as you mentioned, the sheriff said that holden matthews is the son of a deputy in his department. sheriff described this deputy as his best friend there. and how difficult it was to explain to his friend and deputy that his son, he believes, was responsible for these burnings. we do not know exactly how they determined holden matthews was responsible, but we have learned from the sheriff there that this deputy, the father, did not know anything about what his son was allegedly doing. did not help to turn him in, but did facilitate the arrest, getting matthews away from their family home. these counts that he's been charged with, simple arson of religious, burning of religious building, felonies obviously come with significant jail time. and a $15,000 fine potentially. the governor of louisiana, john bell edwards says this period reminded louisiana of a dark past of intimidation and fear. and here's what we heard from the state fire marshal. >> this community is safe again. we are extremely unequivocally confident we have the person responsible for these tragic crimes on these thre

officials say the suspect's father, a sheriff's deputy, took matthews to a spot where the arrest could be made safely. >> holden'sather is an employee of mine, a fine man. he was shocked and hurt, as any father would be. >> reporter: authorities say matthews was interested in black metal, anti-christian music, a genre they say has been associated with church fires in other countries. no one was hurt in the fires, which were called a troubled time in the civil rights moment when black churches were the target of racist attacks. mount pleasant baptist was the last church that went up in flames. what was it like to hear the news that someone was in custody? >> i was happy to see that it is finally over. a lot of layers there. >> reporter: pastor gerald toussaint says his flock will heal. are you able to look ahead one year from today? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: what do you see? >> i see a brand-new building. i see a joyful congregation. my sermons are stronger now. >> reporter: as these churches try to rebuild literally from ashes, holden matthews faces three counts of arson of a religious building, each of those pun

arrest has been made in connection with historically black churches in louisiana. 21-year-old holden matthewser to authorities in st. landry parish yesterday. matthews is the son of a deputy sheriff in the airy. three churches have been destroyed by fire in the last ten days. >>> drug executives faced questions by congress yesterday. one study says the cost of insulin has nearly doubled in the last five years, forcing some people to ration the drug. anna werner has more details. >> congressman, no one should be rationing insulin. >> and they do it every day. >> reporter: it's led some patients to ration the life-saving drug. >> being here for a couple of minutes, how frustrating it is to be on this side and watch everyone do this. >> reporter: some studies say the underuse of insulin could affect nearly 40 million people affected by diabetes by 2030. >> nobody cared that i wouldn't live to see another week. >> reporter: 28-year-old kristen whitney daniels started rationing insulin after she was kicked off her parents' insurance plan two years ago. >> i can't really explain how isolating and h

landry parish identified 21-year-old holden matthews as their suspect, he was in the parish jail. >>to public safety. we felt that other crimes were imminent. >> reporter: the arrest affidavit indicates that a red gas can left at one of the churches was a key piece of evidence. it led to a walmart receipt used to identify him. detectives used drones, surveillance video, and a cellphone tracking to connect him to the three scenes. his father, a sheriff's deputy, took holden shocked and hurt as any father would be. >> reporter: matthews was interested in black metal they say has been associated with church fires elsewhere. mt. pleasant church was the last church that went up in flames. >> what was it like to hear the news that someone was in custody? >> i was happy to see that it's finally over. >> reporter: pastor jared tucson says his flock will heal. >> are you able to look ahead one year from today? >> oh, yeah. >> what do you see? >> i see a brand-new building. i see a joyful congregation. my sermons are stronger now. >> reporter: as these churches are trying to rebuild literally

it's not easy. >> authorities say 21-year-old holden matthews started the first fire last month destroying st. mary baptist church. chen the great union baptist church was hit. two days after that, mount le santa baptist church was set on fire. all three houses of worship in the same parish with predominantly black congregations. police say they have uncovered some information about this suspect's past that they find interesting that he was a fan of this particular genre of music called black metal music. shepard, it's the genre of music that they say has racist undertones in a lot of pop and social culture. back to you. >> shepard: more to be heard in the days ahead. thank you. an update on a story developing yesterday. fire officials in north carolina say a gas line explosion injured more than two dozen people including nine firefighters. this happened about this time yesterday, the coverage at least, in downtown durham, north carolina. the fire chief said that crews were able to get people out of nearby buildings before the blast, but they saw a coffee shop owner standing in a doorway o

