is this hani haleem. ce say he stabbed 82-year-old somaya haleem to death and then set their house on fire. many of you watched here as firefighters put out the fire on iris street yesterday morning. detectives say haleem confessed to the crime did during an interview. a medical examiner is now trying to determine whether his mother died from the stabbings or in that fire. >>> 15 before the hour. any moment now, a third american with ebola could land in the u.s. to receive treatment. dr. rick sack kra will be kept omaha. he's been in isolation in liberia. this is a live look outside near omaha where the plane is expected to land. he will not receive the experimental drug given to two other americans in atlanta. apparently the supply has run out. coming up on the "today" show, a live report in nebraska ahead of his arrival. >>> i'm richard jordan at the live desk with breaking news in a nationwide search for a missing special needs boy. that 4-year-old has been found safely and his alleged abductor in polic

police say 57-year-old hani haleem set on fire after he stabbed his 82-year-old mother.haleem was rescued from the home but later died at the hospital. her son is charged with first degree murder and's due in court -- he's due in court later this afternoon for a bond hearing. back to you. >>> 32 states which either allow gay marriage or have banned want the supreme court to settle the issue once can for all. 15 states which allow gay marriage filed a brief asking the justices to overturn bans. 17 other states are asking the court to hear two cases but aren't urging the court to rule one way or another. >>> move over witches and vampires. the stars of disney's "frozen" are taking over halloween. spirit halloween projects excuse me anna, e lsa and o laugh costumes -- o laf costumes will be the hottest this year. expect a few nostalgic characters to come knocking at your door on halloween. >>> tom hanks is one of the five performers who will be celebrated at 37th annual kennedy center honors. the actor is known for the films "forrest gump." "saving private ryan" and road to

. >> investigators believe hani haleem started the fire. we have more on the arrest. >> it is a shock. you don't understand how something like that could happen. >> neighbors are baffled to see who stood with police yesterday as firefighters rescued his mother, charged with her death today. hours ago, he did speak off camera until his brother became a murder suspect. a bouquet of flowers and a team of montgomery county police officers and fire investigators are now fixtures outside this home. it is now a crime scene. they are a close, tight family. they were always having friends over. >> almost as quickly as the house was boarded up, police made the arrest. two firefighters suffered injuries as they pulled the mother from a second story window. staff weapons were found. were found.s stabbed her that he multiple times. a motive is still unclear. he does have a bond hearing at 1:00. will undergo a mental evaluation. he has been charged with first-degree murder, which means police believe this was premeditated and deliberate. in aspen hill, j

>> reporter: it's an active scene here on iris street in rockville where police say 57 year old hani haleemattacked his mother stabbing her before setting their home on fire with the 82 year old woman inside. crime scene tape is wrapped around the home as police investigate the murder of somiah. flowers layout side the charred shell of the home in honor of the woman. police say she died at the hands of her son, who allegedly confessed to stabbing her and setting their home on fire. firefighters rescued her but she died at the hospital hours later and neighbors tell me they only saw them in passing. >> do you see them too often? >> no just a few times? >> a few times. >> other neighbors do not want to go on camera but they told me they were shocked to find out the investigation into the cause of this fire has turned into a murder investigation. hani is due in court later this afternoon for a bond hearing. in rockville, vanessa herring, wusa 9. >> right now haleen is being held without bond. we'll have updates on web went and tv tonight starting at 5. >>> the northbound lanes of rock creek pa

. >> reporter: tonight hani haleem sits in jail. court documents say he initially denied killing his 82-year-old mother, but then later confessed to stabbing her multiple times. prosecutors say he then set fire to their house on iris street and rockville and somalia haleem died soon after firefighters pulled her out. hours before his arrest last night, his brother told news 4 hami was being questioned by police. >> he is not injured. he is okay. he is getting some questions as to how and what might have caused the fire and, you know, whatever else that could be helpful to the investigation. >> in an upstairs window, a crime scene investigator collects evidence in a black bag while arson investigators search for clues. the family is holding on to memories and this picture of samiayah as a young woman. >> there's a few what-if's. we don't have any solid answers, and we're waiting. >> reporter: hani was in court today for a bond hearing. he told the judge he did not have a lawyer and requested a public defender. the hearing is postpone

but late last night, police charged the son, 57-year-old hani haleem with first-degree murder. police say he stabbed his mother to death and then set the house on fire. police say he confessed to the crime. >> it's really shocking. it's really shocking. i was feeling sympathy for him and his family, but i hope he goes to jail forever. >> lovely family. it's just awful. i had no idea. >> reporter: this morning investigators returned to the home on iris street to gather evidence. the house now boarded up is a crime scene. a neighbor saw haleem in front of the burning house. he figured he was upset about the fire and his mother who was trapped inside. >> he was shirtless, just running from the house. >> reporter: nothing seemed unusual? >> exactly. i felt really bad for him because i know his mom is there. >> reporter: as he faces his first court appearance, neighbors continue to grapple with the bizarre turn of events. >> dying in a fire, i thought it was pretty bad. but now knowing that her son was the one who killed her, that's really shocking. >> reporter: and there's been qui

hani haleem was arrested. his mortally burned mom was rescued from the burning home on iris street monday. they had no idea she'd been stabbed until they got her out. she died at a hospital later. visitors have yet to reveal a motive for the attack. >>> the fbi has joined the hunt for 25-year-old davon wallace, the ma >>> a powerful new drug aimed to kill a deadly skin cancer tops our health alert. a new treatment approved called catruda for late stage melanoma. it targets the protein which stops immune systems from attacking the cancer designed for patients no longer responding to other drugs. >> it's a treatment targeted not to the tumor itself. the hope is that the immune system will target the cancer. >> over 600 patsrussia that wha president putin is doing is indefensible and wrong. >> as for isis president obama says nato members all agreed they must take action to contain the terrorist group. u.s. airstrikes are hitting isis targets in iraq and the white house is considering expanding the target list to