lynne russell, thank you. >>> all right.s just in to cnn, news of another democratic candidate for president throwing his hat into the ring. let's go live to washington to our senior political reporter nia-malika henderson. who is it? >> jim witt former senator, announced he is in this thing. he posted a lengthy note to his website as well. jim witt 2016 says he knows he has long odds but wants to draw attention to the foreign policy and domestic issues. he, of course has a history in the military. he won in 2016 in virginia by the slimmest of margins in that senate race there. didn't run again in 2012. he doesn't really like politics he's said. it will be interesting to see what lane he tries to carve out. we have hillary clinton in this chase, lincoln chafee martin o'malley as well. where does jim fit? that's going to be on folks' minds as he has officially made this announcement that he's running. >> bernie sanders officially drew 10,000 last night. nia-malika henderson, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> next, we'll ta

was lynn russell supposed to look inside this criminal's mind?pearlman giving the criminal the benefit of the doubt? why isn't he giving the victims who acted in self defense the benefit of the doubt? >> she said she will come back and give us a longer interview. we will get questions in which she does. >>> let me turn to kidd rock who is under fire for the confederate flag when he used in some performances and this group in detroit, a city he has done a lot to help now wants him boycotted and they are calling him a zero because he used the flag. >> that's right. and we don't know when the last time kidd rock used a confederate flag as part of his stage performance. he has done a lot to help detroit probably more so than michigan chapter of al sharpton's group that staged a protest that had a kidd rock exhibit. one of the individuals who took part in this protest were saying why we he have a symbol that represents genocide to detroit. when i think of genocide to detroit i think of policies and the people who have been governing detroit for the pa

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after former cable news anchor lynn russell, remember her on cnn?d amendmentnt saved her life from a would-be robber. she is here with us live after the break to tell us her story in person. a calling. a love affair. a quest. the next horizon. everyone loves the chase. ahhh. beautiful day in baltimore where most people probably know that geico could save them money on car insurance, right? you see the thing is geico well, could help them save on boat insurance too. hey! okay...i'm ready to come in now. hello? i'm trying my best. seriously, i'm...i'm serious. request to come ashore. geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance. >>> a long time cable news anchor on the other side of the story tonight. lynn russell said she is alive today because the second amendment saved her life and her husband's during a robbery attempt last week in new hampshire. she -- new mexico. you stop at a hotel. a man approached you as you go out to your car, what happens next? >> well my hands were occupied because i was holding something in both hands. i had

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at the crime scene going from room to room looking for witnessed while a stunned by socialable lynne russellone police officer. >> police say 27-year-old walton was robbing russell and her husband chuck in their room when he shot decaro. the reporter fired back killing the robber. now her husband recovering at the hospital. both have conceal carry permits. last week police arrested skyy barres accusing him of planning the robbery and giving him the gun. >>> space station astronauts had to take shelter from debris yesterday. an hour and a half later, it was all clear. >>> all right, so donald trump doubles down by mocking an american war hero and fellow republican. plus how does hillary clinton handle hecklers? "scrambled politics" is next. -dense purina one true instinct with real salmon and tuna and 30% protein. support your active dog's whole body health with purina one. did you leave behind something reliable? something that felt like... home? and now you can't connect the way you used to... because you switched wireless carriers and can't get a reliable connection anymore. it's okay. we'

. >> reporter: for years she was a familiar face on cnn, but tonight former news anchor lynne russelloot-out. >> motel 6, husband has been shot. >> reporter: russell was on a trip with her husband, former cnn anchor chuck de caro. >> he's my hero he saved my life. >> reporter: she said she stopped for the night at this motel in albuquerque when a strange man approached her in the parking lot. >> he gave me a good shove and i was airborne and into the room and he closed the door behind me. >> reporter: she says the man demanded money. what he didn't know, both russell and her husband have concealed weapons permits and were armed. he turned around and began firing on chuck, and chuck returned fire. >> reporter: the alleged robber was killed. russell's husband chuck was shot three times but survived. police are still investigating. >> thanks to him, we'll have a one-year anniversary this week. >> our thanks to neil for that. >>> when we come back the health stunner in the west the deadly case of measles. >>> and the close call in the sky, the giant balloon plunging to the ground and is i

but tonight former news anchor lynn russell says she was nearly killed in wild robbery attempt and shoot out. >> motel 6 possible shooting. husband has been shot. >> she was on cross country road trip with her husband former cnn correspondent and soldier chuck karl oychlt i'm very, very grateful to my husband because he's my hero. he saved my life. >> she says they stopped for the night at this motel in albuquerque when strange man approached her in the parking lot. >> he gave me a good shove and i was airborne and into the room and he closed the door hyped us. >>reporter: she says the man demanded money. what he didn't know both russell and her husband have concealed weapons permits and were armed. >> he turned around and began firing on chuck and chuck returned fire. >> alleged robber was killed. russell husband chuck shot three times but survived. police are still investigating. >> thanks to him we have a one year anniversary this week. >> neal abc news seattle. >> if terminal cancer patient with amnesia has been identified thanks to social media. woman known as sam was found barely c

