and there's a new chapter today in the ongoing legal saga of kennedy cousin michael skakel. prosecutors in connecticut are trying to get his murder conviction for the 1975 death of his teenage neighbor reinstated. skakel was convicted in 2002 of the decades-old murder of martha moxley. he had served more than 10 years in prison when a lower court threw out his conviction-- inadequate defense from his lawyer mickey sherman. if prosecutors lose their bid, skakel will get a new trial. he's currently out on a 1 point 2 million dollar bail. "channel 2 news continues with chief meteorologist mike alger's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" temperatures will run well above average for the next couple of days as the west coast ridge of high pressure resists the attempts of offshore weather systems to break it down. variable amounts of high cloudiness will still come through the region thursday and friday ahead of a weak cold front that will give us a slight chance of an isolated shower north of i-80 friday night. the front will kick up so

connecticut supreme court is considering whether to reinstate the murder conviction of kennedy cousin michael skakel. he got into an evening after a court hearing in hartford his conviction in the murder of a neighbor martha moxley was overturned. he was released on bail. the evidence pointed to skakel's brother thomas, according to the defense attorney. but prosecutors say michael skakel killed martha moxley. >>> there are companies paying employees to work closer to work. would you take the money and move? cbs 2's vanessa murdoch reports new at 6:00. >> reporter: commuting into new york city takes on average more than 6 hours a week total. this person traveling from trenton daily consumes a lot more time than that. >> maybe hour and 20 minutes. >> reporter: that's one way. says he would much rather spend less time on the rails. you think you would work more if you had to commute less? >> um, yeah. yeah. i won't be as tired. >> reporter: many companies know that's the truth and are offering incentives for their employees to move closer to work. this person says offering money to move is a win-win f

prosecutors are asking connecticut supreme court to reinstate the conviction of kennedy cousin michael skakel the 1975 murder of martha moxley.back in january of 2000, nine-year-old michael skakel was charged with murder as a minor. he was 15 at the time of martha's murder. a year later, he is ordered to face trial as an adult. in june 2002, he is found guilty after the jury deliberated for four days. in august of that year, he is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. in october 2013, the court finds that skakel defense orders failed to present a key witness and therefore a new trial is ordered. a month later, he is released on $1.2 million bond which brings us to today as prosecutors asked the court to reinstate his murder conviction and send skakel back to prison. joining us now, veteran prosecutor wendy patrick and criminal defense attorney eric guster. welcome to both of you. wendy, to you first.so the court ordered a new trial, he goes out on bond. why has that new trial not taken place yet and does this request to simply reinstate the old conviction, does that supersede the request f

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. >>> kennedy cousin michael skakel is heading back to court. connecticut supreme court will hear the case today. skakel a nephew of ethel kennedy was convicted in the killing of the teenage neighbor martha moxley. skakel was freed in 2013 on 1.2 million dollars bail after a judge granted a new trial saying the trial lawyer failed to present a key alibi witness and to argue that scabbingel a brother might have -- scabbingel a brother might -- skakel's brother might have been responsible for the court. >>> coming up, standing with apple. >> the nationwide protests last night including here in boston. >> plus, new details about a 4- year-old found wandering on street alone in the middle of the night. what he told police he was out looking for. >> and do you recognize the men? police say they are trying to steal your money. the skimming scan hitting another community. >> it's going to be a damp day today with periodic areas of rain. temperatures rising slowly through the 40s and some 50s south of boston later on today. i am tracking the warmup and

a judge ordered a new trial for kennedy cousin michael skakel in 2013 setting him free. he' d been behind bars convicted decades after the 1975 killing moxley. today, prosecutors will ask the state supreme court to reinstate his conviction putting him back behind bars as he awaits the second trial. right now a wayland police officer is recovering after being dragged down a busy street by a car. police say sgt. jennifer ordway was talking to a driver at a construction detail. that' s when, for some reason the car moved forward and dragged ordway several feet. ordway was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the driver william prewitt of concord faces several charges. right now police in another town are putting out a warning after more skimmers are discovered at another gas station. emily: the eyeopener' s kelley tuthill is live in walpole with the information everyone needs to know. kelly: this is becoming more and those skimming devices placed right over places you use your credit card designed to steal your information. inside this cumberland farms. and in this ca

. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a hearing today for kennedy cousin michael skakel in the murder of martha moxley. "48 hours" peter van zandt has details. >>> and all def movie awards that was created an an alternative to the oscars. >> reporter: until recently, alexander hamilton was known as the stoic face on the 10 dollar bill. that has changed. >> this is where he lived the last couple of years of his life. you have to remember, chip, this would have been very farther north of the city at the time. this would have been virtual wilderness. >> reporter: ron wrote the 800-page auto biography in which the play is based. what is it like for you to be sitting here? >> it's a thrill to be in this house because this is the only house we know that he ever owned. >> that's all ahead on "cbs this morning." >>> finally, punk icon and fans have releasing their first album in 15 years. the rock trio played some of that new music on "the late show that is the "cbs morning news" for today. i'm anne-marie green. too much and now we're winning, )) > this morning, donald trump is

. >>> the legal saga involving kennedy cousin michael skakel is back in court this morning in the connecticut supreme court. prosecutors want to reinstate the murder conviction against skakel for killing his neighbor, martha moxley when they were in their teens in 1975. he was found guilty of her but granted a new trial in 2013. he's been free on a $1.2 million bond ever since. >>> several top figures of a polygamist sect in utah will make court appearances to face fraud and money laundering charges taken into custody at their compound along the utah/arizona border. two brothers arrested of sect leader warren jeffs in prison for child sexual assault. federal prosecutors say the suspects tried to defraud a food stamp program and hid the proceeds. >>> more testimony in the $75 million lawsuit by sports casper erin andrews, at issue those naked videos of her that were posted online. the "dancing with the stars" co-host was in a nashville court tuesday. andrews blames a hotel manager by not keeping her safe by allowing the man who pleaded guilty to stalking her to stay right next door. shoes and

. >>> a decision on whether or not kennedy cousin michael skakel will get a new trial, arguments were heard today in connecticut supreme court. prosecutors want to reinstate skakel's conviction of the murder of his 15-year-old neighbor martha moxley. skakel was freed in 2013 after a judge granted him a new trial. his attorneys say the evidence was inadequate. moxley's mother, who was there today, says this changes nothing. >> because when you cut through all of what happened here -- and there are a lot of specifics -- this defendant did not get a fair shake. >> i am sure that michael is the young man who slung the golf club. about that. >> the judge is expected to make a decision in the next few months. >>> new developments tonight in the alleged sexting scandal involving ed mangano. mangano says his cell phone was hacked to make it appear he'd sent explicit texts to pr woman karen caro. >>> and living in bergen county may get a bit more expensive. the county executive says there is the possibility of a tax increase this year. he didn't offer any more details about the budget, saying

but martha moxley's mother did. >> i would like michael skakel to go back to jail and serve the rest of his sentence. >> skakel is robert kennedy jr.'s cousin. the court did not rule today. >>> there are new reports tonight apple may be working on some technology that would only block governments from unlocking their phones but also block apple itself. this comes on the heels of the justice department telling apple they need to unlock at least nine more phones. the feds already told apple they want them to unlock the san bernardino shooters. apple is fighting the feds demands in at least seven of the nine other iphone cases. the tech company says it's an invasion of prooifcy and sets a bad precedent. >> her voice gave jlo goose bumps. >> giving it her all tonight to make it into the top 10. approval of america though. we have been following her since the very beginning. >> hopefully she gets those votes tonight. >> a lot of people talking on facebook saying they were calling in texting in hopefully she got a bunch of votes. >> some people are going in as the top 10 already. >> we'll find out tomorrow night. kevin? >> good night to be inside

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there's a new chapter today in the ongoing legal saga of kennedy cousin michael skakel. prosecutors in connecticut are conviction for the 1975 death of his teenage neighbor reinstated. skakel was convicted in 2002 of the decades old murder of his teenaged neighbor martha moxley. he had been serving more than 10 years in prison when a lower court threw out his conviction saying skakel received an inadequate defense from his lawyer mickey sherman. prosecutors say that's not true. "this was far from a slipshod defense this was a well thought out defense." but lawyers for the nephew of ethel kennedy say sherman cared more about fame than winning the case. if prosecutors lose their bid, skakel will get a new trial. he is currently out on a 1.2 million dollar bail. the texas court of criminal appeals has dismissed the indictments against former texas governor rick perry. rick perry/former texas governor: "i've always known were right." perry was indicted in 2014....on charges of abuse of official capacity and coercion of a public servant. the case came about from a threat to v