police charge 21-year-old holden matthews with three counts of arson. investigators traced a gasoline and lighter to purchases he may just be for thbur. his father a veteran law officer, is said to be shocked. >>he is a employee of mine. a fine man. he was shocked and hurt. that any father would be. he was in terrible shape. >> all the churches that burned, were more than 100 years old. no one hurts in the fires. >>> another first for space x, the weather conditions in florida finally, just perfect for this. [cheering] >> space x launching the second falcon heavy rocket into space about 90 minutes ago. the lift off was delayed 24 hours by high winds at the kennedy space center. this is the most powerful rocket in the world right now. the same one a year ago carried a tesla roadster into space with the spacesuited manikin star man in the driver seat. this time, the communication satellite for a saudi arabian consortium. here's a really cool part watch at the top of your screen. those of the two side boosters landing, in perfect unison back to cape canave

deputy has been arrested in connection wite three at historically black churches. 21-year-old holden matthewseen charged with arson. nothorities are investigating the motive and havruled out the possibility of a hate crime. the british prime minister has been sending the six-month extension to brexit negotiated in brussels on wednesday. the u.k. was due to leave the eu without a deal tomrow but now has until october 31 to reach an agreement. theresa may told mps that ensuring brexit remains her priority, but crics accuse her of abject surrender and calling her to resign. here is our political editor laura kuenssberg.ur the fury isn't so fast anymore. right exit has slowed down the prime minister did not get her wa so is back explaining to parliament that we might not leave the european union for another six months. >> statement, the prime hnister. laur hope is to make it happen earlier, but not many on these benches think it can be done. prime min. may: i deeply regret ur have not been able to s agreement in this house for an deal that would allous to leave in a smooth, orderly way. i know th

officials say the suspect's father, a sheriff's deputy, took matthews to a spot where the arrest could be made safety. >> holden'sather is an employee of mine, a fine man. he was shocked and hurt, as any father would be. >> reporter: authorities say matthews was into black metal anti-christian mus h red a troume in the civil rights movement, when black churches were the targets of racists' attacks. mt. pleasant baptist was the last church that went up in flames. what was it like to hear the news that someone was in custody? >> i was happy to see that it's finally over. a lot of layers there. >> reporter: pastor gerald tucson says his flock will heal. are you able to look ahead one year from today? >>h, >> reporter: what do you see? >> i see a brand-new building and a joyful congregation. my sermons are stronger now. >> reporter: as the churches rebuild from ashes, holden matthews faces three counts of arson of a religious building. each punishable by a maximum 15-year sentence. and authorities are deciding if they will charge him with a hate crime. >>> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. ♪ here's another

holden matthews, who's 21, is charged with three arson attacks on religious buildings.as said, they evoked painful memories from the civil rights era of a very dark past of intimidation and fear. more women are running in the upcoming national election in indonesia than ever before. political parties are required, by law, to field at least 30% women candidates. and that means women from less conventional backgrounds are getting a chance to run. bbc indonesia's rivan dwiastono spent time on the campaign trial with a street coffee vendor turned politician. here's our briefing on some of the key events happening later. we begin in washington where a new ban on transgender troops serving in us military comes into force. after that in nanterre, france, a trial opens over the 1994 sinking of an estonian ferry in the baltic sea in which 852 people lost their lives. and later in paris, thousands of young people skip school and take to the streets to voice their anger and frustration over the world's failure to tackle climate change. now it's time to get all the latest from the

