it shows josephson first trying to get into another car mistaking it for her uber then a chevy impala, which investigators say is rowland's car, is seen circling the area for ten minutes. the impala eventually pulls into a parking spot only feet away from josephson before she gets in. >> miss josephson enters the rear passenger door. >> reporter: a video expert testified that he could not tell if rowland was driving the car at that time. among the evidence presented by prosecutors, josephson's blood and cell phone allegedly found inside rowland's impala, and investigators say rowland's dna was found on the alleged murder weapon. now, rowland chose not to take the stand. he could face life in prison if convicted. >>> a new study suggests it's never too late to quit smoking. researchers found lung cancer patients who stopped smoking were able to gain nearly two years of life. they found those patients healed faster and lowered their chances for reoccurring tumors regardless of how sick they were when they quit smoking. >>> coming up, what new documents reveal in britney spears' legal ba

that's the amount of dna on samantha josephson's body that matches nathaniel roland.o. >> the defense made a strong argument that under samantha josephson's fingernails there was no trace of the defendant, nathaniel roland. however, the prosecution made a great point, that her dna was found on him. so there must be some sort of connective tissue between the two of them, leading toward a guilty verdict. >> reporter: the defense called no witnesses. after just an hour of deliberation, the jury found roland guilty of three counts. >> guilty. >> reporter: murder, kidnapping, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. in the wake of their daughter's death, samantha's parents have made educating others on rideshare safety their mission. >> individuals need to be accountable, and they have to look at the license plate. they have to look at the driver. >> reporter: they launched the "what's my name" foundation, sharing safety tips, urging passengers to ask drivers who they're supposed to be picking up before stepping into the car. now some police departments and colle

in march 2019. 21-year-old josephson got into the killer's car after mistaking it for an uber and waser found dead in the woods. democratic party donor and political activist ed buck has been found guilty on nine felonies, including running a drug house and injecting two gay black men with methamphetamine who then died of an overdose. 26-year-old gemmel moore died in 2017 and 55-year-old timothy dean died in 2019. buck was arrested two years ago after a third man overdosed on methamphetamine at his apartment. that man survived. black lgbtq+ activists and the family members of the men who died had for months been calling on prosecutors to file criminal charges against buck, accusing him of being a sexual predator. buck faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison, with a maxim sentence of life. a new investigation by the associated press revealed a number of ku klux klan members are working inside the florida department of corrections. the revelation came as part of an investigation into a failed kkk plot in 2015 tolo murder a black man. the murder was planned as revenge fo

shortly after he was convicted for the 2019 attack of university of south carolina student samantha josephson. she was stabbed more than 120 times. she got into rowland's car after mistaking it for her uber ride. the jury convicted rowland after only one hour of deliberations. >>> time now for a look at your wednesday weather. time-lapsed video shows california's largest wildfire overtaking this camera. the dixie fire has burned about 210,000 acres. lightning today could spark more fires in that area. the nation's latest heat wave is broiling the middle of the country. 38 million americans are being impacted by the extreme heat across 18 states from montana to georgia. checking today's high temperatures elsewhere, 94 degrees today in portland, oregon. cooler elsewhere along the west coast and 70s for the northeast. >>> coming up, the brazen jewelry heist along one of the most famous streets in the world. >>> also ahead, a back to school shopping nightmare this summer. the popular items in short supply. the sky high prices and the scams to look out for. >>> and later a very close call on the s

. >> reporter: the road to justice for samantha josephson's family ended tuesday with a guilty verdictife sentence, but unbearable pain lives on. >> i close my eyes and i feel his hands 120 times over and over and over fighting for her life locked in his car. >> reporter: in 2019, the 21-year-old university of south carolina student steps into what she thought was an uber ride, a fatal mistake. a jury convicted nathaniel roland of kidnapping and murder for imperson nating an uber driver and trapping her with child locks and stabbing her to death. >> she made it so. the lesson she taught me as a mom are carries for me forever. >> reporter: both uber and lyft responding to the verdict with condolences for the family, stressing continued efforts to secure rides. uber's website encourages riders to use their app to match the license plate of the vehicle as women as the make and model and driver's photo. and before entering the car, have the driver confirm the rider's name. >> i still to this day can't believe she is gone. i keep waiting for her to walk through the door. >> reporter: safety

. >>> a fake uber driver sentenced to life in prison for the kidnapping and murder of samantha josephson. he says that he is innocent. the death spurred new criminal penalties for predators who impersonate rideshare drivers. >>> and the georgia man accused of killing and shooting eight people pleading sfguilty to fou of the killings. he still faces charges in fulton county where they could pursue the death penalty. >>> and head of track and field calls for a review of marijuana as a doping substance. nothing is set in stone, but you adapt and occasionally reassess. >>> so it was one of the most jarring days of testimony on capitol hill in recent memory. four officers recounting in their rowiharrowing and vivid dl the violence attack on skran 6. daniella diaz is live on capitol hill. and you heard that testimony from the officers yesterday. it was so compelling even though we've watched this video for months now. it is different to actually hear from the people who lived through it. so what stood out the most to you? >> reporter: for me it was really hearing what they had to experience, w

very tough day in the courtroom yesterday where family of this gorgeous young girl samantha that josephsonfriend of the defendant saw him cleaning it and his car out. said why are you doing that? he said it's none of your business. so the family had to see this weapon and their daughter's blood -- so dark you couldn't tell what color her shirt was it was a did you have tough day. steve: i gray up in this town. this really shook the entire country because we all take ubers after that we all started checking our phones and checking the license tag and making sure we were getting into the right uber. he used this weapon. did he -- i read that he drove around a few times and then came back to the scene. where did he dump her body? how did he do this? did he jump in the backseat? >> ? this is what happened she had been out celebrating. about to graduate from college and she had already been accepted to law school at drexel with a scholarship. ainsley: wow. >> the reason i'm telling you that is because she was no dummy. and that makes all of us or we should wonder and watch what we're doing if s