lynne russell is a former anchor for cnn. her husband is a former investigative reporter for that network. a friend of the couple says they were staying at a motel 6 in new mexico last night in the middle of a road trip when decar row shot and killed an armed robber who burst into their room. we are told decar row also was shot during the confrontation and that he is recovering in a hospital. >>> another historic church burp burns to the ground but the cause of this may be different. >>> $10 million lawsuit against washington gas after an elderly woman is found dead in a home. tonight, conflicting reports about what really happened there. >>> plans to lure washington's football team back to the >>> new information about the cause of this fire at a small church in greeleyville south carolina. the governor says the building was hit by at least four lightning strikes and that's what started the fire. arson is not expected. suspected, rather. there have been seven other fires at predominantly black churches in the south in the pa

administration -- >> reporter: for years, she was a familiar face on cnn, but former news anchor lynne russelld has been shot. >> reporter: russell says she was on a cross-country road trip with her husband former cnn correspondent and soldier chuck de caro. >> i am very, very grateful to my husband because he's my hero. he saved my life. >> reporter: she stays they stopped for the night at this motel in albuquerque when a strange man approached her in the parking lot. >> he gave me a good shove and i was airborne into the room and he closed the door behind us. >> reporter: she says the man demanded money. what he didn't know, both russell and her husband have concealed weapons permits and were armed. >> he turned around and began firing on chuck, and chuck returned fire. >> reporter: the alleged robber was killed. russell's husband, chuck, was shot three times but survived. police are still investigating. >> thanks to him, we'll have a one-year anniversary this week. >> reporter: neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >> she says she tried to calm him down. >> yeah. i mean this was a scary situat

you may remember the name lynn russell. she's the former anchor on cnn headline news to stop in albuquerque, new mexico. she was shot three times late tuesday night during an attempted robbery at and al ba kirk can i motel. they survived the armed robbery attempt when her husband shot and killed the intruder. lynn russell saying that she and her husband were robbed at a motel six just outside of albuquerque. they decided to go to a motel to rest. they had gone to the car to get something when a man put a gun to her head and demanded her valuables. her husband came out and fired the shots that killed the intruder. story available online. channel seven in albuquerque, new mexico. next is margie joining us from texas. good morning. caller: good morning. host: how are you today? caller: i'm a senior citizen. i'm fine. my husband and i have a gun. he keeps it in the bed. we live in a small mobile home. we're retired and we had an attempted break-in. they broke the front window at 4 o'clock in the morning. and we have a little do

former cnn anchor lynn russell and her husband were celebrating their upcoming first wedding anniversaryh a road trip, when they were confronted with a would-be robber, the bullets started flying. chaos outside a motel 6 in alba curb kirky, the aftermath of a late night shootout. in the middle of it all, a familiar face from cable news. >> lynn russell was an anchor on headline news from 1983 to 2001. her husband, also a former journalist. >> cnn, on special assignment. >> late tuesday night, lynn left their room to go to her car when she was confronted by a gunman. >> 40 caliber, big, shina, silver handgun. he pushed me into the room. >> what the gunman didn't know, lynn is a licensed private investigator, and two-time black belt. her husband, chuck, has a long background in the military, including special forces. >> we both have concealed carry permits. >> as lynn and the gunman entered the motel room, chuck stepped out of the bathroom and in front of the couple's handgun, lying on the bedside table next to lynn's purse. lynn moved toward the purse, acting like she was looking for mone

. >> lynne russell was an anchor on cnn headline news from 1983 to 200012001.nd also a former journalist. >> this is chuck decare ro. >> late tuesday night lynne left their room to go to her car when she was confronted by a gunman. >> he had a .40 caliber big shiny silver handgun. >> reporter: what the man didn't snow is lynne is a private investigator and two-time black belt. her husband chuck has a long background in the military including special forces. >> we both have concealed carry permits. >> reporter: as lynne and the gunman entered the no tell room chuck stepped out in front of the couple's handguns lying on the bedside table next to lynne's purse. lynne moved toward the purse acting like he was looking for money, instead, slipping one of her guns in the purse. >> i took my purse and handed it to my husband and said do we have anything in here we can give him chuck said oh, yes, there is. the gunman began shooting at chuck and he returned fire. took three bullets himself. >> i want to say i'm very proud of my husband. he is my hero. he saved my life.