prosecutors have charged this man 21 year-old holden matthews was arson they say matthew set fires at 3 historically black churches over a period of 10 days. his father is a local sheriff's deputy. people shop in hurt any father would be. >>and my heart went out to him after that when we notified him to come in. and talked to him he was in terrible shape. >>that's the nation into a motive is still ongoing but law enforcement officials say they're looking into a connection to a genre of music called black metal that has a history associated with church burnings. >>high profile attorney michael avenatti could be sentenced to more than 300 years in prison if convicted on federal charges today a federal grand jury in los angeles indicted him on 36 criminal counts. the indictment accuses of an audi of stealing millions of dollars from his clients, not paying his taxes committing bank fraud. and line during bankruptcy proceedings not be denied all of the allegations on twitter and said he will plead not guilty. the new indictment comes 2 weeks after of an audi was charged in another federal

holden matthews, who's 21, is charged with three arson attacks on religious buildings. one was hurt in the fires, but as the state governor has said, they evoked painful memories from the civil rights era of a ‘very dark past of intimidation and fear‘. the british prime minister has been defending the six—month delay to brexit she accepted in brussels late on wednesday night. the uk was due to leave the european union on friday without having reached any agreement but now has until october 31st to find a deal that will get through parliament in london. theresa may has told mps brexit remains her priority, but many within her own party have accused her of "surrender", and called on her to resign. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. the fury isn't so fast any more. our eu exit has slowed right down. the prime minister didn't get her way. so she was back explaining to parliament today, we might not leave the european union for another six months. statement, the prime minister. her hope still to make it happen earlier, but not many on these benches think it could

holden matthews pleaded notgu a hate crime charges today. he's being held without bond. >>> actress lori loughlin has pleaded not guilty tonight in that college admissions scan dam. last week, she and her husband were charged with an additional charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering on top of a mail fraud conspiracy charge. they are accused of paying a half a million dollars in bribes to get their daughters admitted to usc. actress felicity huff maun took a much different path last week, apologizing publicly and pleading guilty to a single charge. >>> now, to tiger woods tonight, and one of the great comebacks in sports history, his win at the masters tournament. a triumph over scandal and injury, hugging his children. president trump so impressed by will present him with the he presidential medal of freedom. and tonight, we learned of the one man that made $1.2 million on a bet he made right before the masters. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: this is what redemption looks like. >> the return to glory! >> reporter: that sign

. >> reporter: 21-year-old holden matthews is being held without bond tonight. police say that his father, a st. landry parish sheriff's deputy, broke down into tears when he learned it was his son accused of burning three black churches here to the ground. >> holden's father is an employee of mine. a fine man. he was shocked and hurt, as any father would be. >> reporter: the clue that led federal and state investigators to the deputy's son was a red gas can found at the third fire on april 4th. >> all stations, we have a church on fire. >> reporter: authorities traced that can to a local walmart, and say that receipts and surveillance video show matthews buying the tools he needed to start the fires. they say surveillance video shows him driving his father's gold pickup truck at each location. at the second fire, here at greater union baptist, he's seen coming back to watch as firefighters risk their lives. >> we are better than this and this is a reflection of one depraved individual. >> reporter: on his facebook page, police found that matthews is fan of blac

. >> holden matthews faces three counts of arson. that carry a maximum of 15 years in prison. the lingering question is what role federal investigators will played and if this will be labeled a hate crime. naacp is labeling this in their mind, domestic terrorism. >> the issue of terrorism is facing people in fear, and with the historical context of black church burnings, the people were facing fear. we cannot look at the situation here as an isolated incident. if we could, that would be great. because it has to be coupled with the historical context of black church burnings and recently activity around the country, yeah, it's definitely domestic terrorism. >> although the suspect has been taken into custody, we're told by law enforcement the forensic aspect of the case continues, very much remains an ongoing investigation. christine and dave. >>> new concerns about the way police officers are trained to patrol high schools in chicago after two officers are caught on video punching and dragging a student down a staircase. we want to w

