. >> the first person to enter her home is 24-year-old justin martin. and he's wielding a knife. and sara mckinley has a shotgun and shoots him. and justin was killed in this incident. now, the twist in this story, there was a second intruther or potential intruder according to olice in this incident. and accdi to oklahoma law, he could now be charged in the death of justin martin. because he was involved, according to police, in this crime. but also according to the assistant district attorney, she will not be charged, that she acted within her rights in this situation. >> i can't imagine this poor girl at 18 years old, going through all that she's gone through in the last three months. the birth of a child, the death of her husband and shooting an intruder. that's heavy. >> it just goes to show you that a mother will do anything to protect her child. >>> who do you call if you've got a blood clot in your foot and you're stuck on a cruise ship? the coast guard! >> you got it. the u.s. coast guard is there when you got a problem and you're in the middle of nowhere. here you see th

. >> reporter: mckinley pulled the trigger of the shotgun, killing justin martin. his friend, dustin stewart, told police he ran from the home when he heard the gunshot and then called police. >> he said, i don't know what's going on. >> court documents show he and martin devised a plan to burglarize the residence. stewart said they knew her 57- year-old husband recently died of cancer and expected to find prescription pain pills in the home. >> resulting from that, mr. martin lost his life. and i believe the statutes are very clear that in this case, felony murder is appropriate. >> they filed a murder charge because he admitted to the plan and told investigators, martin aggressively knocked on both the front and back door, before hitting the door with his shoulder and stepping in. >> when police arrived, police say they found justin martin wearing a glove and holding a knife. >>> a slow start on wall street today. [ stock bells ringing ] >> markets picked up a little in afternoon trading. the dow ends down 3 points. the s&p up 4. nasdaq, up 21 and a half. let's go

. >> reporter: mckinley shot and killed justin martin who was armed with a knife. >> they said i couldn'tot him until he got in the house. he got in and i shot him. >> reporter: she was cleared of wrongdoing, the 911 tapes showing she was clearly within the rights. a law in 21 states that gives the right to protect your home. >> when someone breaks into your house the oklahoma castle law presumes the intruder intends to use deadly force so the homeowner is justified even if the intruder was unarmed. >> reporter: the second alleged intruder is charged with first-degree murder. >> the accomplice was up to no good. under our felony murder laws that's the person responsible. >> reporter: today mckinley is a hometown hero with hope that the worst is behind her. >> maybe something a little bit better than last year. >> reporter: kristen dahlgren, nbc news, los angeles. >> up next here tonight we're going to try to explain what's going on across parts of this country including 60 degrees in a town famous for cold winters. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at

. >> reporter: mckinley shot and killed 24-year-old justin martin who was armed with a knife. >> theyd i couldn't shoot him until he was inside the house. i waited until he got in the door and then i shot him. >> reporter: mckinley was cleared of any wrongdoing. those 911 tapes proving she was squarely within the rights laid out in oklahoma's castle doctrine. a law in 21 states that gives the right to protect your home. >> when someone breaks into your house the oklahoma castle law presumes that the intruder means to use deadly force, so the homeowner is legally justified in shooting even if it turns out the intruder was unarmed. >> reporter: now instead of mckinley, the second alleged intruder is charged with first-degree murder. >> the accomplice was up to no good with the person who was killed. under our felony murder laws that's the person responsible. >> reporter: today mckinley is a hometown hero with hope that the worst is behind her. >> maybe something a little better than last year. >> reporter: kristen dahlgren, nbc news, los angeles. >> up next here tonight we're going to t

stewart would be responsible for the death of justin martin. >> reporter: police believe stewart and martin were high on prescription painkillers and may have come to mckinley's door looking for more. what they found was a mother with a killer maternal instinct. >> there's nothing more dangerous than a mother with a child. >> reporter: police say what she did was justified. and apparently, her community agrees. donations and baby clothes are pouring in for the young woman her neighbors have nicknamed the "make my day" mom. >> just to hear somebody say that i did the right thing or to see somebody, you know, send something. or a card or, you know, anything like that, you know, it means so much. >> reporter: mckinley is now getting worldwide attention. and police there in oklahoma want to make sure she stays safe. they are constantly patrolling her home around the clock. they even stopped by twice while we were interviewing her. robin. >> i'm sure she appreciates all of the support. ryan, thank you. >>> time, now, for the weather and meteorologist ginger zee in for the vacationing sam c

posted $50,000 bail yester day police say this to work and justin martin tried to get into the home newnear oklahoma city the young mother shot and killed martinton and forced his way through the front door charged with first-degree felony murder considered an alleged accomplice judge ordered still would not have any contact with the force was with a florida state trooper arrest a man and a mass darth vader the man laid down in the street at tried to punch and kick the officer who fought back not with a light saber but with a taser a man's heavy coat shielded him from that but the officer used a shot of pepper spray instead darth vader in custody now facing felony charges resisting a rest and battery and a police officer tiger woods' ex-wife buying a beautiful $12 million oceanfront mansion north palms florida only to tear it down that is all it looks today tmz reporting elin nordegren used the money she got in the divorce by the property plans to build another home in its place architect space is clear she and kitsch reportedly staying in a home nearby while the new one is built. bette

