lester is, was hit by an ef-4 tornado packing winds of 175 miles per hour. that twister stayed on the ground for more

a handyman is arrested in connection with the death of a wealthy detroit woman. but while he's confessed to having a role in the crime, he says he did not work alone. >>> and i sincerely apologize. the surprising show of remorse, radio host rush limbaugh apologizes for his remarks against a georgetown law student. what may have brought about his change of heart? we'll get some insight today, march 4, 2012. >>> good morning and welcome to "today" on a sunday morning. i'm lester holt in henriville, indiana. >> and i'm jenna wolfe along with carl in studio 1-a. 37 people are confirmed dead, 20 in kentucky, 12 in indiana and 3 in ohio. >> national weather services the four twisters to hit kentucky were the worst in the region in 24 years. henryvil henryville, indiana, an ef-4, staying on the ground for more than 50 miles. >> in one sign amid the hope and destruction a 2-year-old girl named angel was found alive but badly hurt. however, the rest of her family did not survive. we'll have her story coming up. lester, you've been in indiana for more than 24 hours. how is

and lo and behold, there's a polish fellow, an artist from poland, this is kind of an all-purpose handyman and he's worked in my office, and he does construction work. but whenever i've ever had a problem of how to put something strange together, he always comes to the fore. and he kept saying to me, let me try it, let me try it, let me try it. and i said okay, so then he made this. and it's gotten much better. this was the first try, and he studied albrecht dure's drawings and developed a language of strokes from the dure, and he applied it to the photograph we had of abilene. and it came out -- >> it's a landscape of trees. >> so why don't we look at -- >> want to look at it? >> yeah. so that people can see this extraordinary tapestry. >> this was the -- >> they're seeing it here. >> i'm looking at it right there. okay. so this was the competition, and the competition -- excuse me, i'm going to put somebody's eye out. i better go this way. [ laughter ] >> i'm sorry. >> so this is the education building. there's the tapestry at one point. and then we were thinking of independence avenue,

he works for me part-time as a handyman. doesn't look very handy from where i'm sitting. he is actually an engineer, - but he was laid off from his job. - your move. mr. brashov, will you take a look at this, please ? uh, yes. excuse me, please. all right, but it's your move. jamal. - could you make a move for me, please ? - all right, mr. brashov. - are you sure you want to do that ? - that will be fine. - it's all yours. - thank you. - tough break, losing your job. - yes. but i am lucky i have mr. brashov to help me out. so how does an unemployed engineer end up working at a restaurant ? when mr. brashov was new in this country, my great-uncle was his landlord. he helped mr. brashov a lot. very nice. now i am new in this country and mr. brashov is helping me; we are like family. ah. checkmate. sorry. mr. brashov ! i still have not thought of a name. but you're running out of time ! now what are you going to call this place ? can i have everybody's attention, please ? thank you. this restaurant is going to open in a few minutes and we still do not have a name. does anybo

handyman joseph gans has been charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder.call the story here. jane is a marketing executive, mother of two, found strangled in the back seat of her mercedes about one month ago. 48-year-old gans reportedly has the iq. a third grader, has claimed the victim's husband promised him $2,000 and a used cadillac to carry out a hit. the husband of the victim here denies any involvement. this story's had a lot of back and forth. obviously the handyman had abused the husband, then taken it back, then accused again. it turned it subsequently the husband had affairs, a rather strange personal life. gans has now been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. does that mean there needs to be someone else that you conspired with or no? >> yes, that's the most interesting development i think. not just first degree murder but conspiracy. conspiracy means that there are two or more people involved in the crime. so the question is who's person number two? gans' original story was that bashara was his co-conspirator, he said bashara committed th

then it loses on handyman jack. couple that doesn't quite fit. i can't vote out the weeds like this is, sprocket stock will hold the chain and trying to change your tire in your suit and going to church in the rain. i'd love to put in the prolapse or handle of biting dog. bloggers that won't fog and the motors that are dying, the sprayers that drizzle and trip. his goal breakers that sizzle and crack and clippers that are not clipped. >>> unplumbed sick and tired of driving those things made out of plastic and steel, there's days i believe i might strangle the man, the one who invented the wheel. i'm no good man, and there is no walking disaster that's worse to me with the wrench in my hand. i could trade places and never get relief. my wife good old leave, would need something fixed, and they probably have of sleep. this is baxter black from out there. under here. >> baxter joins us again in two weeks. until then, check out baxter black dcom. when we come back, our tractor tales - where are we headed this week? john, west central michigan is our

. >> a handyman. [laughter] >> all right. >> yeah, i do handyman work. i wrap books, i move books.[laughter] >> natalie hughes, and i'm 80. i've enjoyed running a book shop all these years. i like being behind the counter. edward likes to buy books. >> so why did you start selling books original hi? [laughter] >> because i bought 3,000 books for $40 thinking i was buying them to read, and then i discovered when we went to the -- i took the children to the library, and i was waiting for them to get finished looking at their books because the books i had bought were so old, they were just old reading books from the hotel. the hotel closed down and donated all it books to the town of bar harbor, and i'm staying up there for the summer -- three summers we stayed up there -- so i just accidentally bought them because i was waiting for my children but i was reading a book, they said why don't you buy four or five tables full of books? so i opened my wallet. we didn't have credit cards in those days, and i certainly didn't have my checkbook with me, and i said this is all i have. it was f

well, including when jane bashara's husband is in the clear. >> here he is, joe gantt, a former handymanman who sources say has the i.q. of a third grader right before he turned himself in. moments later, had would walk into a room in this courthouse, filled with law enforcement officers, through the open door, you can hear it. just days after jane bashara, a well-known, well-loved, well to do business woman was found strangled in her mercedes suv, he reportedly confessed to the crime, telling police conflicting and confusing stories about jane's husband job bashara for whom he used to do odd jobs, offered him money and then forced him at gun point to kill jane in the garage of their upscale home in grosse pointe, michigan. one of the richest towns in america. >> did you kill jane bashara. >> just panicking. >> reporter: according to a friend, he's trying to do the right thing. >> he wants justice done for both families. >> reporter: but there are so many questions, why did police wait more than a month after the original confession to make the arrest? and what does it now mean for bob b