charges against the man suspected of setting fire to three black churches in louisiana. 21-year-old holden matthewsnot guilty to three hate crime charges. authorities say he may have been influenced by black metal music, and their association with church burnings. >>> trying to hold him back, who says marathoning isn't a contact sport. >> a thrilling photo finish, kenya's lawrence cherono held off in a sprint to the finish, just two seconds better than the runner up. >> ethiopia's worknesh took the lead at mile four and never looked back, 2 hours, 23 minutes, 31 seconds. and there was this emotional moment, a mean running in honor of his fallen camera rads, mica wore their last names, juarez, ballard, and hamer on tags on his running shoes. >>> tiger woods is getting a presidential medal of freedom to go along with his fifth green jacket. he captured his fifth masters, overcoming four back surgeries and well publicized personal problems. the president is an avid golfer and was photographed with woods on a florida golf course in january. >>> "game of thrones" returning to record ratings, the long aw

holden matthews is charged with three counts of the they're looking into an investigation of hate motive is associated with arson attacks in norway and elsewhere. the sheriff disputes reports that matthews' father had turned him in, saying the father knew nothing of his son's alleged involvement. >>> that's the sight and sound of yesterday's massive explosion in durham, north carolina, that killed one person and injured 25 others. we edited together the video and a you haddio if two different sources to show you the value of the blast that leveled the building. a contractor along the sidewalk hit a gas line and caused a leak that was seen at the explosion. >>> some bad news for space news junkies. an israeli spacecraft has failed to make history as the first privately funded lunar mission. it crashed on the moon moments after it lost contact with the earth. a small robotic spacecraft was built by the israeli space industries. >>> a woman giving back to victims of the north bay wildfires. >>> the rising skin cancer cases and what you can do to protect your continue. it is still shshow me

. >> reporter: the suspect has been identified as holden matthews. son of a deputy sheriff's office or. >> he knew nothing about his son's activity. when i had to call him and, we sat him down and told him what we wanted him here for, he broke down. >> reporter: there is no word on the motive, but they suggested a connection to black metal. they say that they are starting to feel peace again, but the burnings brought back memories of civil rights area violence. their calling of the faith community to stand together. >> we suffered, but i think it has a cause. a higher cause. because, i was saying through the investigation, even though it was done of the dark, it will come to light. >> reporter: he has been charged with three counts of simple arson of a religious building with a maximum of 45 years behind bars. >>> san francisco city leaders are considering requiring each city to have a navigation center to help the homeless. people who live in luxury condos near the proposed site have hired a lawyer to fight the proposed navigation center. san franci

identified as holden matthews. he was booked last night into the st.dry jail there in louisiana. his mug shot isn't being released at this point but we expect to learn more information coming up here not terribly far from now in about 90 minutes or so there is a press conference scheduled to take place down there in louisiana where we hope to learn a whole lot more. to the video now of some of these devastating fires that have been impacting that region now for a few weeks and has had this community on edge no doubt. authorities in louisiana say the suspect is the son of a local sheriff's deputy in the parish and that his father is the one who turned him in. it's really all we've got now. meantime, the local religious community vowing to rise up. >> think we might be able to start building for the church as well. we know what's done in the dark will come to the light so god will have the last say in all of this. >> the first fire happened at the end of last month destroying the st. mary's baptist church. a week later the greater union baptist church wa

police and federal agents now say it was carried out by holden matthews. >> several pieces of evidenceh physical from the scene have confirmed matthews is the suspect. reporter: the 21-year-old suspect is the son of a local sheriff's deputy. >> a great deputy. he knewng notbout his son's activities. and when i had to call it in and we sat him down and told him what we wand him here for, he broke down. >> reporter: inv matthews carried out the attacks on his own. now they continue to try and piece together a motive. >> information that thein stigators have uncovered is that matthews had offered suggestions and connections or relationship with a type o music called black metal. it's associaon in history with church burnings. >> for the faithful. >> there is a higher power going on. reporter: the arrest is a blessing. >> it started off a dark moment in our lives,ut i think with the rebuilding process, you're going to see some things within the future that's going to be very bright for our churches. >> reporter: the crimes, stealing away their houses of worship but unable to take away thei