. >> re-month-old son was with her when she shot justin martin on new year's eve.ahoma law allows the use of deadly force against intruders. alleged accomplice fled the scene and later turned himself in. >>> there are many questions into what led police to shoot and kill a 18-year-old boy in brownsville, texas. the student was carrying a pellet gun and refused to lower it. >> 15-year-old jamie gonzales was standing in the hallway of the middle school and police fatally shot him. investigators say the eighth grader was armed. the teenager's father believed officers opened fire too quickly. >> they overreacted. i understand he did have a gun. >> brownsville police thought the teenager had a handgun. it turns out it was a pellet gun. >> he had assaulted another student and was found to be in possession of a pistol. >> officers were called to the school at the start of the day. the showdown was recorded over the dispatch radio. cs holding a black handgun white shoes, blue jeans, a red t-shirt, all dead. -- bald head. >> the school was on lockdown students huddled under

the suspect - justin martin- made his way into the home where mckinley shot ann killed him.in the moments1-1 dispatchers from grady county and blanchard rrmained on the phone with the scared mother. "anything can be serious in a moment's notice so you need to believe what they say when they call and et help to them as quick as you can.""the 9-1-1 dispatcher was awesome. she was."sarah is still very shaken by what happened...but says she may have not made it through this without the help of the dispatchers, who never once got off the phone."i guesssi was just feeding off her, and she was calm so i could be calm." police say the second man home also called 9-1-1 to say his friend had been shot.the home invasion happened less than a week after mckinley lost her husband to cancer on christmas day. coming up... a scary reminder of what could happen... when you don't follow the rules.how to avoid a dangerous situation like this one.... riggered by static electricity. ((megan live tease))a baltimore city police officer attacked... and it's all caught on camera.i'm megan the distrubring video and

killed justin shane martin who had a knife in his hand as he and another man broke into her mobile home on new year's eve prosecutors say that she clearly acted in self- defense but her alleged accomplice will face murder charges in his death mckinley shop mart moi she was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher asking whether she could shoot those perpetrators >>sarah mckinley's husband died last week on christmas day he was hospitalized with complications from lung cancer >>the day's top business stories are just ahead. and a south side pastor of stopping his campaign against youth violence said that he can conduct funerals to teenagers that were shot here in chicago that story is coming up next >>and he was a music legend whose career was way too short we have the cast of a new stage play about the life of singer jackie wilson here with us at the studio chicago with a look at current business headlines ... gm is revamping the chevy volt for safety the battery after side impact crash tests was catching fire gm is recalling all 8000 to make structural changes ... we have up the jobs data to

in doing so she opens fire killing 24-year-old justin shane martin. now it's his alleged accomplice 29-year-old dustin stewart charged with first degree murder. how unusual is this, avery? >> well, it's unusual because there are only 26 states that have what is called the make my day law, the clint eastwood dirty harry approach to dealing with this. actually the facts were really more dramatic than this. both justin and dustin are banging on the door trying to get in because they think there are drugs in there. she has a 12-gauge shotgun, fredricka, ready to go as soon as he breaks down the door, which is what he did. she fires after guidance from the dispatcher, kills him. dustin runs to the police department, the cops grab him. now he is charged because of the murder, because of the killing of his compatriot. he is now facing very serious charges. >> so richard, was this a case of dustin when he went to the police department, he was thinking perhaps she would be held accountable for the death of his friend? was he fessing up? >> fred, he wasn't thin

reporter: 29-year-old stewart is charged with first- degree murder in the death of his friend, justin shane martinstewart called police after he heard gunshots in the house that he and martin were attempting to rob. authorities justified the woman's shooting because it was clear she acted in self- defense. >>> investigators say a woman in ohio deliberately set fire at a local wal-mart. >> reporter: flames, shooting to the ceiling, inside a wal- mart. clothing doesn't just catch on fire. tuesday with the store bustling, a shopper sent men's clothing on fire. who is she? >> went across. as soon as i got here. everybody was like, it's a fire. it's a fire. >> we're trying to identify her. and if you look at this, this would have been a -- could have been a far worse fire. >> gotta find that fire bug. they're hoping you know her. an employee hit the flames with a fire extinguisher. then the woom just took off in her car. >> arson said if nobody had any dealings that would indicate some grudge against the store. we're not sure. >> everybody was running out the door with stuff. >> so what did you do? >>