. >>> connecticut state supreme court heard arguments on whether kennedy cousin michael skakel should get sent back to prison. skakel attended the hearing even though a decision wasn't expected today. he was convicted in 2002 for the 1975 murder of his neighbor, martha moxley. that condition was later overturned in 2013 and prosecutors are trying to get it reinstated. skakel is the nephew of robert f kennedy's widow, ethel. >>> new york real estate developer with a delicate lead that could become insurmountable. half of the delegates needed for the gop nomination are up for grabs march 1st. trump with a crushing victory last night caucuses. nearly 46% of the caucus votes cast, more than the total of marco rubio and ted cruz combined. his biggest victory yet. despite this commanding lead, both rubio and cruz seem confident still. rubio coming out with a couple telling voters his campaign continues to add delegates. cruz boasts he's the only campaign to beat and the only one he says can beat the billionaire. trump still celebrating his third straight victory. >> we won the evangelicals.

kennedy cousin, michael skakel, is in connecticut's supreme court this noon. back in 2013, a judge ordered a new trial for skakel, setting him free on bail. he was in jail convicted decades after the 1975 killing of his greenwich neighbor, martha moxley. now, prosecutors are asking the state supreme court to reinstate his conviction, putting him back behind bars as he awaits the second trial. a new hampshire man is behind prompted a s.w.a.t. response in hudson. matthew felton is accused of breaking into a home on woodcrest drive while armed with a gun yesterday morning. the homeowner managed to escape and call for help. two hours later, swat entered the home, and took felton into custody. he' s facing burglary and criminal threatening charges. right now, a mystery in holbrook. a mother disappearing before she was supposed to pick up her son. police say they do not suspect foul play. the family still searching for answers. judy sales had just returned from a family trip in california. last seen monday, leaving her job as a walgreen' s pharmacist. she called her

kennedy cousin michael skakel head back to court three years nbc connecticut's leslie mayes is in hartford where the hearing takes place today. leslie? >> reporter: the kennedy cousin, michael skakel could find out today whether he is going to head back to prison or whether he'll get a new trial in this murder case that is now in its fifth decade. since 2013, michael skakel has been free on $1.3 million bond. it was back in 2013 that citing an in -- we should go back. it wasn't until 2002 skakel was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1975 murder of his greenwich neighbor, 15-year-old martha moxley. at that time skakel was also 15 years old. in 2013 citing inadequate defense, the judge released skakel and ordered a new trial. skakel's attorney didn't argue that michael's brother could have been martha moxley's killer and did not present a key alibi. to have the original conviction reinstated and prosecutors have said if they lose the appeal today, they plan to try to retry michael skakel at some point in the future. this case could tip for quite michael, back to you. >> leslie, thank y

. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a hearing today for kennedy cousin michael skakel in the murder of martha moxley. "48 hours" peter van zandt has details. >>> plus a new awards show called the all def movie awards that was created an alternative to the oscars. and "hamilton" craze. we will meet the author of the biography on which the hit musical was based. >> reporter: until recently, alexander hamilton was best 10 dollar bill. that changed when "hamilton" hit broadway. so this is? >> this is where he lived the life. you have to remember, chip, this would have been very farther north of the city at the time. this would have been virtual wilderness. >> reporter: about a hundred blocks north of the theater is where the real alexander hamilton lived in an area now known as hamilton heights. ron wrote the 800-page auto biography in which the play is based. we are sitting in alexander hamilton's house now. what is it like for you to be sitting here? >> it's a thrill to be in this house because this is the only house we know that he ever owned. >> that's all ahead on "cb