they added new charges for 21-year-old holden matthews. the judge ordered him held without bond. matthews is accused of setting fires at the historically black churches using gasoline. prosecutors say there's evidence he h an obsession with church. burnings his trial set to begin in september. >>> the spouse of a fallen u.s. soldier ported by i.c.e. after his wife died just found out he can come home to his family. jose gonzalez was an undocumented immigrant when he met his wife barbara. they met and they had a child, but then barbara died serving overseas. jose was allowed to stayhe in u.s. because he's a military spouse, but last week i.c.e. reopened his case and sent him to mexico. on monday he got the news. he learned he can return to the u.s. >> one of the immigrants, the agents told me you're here for one reason, rigoo? you're a g guy to have a good life. >> gonzalez and his wife had a daughter who is now 12 years old. sd >>> it's tue in washington, but many of us are looking ahead to thursday. that's the eve of good friday and passover. it's also theay we expect to get our

holden matthews pleaded not guilty at a monday court hearing, he is the son of a saint lander parish sheriff's deputy. and this is a look at a reigning las vegas from the affiliate fo. one of the stories there tonight, the iconic little white wedding chapel is up for sale. it is listed at $12 million. the chapel owner says more than 1 million couples have been married there. maybe? that is tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." n we will be right back. ♪ even if it's a better car class than the one you reserved. so no matter what, you're guaranteed to have a perfect drive. [laughter] (vo) go national. go like a pro. see what i did there? ♪ ♪ ♪ speak to iran's lawmakers are retaliating tonight for the u.s. decision to label one of the top military group state terror thr. but despite that historic step by the trump administration, at least one republican says that the president needs to do much more to pressure iran. here state department correspondent rich ad spend. >> the parliament has voted overwhelmingly to classify military forces in the middle east as ter

investigators say the suspect is this man, 21-year-old holden matthews, the son of a sheriff's deputyok place. >> this community is >> this community is safe again. we're confident we have the person who is responsible for the three tragic crimes on these churches. and i have to tell you, this investigation is probably one of the most unique arson investigations i've been involved in, in my 33 years in that this was an attack on a house of god. >> after looking over the suspect's facebook posts, louisiana fire officials released a statement saying the fires may have a possible connection with the genre of music called black metal. black metal has a history associated with church burnings in other parts of the world. so i want to go straight to louisiana to reverend gerald toussant, the pastor at one of these churches that's been lost. mt. pleasant baptist church. reverend, thank you so much for spending time with us. and just, how are you? how is your congregation? >> we're good now. better off now that the light has been shined on this thing and it's come to an end. i'll feel much be

a string of attacks policnd federal agents now say were carried out by holden matthews. >> several pieces of evidence, both physical from the scene and te -- >> the dep fee knuty knew nothit his son's activity and when had i to cl him in and we sat him down and told him what we wanted him here for, he broke down. >> reporter: investigators say matthews carried out the attacks on his own. now they continue to try and piece together a motive. >> information tt the investigators have uncovered is that matthews had offered through suggestions and connections a relationship with a type o music called black metal and its association and history with church burnings. >> reporter: for the fateful. >> there is a higher power going on. >> reporter: the arrest is a blessing. >> it started off a darkoment in o lives, but i think with the rebuilding process we're going to see some thi the future that's going to be very bright for our churches. >> reporter: the caymes stealing heir houses of worship but unable to take away their faith. jay ay, nbc news. >>> the rising threat of domestic terrorism is sp