>>justine: today is martin luther king jr. holiday. this year people concelebrate at the memorial in washington the field. sunday a reef was laid to honor the memory of dr. king in what would have been his 63rd birthday. we will take a quick break on the kron4 morning news is the cold that out there we would take a live look out at our roof camera and stand francisco. stay with us. 0ñ@Ñ but that jon huntsman, jr will drop out and we are not sure who loved going to endorse. some say mit romney. but he is supposed to officially make his statement today. campaign officials say he will endorse one of these candidates. i believe he believes romney is the best candidate to be president obama so we will feel happens with that. >>justine: we will talk about what is going on in south carolina at the remaining gop presidential candidates are working to find common ground with the average american. it is no secret that a lot of the candidates are extremely wealthy. kate shows us where and how you republican hopefuls live. >> sometimes i cannot th

. >> she shot and killed 24-year-old justin shane martin. his body was found on the couch.d pushed against the door to barricade it. it's legal to kill someone who breaks into a house in oklahoma if there's a reasonable belief that the intruder's intent is to kill or harm you. >>> now back to politics. a war on words. mitt romney called gingrich a liar. a chicken hawk, ron paul called disgusting. it's like who shot john, right? >>> we'll talk live with the head of the republican national committee about the candidates attacking their fellow candidates. ask me how i've never slept better... why not talk to one of the 6 million people who've switched to the most highly recommended bed in america. it's not a sealy, a simmons, or a serta... ask me about my tempur-pedic. ask me how i can finally sleep all night. ask me how great my back feels every morning. did you know there's a tempur-pedic for every body? tempur-pedic beds now come insoft...firm...and everything in-between... ask me how i don't wake up anymore when he comes to bed... these are real tempur-pedic owners...ask s

martin luther king junior day. >>> news of snow on the ground. justin has a look at that coming up in bit. also following the cold weather and it's a common request when you think about it. more than reasonable. if you are at a show or performance, just turn off the cell phone. a little while later what one symphony conductor did when patron's phone wouldn't stop ringing. >>> and an app for everything including you be help how to monitor your chances for cold or the flu. >>> and in a matter of minutes, weather can change. we will look at the wild weather take another turn towards winter. what you can expect today and snow on the groundch that's the word. >>> yeah. that's it -- ground. that's the word. >> yeah. that's the word. two reports confirming northern sections of carroll county hampstead and roads wet and we are getting it northeastern harford cecil county southern p.a. a burst of snow. it's about the winds and the falling temps. we will talk about that and get a update of the school visit yesterday in just a moment. here's a look at traffic. >> reporter: a lot to contend with for y

>justine: the president will be participating in a service project at the brown education campus in washington. the family plans to participate in a community service project honor the memory of martin luther king jr.. today is the first holiday where visitors can celebrate martin luther king at his memorial in washington d.c.. when the president approaches the podium will take you there live. >>mark: the captain of this capsize cruise ship reports stating that he made an unauthorized deviation from the ship's program course. they are saying human error led to the ground of this vessel. this morning, a sixth body was found, there are 16 others still missing. the latest comments from the cruise ship operator, the captain is under arrest again under investigation by authorities as well as allegations that he abandoned the ship. coast guard officials have expressed concern that the ship might slip off the rocks where it is currently perched. some passengers were told that everything was ok as the ship was starting to lift. >> we wanted to go to the debt to get an eyeball of what was going on. when we arrived at the that we were surprised to see that we were right next to lance, very cl

justine: that was the president speaking live to a group of elementary school students. the obama family is a participating in the community service project in washington, to honor the memory of martin luther king. that is why he was making a joke about a cambridge. >>darya: we're in the weather center with james fletcher. we are tracking a storm. we have all this video from seattle. is it the same storm or a fresh start? >>james: that is the cold air that we will have the bay area. it is corn to mix it with monster from the pacific. we know the rain is coming, but when? at this point, it looks like we will see early showers wednesday evening, just in the north bay. the north bay could he sprinkles as early as noon on wednesday. as we push the clock forward to 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., santa rosa looks like they could see some early showers. later into the evening, 8:00 p.m., it is a little more widespread and is starting to add to the east bay. by 11:00 p.m. if it becomes more widespread and more intense. we have some yellow on the map at that point in the cheese moderate. we're looking for a fairly decent rain for wednesday evening and overnight, but thursday and friday as well. th