. >>> a key conviction question for a kennedy cousin. michael skakel was found guilty of killing 15-year-old martha moxley back in 1975 but a connecticut court ordered a new trial saying skakel's attorney did not do his job. it's up to the state supreme court, 7 steve cooper in hartford with what happened in court today. >> michael ... >> reporter: scrambling to avoid the crush of cameras inside the halls of the connecticut supreme court, michael skakel left the hearing without comment. feet away dorothy moxley, the mother of the teen skakel was convicted of killing, had plenty to say. >> how do you think it went? well ill think maybe i've survived until now. >> reporter: it was a two-hour hearing before the high court here in hartford where prosecutors argued michael should be reinstated. >> mr. sherman represented mr. skakel and during that time he assembled a team of lawyers and other professionals to assist in the defense of mr. scaiblg. >> skakel was sentenced from 20 years to life for bludgeoning martha moxley to death back in 1975. the two were

. >>> kennedy cousin michael skakel is behind the highest court as prosecutors try to the nephew of ethel kennedy was accuse-- convicted of killing his neighbor. he was freed in 2013 on 1.2 million dollars bail after the judge granted a new trialch judge said his lawyer failed to adequately represent him. the court is not expected to rule today. >>> right now police are trying to track down a missing holbrook mother. judith sales vanished after leaving her job as a pharmacist at walgreens. her husband reported her missing when show didn't pick up their son that day. her family says this is out of character for her and police pinninged her cell pone in connecticut. but -- cell phone in connecticut but since then the phone has been turned off. they activated the lojack on the car. >>> surveillance video shows 22- year-old zachary marr leaving a boston bar and walking towards the charles river. dive teams search the water a half ago after a night out. >>> a warning about a skimming scam at a local convenience store. take a look. officers say the two people put a device on an atm at a cumberl

. >>> developing right now the case of kennedy cousin michael skakel is back in a connecticut court this hour. state prosecutors are asking the state supreme court to reinstate skakel's 2002 conviction in the murder of greenwich teenager martha moxley four decades ago. skakel was preed in 2013 after he was granted a new trial. the court found the request defense could have ordered his brother could have been responsible for the crime. a ruling is not expected today. >>> a suspect is in custody for a subway vanning in brooklyn. a man was stab -- stabbing in brag lynn. a man was stabbed in the neck after 11:00 last night. the suspect was taken into custody at myrtle avenue station in bed-stuy. the victim walked to the hospital and is listed in stable condition. >>> investigators are asking the public to help catch a suspect behind a string of queens robberies. police say the man in in surveillance video has been broken into five apartments in regal park since december. in each case the suspect used the fire escape to enter the apartment stealing cash, jewelry and electronics. >>> campaign

. >>> connecticut prosecutors are trying to throw kennedy cousin michael skakel back in prison. a judge granned him a new trial in the murder of martha moxley. 15-year-old moxley was beaten to death with a golf club back in 1975 when the two were teenagers. skakel was moxley's neighbor in greenwich, connecticut, back then. kennedy has already served 11 years for the killing. prosecutors are now asking judge to reinstate his conviction. >>> we are under a yellow alert today. howard is up next with the storms on when they could move in. howard? >> yes, we are looking at a little bit of fog right now with the warm air coming in over the ">colder air. the cold river here. we have a break now, it is going to be mid to late afternoon. early evening. that could be the worst time period, for some strong to severe weather. i will have doppler for you, along with the future cast, coming up, in just >>> you have heard of drug- sniffing dog, bomb-sniffing dogs and now corn-sniffing dogs. but there are only a few in the entire country. we will show you how these crime stopping canines are

> reporter: scrambling to avoid the crush of cameras at the connecticut supreme court, kennedy cousin michael skakel left the hearing without be comment but feet away, dorothy moxley, the mother of the teen skakel was convicted of killing, had plenty to say. >> how do you think it went? survived until now. >> reporter: it was a two-hour hearing before the high court here in hartford where prosecutors argued michael skakel's 2002 murder conviction should be reinstated. >> mr. sharman represented mr. skakel, and during that time, he assembled a team of lawyers and other professionals to assist in the defense of mr. skakel. >> reporter: skakel was sentenced to 20 years to life for bludgeoning his 15-year-old neighbor martha moxley to death back in 1975. the two were neighbors at the time. but in 2013 skakel was granted a new trial. judge bishop ruling that skakel's attorney mickey sherman failed to argue that skakel's brother thomas could have been responsible for the murder. skakel's attorney says the only thing his client deserves is a new trial. >> when you cut through all of what happened here and