charges against the man suspected of setting fire to three black churches in louisiana. 21-year-old holden matthewsthree hate crime counts, as well as three arson charges. he was denied bail and authorities say he may have been influenced by black metal music and what they call associated history with church burnings. >>> sick of a five day, 40 hour workweek, it could be worse. jack ma spoke out in support of a 6 day, 12 hour workweek, known as 996. that number refers to working from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., six days a week. think about that. it's said to be common among the big tech companies and start ups. he later said he didn't intend to defend the practice but wanted to pay tribute to employees who did. long work days in the high-tech sector, not unique to china. elon musk said he worked up to 120 hours a week when the electric car maker struggled with production delays. >>> trying to hold them back. who says marathoning isn't a contact sport. >> a thrilling photo finish in the 123rd boston marathon. kenya's lawrence which cherono g off the two time champion, two hours, 7 minutes, 57 seconds, j

. >> reporter: the suspect has been identified as holden matthews, a white man, appaloosa's residentffs officer. making knew nothing. he knew nothing about his son's activity. when i had to call him in and we sat him down, and told him what we wanted him here for, he broke down. >> reporter: as of now, there is no word on matthew's motive though early reports suggest a connection to black metal, a genre of hard rock music often associated with violence and church burnings. here in appaloosa, residents say they are starting to feel safe again but for many, it brought back memories of civil violence. church leaders are calling on the faith community to stand together. we suffer but i think it has a cause, a higher cause. because i always a, through this investiga it was done to the dark and will come to the light. >> reporter: matthew has been charged with 3 counts ofreligio building, facing a maximum of 45 years behind bars. charles watson, fox news. >>> attorney michael avenatti spaces life in prison if convicted in a federal indictment against him. the indictment alleges he stole mi

those attacks now have a suspect charged behind bars, holden matthews. he could face 15 years for each of the burns. remarkable evidence against the suspect, a gas tank found at the scene of one of the burnings was also purchased with his debit card and i.d. also, on the suspect's phone, there's pictures of the three churches burning before police arrived on the scene. he could face a long time in jail. all three churches, more than 100 years old. they're described parishioners as charcoal. they have raised more than $2 million already for repairs. shepard, back to you. >> shepard: steve harrigan, thanks. soldiers in sri lanka shooting it out with suspects believed to be linked to the easter sunday attacks that called 250 people. a military spokesman said the gun fire started as troops were raiding a building 200 miles east of the capitol. no update if the soldiers captured or killed the suspects. meantime, we're getting the first look inside st. anthony's. one of the church's terrorists targeted. you can see a pile of shoes and other belongings people l

holden matthews, the 21-year-old son of a deputy sheriff, was also charged with three counts of arson after being arrested last week. the first blaze occurred at the end of last month and the two others in eaearly apriril. all three churches were in st. landry parish h about 30 minutes north of lafayette. bernie sanders released 10 years of tax returns monday, revealing he has achieved millionaire status since his 2016 presidential bid. senator sasanders respsponded ta question monday about whether his income would negatively impact his political message. view has always been that we need a progressive tax system which immense the wealthiest people in this country finally start paying their fair share of taxes. i make a lot of money. you make a lot of money. amy: senator sanders attributed his increase in wealth to sales from hisis book. he told "the new york times"s" last week -- "i wrote a besest-selling book. if you wririte a best-selling book, you can n be a millionair, too." other 2020 hopefuls have also released their tax returns in -- including senator kamala harris and former

. >> reporter: 21-year-old holden matthews is being held without bond.y that his father, a st. landry sheriff's deputy, broke down into tears when he learned that it was his son accused of burning three black churches here to the ground. >> holden's father is an employee of mine, fine man. he was shocked and hurt, as any father would be. >> reporter: the clue that led federal and state investigators to the deputy's son was a red gas can found at the third fire on april 4th. >> all stations, we have a church on fire. >> reporter: authorities traced that can to a local walmart and say the receipts and surveillance video show matthews buying the tools he needed to start the fires. they say surveillance video shows him driving his father's gold pickup truck at each location. at the second fire here at greater union baptist, he's seen coming back to watch as firefighters risk their lives. >> we are better than this. and this is a reflection of one depraved individual. >> reporter: on his facebook page, police found that matthews is a fan of black metal, a ver