. >> the handyman. >> handyman work. >> natalie hughes. one books of all these years. i like being behind the counter. edward like to buy books. >> what did he start originally? >> because i bought 3,000 bucks for $40. thinking of buying them to read. then i discovered when i took the children to the library and i was waiting for them to get finished with looking at their books because the books that i had bought or sold, you know, there were just old reading books from the hotel, the hotel closed down in donated all the books to the town. three summers restate there. and so i just accidently bought them because these four women running the thing said at the end of the day, and i was still standing there waiting for my children but i was reading a book, listen to why don't you buy four or five tables full of books. and so i open my wallet. we didn't have credit cards in those days. i did have my checkbook with me. this is all i have. $14 bills. they said, they are all yours. 3,000 books. back him into the station wagon, to come over to the dryish, the place are respond

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a handyman who had a long, troubled relationship with his only current wife.or years, had three children. he, we know for a fact, lost parental custody of the children. they are in two separate foster homes about to be adopted by these two families. he was to met with the children for the final time as father next week before this happened today. this long, more than 12 hour ordeal here in montgomery county is over tonight, guys. >> thank you so much, again, phillip gilberti found dead in a home in montgomery county of what they believe as a self- inflicted gun shot wound. much more at 11:00. >> wrapping up the weather forecast? >> we were in the middle. the good news is, we are going to continue on with what we've had. so here is a shortened weather cast and we are looking for another warm day tomorrow. would not be surprised to see people hitting 80 degrees. it will be dry. we had isolated showers and a couple thunderstorms. that is not in the cards for tomorrow. a quick look at your forecast for tonight. it's going to stay mild. 57 degrees. could be a patch

virgona said his frand, joseph, a handyman came to him after the murder. >> he was anxious and cryingng. but sometimes it's a situation you just can't get out of. you've got to make the right choice. >> reporter: virgona says the choice was to tell police what happened, that gentz killed her in her garage, that her husband, bob, convinced him to do it. >> he was manipulated. >> he was manipulated. >> reporter: he says he went with gentz to turn himself in february 23rd, but after hearing his story, police let gentz go. gentz who virgona and others say has a low i.q. was arrested a month later for murder and conspiracy to commit murder. he's currently undergoing a mental evaluation. her husband remains free and maintains his innocence. >> we have cooperated with law enforcement agencies and will continue to do so. >> reporter: investigators won't comment on the case except to say that the investigation continues, meaning bashara could still be arrested. news that bob not only has a girlfriend but also owns an s&m dungeon below this storefront shocked the ritzy community of grosse point

a handyman, a friend of this woman's husband, has been arrested. but what does this mean for the husband? is he still under a cloud of suspicion? a full report coming up. and finally, prince harry, on a special mission for his grandmother. he's in latin america and our bob woodworth is with him. that's coming up on gma. and the man can dance. >> really? >> yes. >> i didn't know. >> he knows how to matter. >> he's a royal partyer. >> he is. he's proving it once again. back to you, terry. >> thanks a lot. 50 years ago wilt chamberlain made history in philadelphia. that night he alone did what the entire warriors team couldn't do in philadelphia last night. here's sports. >> 50 years ago last night wilt chamberlain scored 100 points from the then philadelphia warriors. he did it on what his teammates called a strange night. the game against the new york knicks was held in hershey, pennsylvania, in a small arena with no reporters present. wilt, the stilt, made 36 of 63 shots. 28 of 32 free throws. final score, warriors 169, knicks 147. >> number one, w

virgona said his frand, joseph, a handyman came to him after the murder. >> he was anxious and cryingit's a situation you just can't get out of. you've got to make the right choice. >> reporter: virgona says the choice was to tell police what happened, that gentz killed her in her garage, that her husband, bob, convinced him to do it. >> he was manipulated. >> he was manipulated. >> reporter: he says he went with gentz to turn himself in february 23rd, but after hearing his story, police let gentz go. gentz who virgona and others say has a low i.q. was arrested a month later for murder and conspiracy to commit murder. he's currently undergoing a mental evaluation. her husband remains free and maintains his innocence. >> we have cooperated with law enforcement agencies and will continue to do so. >> reporter: investigators won't comment on the case except to say that the investigation continues, meaning bashara could still be arrested. news that bob not only has a girlfriend but also owns an s&m dungeon below this storefront shocked the ritzy community of grosse pointe park where they

. >> you were kind of a handyman and you create things she'd be able to drag around with her. >> yeahog. >> well, once i realized that the cart just wasn't going to work forever, we had to come up with something. and when we saw the service dog that was the click, that was the trigger. i was like i need a bottle that will follow her. >> and talk to me about the learning curve here. i mean, you know, mr. gibbs trained as a service dog. but this is an unusual function to perform. >> most service dog agencies won't talk to you until your child is older, 5 or 7. so it hasn't been done with a child this young. so the challenge is for him to listen to alita. he does really well with debbie and i but it's tough for him to listen to a 3-year-old. >> was it hard to train -- or to teach alita to be able to give those commands we heard? >> actually. she knows them really well. she actually gets frustrated when he doesn't listen. that's part of the process that we're working on right now is, you know, helping him understand that that is the command, and you know. she doesn't speak real clearly so