accused of setting fire to three black churches is now facing hate crime charges. 21-year-old holden matthewsd bail after prosecutors laid out evidence against him and added charges declaring the arsons as hate crimes. matthews is pleading not guilty. a fire official claims his phone contained images of the fires before law enforcement even arrived on the scene. >>> the justice department plans to release a redacted version of the mueller report to congress and the public this thursday. grand jury testimony and other sensitive information from the russia investigation will be blacked out. but white house sources say president trump's advisers are concerned about information on obstruction and testimony from some of the witnesses. the president slammed the report on twitter saying it was written by angry democrats. >>> president trump has a challenger for the republican presidential nomination. former massachusetts governor bill weld says it is time for the gop to return to the principles of abraham lincoln. the 73-year-old's announcement does not mention trump at all, but it did mention, quot

officials confirmed today the suspect, holden matthews, is the son of a sheriff's deputy in rural st. landry parish. the churches-- each more than0 ars old-- were set on fire between march 26 and april 2.ie no injwere reported. today, the state's fire marshal declared the community is safe again. >> this investigation is one of the most unique in my 33 years, in that this was an attack on a. house of g though the spirit is still strong, the landmark has been destroyed. >> nawaz: matthews faces three charges of simple arson on religious building each count carries a maximum sentence of 15 years. the governor of ohio has signed one of the nation's most restrictive abortion bills into law. it bans the procedure after the first detectable fetal heartbeat. that can come as early as five or six weeks into pregnancy-- before many women even know they are pregnant. ohio is now the fifth state to ban abortions after the first heartbeat. president trump today repeatedun unded claims made by his attorney general that u.s. intelligence ageies spied on his 2016 presidential campaign. yesterday, wi

. >>> a stunning arrest in a string of church fires in losiana, 21-year-old holden matthews is in custodyharged with arson after three historically black churches in southern louisiana burned in ten days. the suspect, the son of a local sheriffs deputy. >> it has been especially painful because it reminds us of a very dark past of intimidation and fear. >>> actress felicity huffman along with aozen other defendants pleaded guilty in federal court for their roles in a col admissions scandal.y her gui plea could mean up tote n months in federal prison. prosecutors announcing additional charges forot 16 hers for actors including lori loughl and her husband mossimo. >>> thank y to everyone for looking for us. we are grateful to found tonight. >> two hikers who went missing on snowy mount baldy in california found alive after nearly five days. theirri footps leading to their rescue. >>> a deadly explosion rocked the town of durham north carolina. >> i need at least c aouple blocks closed down. >> a ruptured gas line led the massivelast that kille at least one and injured dozens. >> witnesses n

holden matthews was arrested yesterday. he is the son of a sheriff's deputy. the area where the fires gutted three churches, david is here with the investigation. i was surprised to hear that was the suspect in the case who is related to a law enforcement person. >> i got off the phone of the mayor there saying i'm relieved to know somebody is in dust can i and we will find more after the news conference. we learn more that the suspect's father is who turned him in. >> we don't want to see any more churches burned. >> reporter: after three historic churches were destroyed in ten days, louisiana authorities made a plea to whoever did it. >> if you're going to turn to the house of god, turn to it for resurrection and forgiveness and i think what it will give you. >> reporter: authorities arrested the 21-year-old suspect matthews on wednesday evening. they say he had an interest in black metal music and lead singer for a band called vodka vultures. records show he lives where the churches burned a few miles apart and police have not revealed a motive. the churche

this morning 21-year holden matthews is in custody charged with arson after tee historically black churchesn southern louisiana burned in ten days. >> i been especially painful because it reminds us of a very dark past of intimidation and fear. >> reporter: not determined the motive, but are now looking into hate or racial bias and analyzing his social media posts. >> information investigators have uncovered ishat matthews had offered through suggestions andio conne a relationship with a type of musicalled black metal. and its association in history with church >> reporter: according to new court documents, a gas can was found at one of the crime scenes and matched it to cans sold at a nearby walmart. then theyed tra down surveillance showing a suspect ying gas can, towels, and a lighter. another veo shows a pickup truck belonging to the father near the churches. that father is roy matthewsa local sheriff's deputy. >> he was shocked and hurt as any father would nebe. he nothing of his son's activity. >> reporter: the deputy actually helped lure his own son away from their home so authoritie

holden matthews is the son of a local deputy. did not know anything about his son's involvement. the churches that were burned were more than 100 years old with mostly african american congregations. they were empty at the time of the fires and no one was injured. authorities say they are investigating these fires as possible hate crimes. >>> new this morning, the remains of three marines have been returned to the united states. the flag draped caskets arrived last night at dover air base in delaware. christopher, corporal robert hendricks and benjamin heins were killed monday when their vehicle hit a bomb near bagram airfield. he was a veteran of the new york city fire department. >>> a policy takes effect that bans transgender people from the military. this policy says new military recruits have to serve under their birth gender and it allows current transgender service members to keep serving in the military. those service members who were only recently allowed to serve openly now worry that they will be discharged. the americ

publicly identified the suspect but those law enforcement sources say he's this man, 21-year-old holden matthews. matthews is now in custody after he was arrested wednesday evening. he's accused of intentionally setting those fires at three black churches over ten days, the first on march 26th burned the st. mary's baptist church t greater union baptist just miles away and a third fire at mt. pleasant baptist. at one of the churches, we found burned bibles and hymn books. the fire marshal immediately suspected they were looking for an arsonist who was targeting black churches. >> at this point we believe there's some relation, whether it's a single person, a single technique, a single method. >> reporter: as they search for who did this, the people at the three churches continued to raise their praise. ♪ everything's gonna be all right ♪ but had to do it somewhere else. other churches lent them spaces. now they say they are relieved and ready to move forward. >> it's time to rebuild. it's time for healing. it's time for strengthening up our congregation and our families. >> reporter: these churc

holden matthews being held on suspicion of arson after three historically black churches were destroyed over 10 days in louisiana. the naacp believes the fires were racially motivated and wants the incidents labeled as domestic terrorism. the family of the marine fdny firefighter killed by roadside bombs in afghanistan will have their mortgage paid off by the steven tunnel to tower. >> we owe it to these families left behind that we are going to make a promise that we are going to take care of them. jillian: the foundation was founded in memory of a fireman who died on 9/11. staff sergeant chris slutman and his wife participated in a five k a few years ago. we have a link to help his family on our website, "fox & friends." friends.." ainsley: that organization is incredible. already paid off the mortgage. that family is grieving so much but so helpful. steve: later on in the program today talk to two men who were firefighters with that man. they will tell us all about him. brian: meanwhile 13 minutes after the hour. steve: bernie sanders has unveiled his latest medicare for all plan. gr

holden tthews to the crimes because of a gas can left at one of the churches. police say surveillance videoed shhe suspect buying it at a nearby walmart.r matthews' fats a local sheriff's deputy. investigators say the deputy helped lure his son away from hatheir home so he could be arrested. >> he anew nothingut his son's activity. >> cell phone tower data also showed matthews in the area at the time of the fires. police say he has no prior criminal record. >>> well, turning the page and changing gears, the starhoocal chef hates toweook. e not kidding. >> this is a good one. you're going to love this story, folks. coming up next, barbaran harriso will join us to detail this man's incredible journey of the culinary food ladder. >>> and right now we're tracking scattered stowers on team 4 radar and then some heavier rain, even a few rumbles of punder possible after about 9:00, 10:00. tonight. coming up, i'm going to let you know when weld c have severe ather thiswe it's on! get to the ross spring shoe event to score the latest styles for the whole family... ...and something for you. oh yeah. that's yes for less. you heard me - 20 to 60 percent offnt departmetore prices!h