deborah tate has a petition, no parole for manson family.com. she believes the release would open the flood gates. >> they have a new rule in california that allows an inmate if they've done three years of whatever sentence they've been their parole day up. guess who that could apply to? >> reporter: when is he up? >> not until he's about 92, but he could apply under the same principles and have full rights to do exactly what they have done. >> reporter: even now there's a website dedicated to manson that posts rants from his phone calls from the state prison. >> i don't exist in good. i don't exist in bad. i've always been both. >> reporter: she says charles manson is still in touch of the old followers and winning new ones. here's the question. almost 50 years later isn't it possible that some of these people have been reformed? >> i really doubt it. i would love to think that this is a perfect world. but humans are flawed. these are flawed more than others. >> reporter: governor brown's office tells "nightline" it's >> if the same incident ha

manson ordered the killings but he wasn't even there.hen diane sawyer later asked him why. >> why did you leave, leave them there? >> i keep a close watch on this heart of mine. i walk a line. >> reporter: he quoted johnny cash. >> how old were you when your sister was murdered? >> just before any 17th birthday. >> reporter: so you remember it vividly? >> very vividly. my family never really recovered. >> reporter: at the murder trial, the young manson girls smiled and giggled, sung songs. they had xs on their foreheads just like manson and showed no signs of remorse. less si van houten was the youngest woman condemned to death, but the death penalty was abolished and it was life in prison. >> reporter: would it have been easier if they were put to death? >> absolutely. you can breathe a sigh of relief and go about your life. >> reporter: instead they've been condemned to regular appearances at the california parole board whenever a member of the manson family comes up. deborah has attended every hearing. >> this has been a life sentence

times next morning, "manson guilty nixon declares." manson got ahold of the paper.ury with a silly little smile on his face and he shows the jury the headline. >> a tight ring of security surrounds the hall of justice today as the manson jury deliberates. meanwhile, members of the manson clan continue their vigil outside of the hall of justice. they have been there since the start of the trial. >> if charlie were convicted of these charges, what happens to the rest of the members of the family? >> there's no if. charlie will get out. all of the people in jail will get out and we'll all go to the desert together. >> the jury hearing the charges against charles manson and three girl members of his so-called family brought in its verdict this afternoon. >> outside the court, manson's girl followers got the news by radio. >> they have convicted these people and you are next. all of you. there's a revolution coming very soon. >> today the judge formally passed sentence on charles manson and his girls. the death penalty he said for seven senseless murders. he said not onl

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the inmate is charles manson. >> we have some manson memorabilia that charles manson has created sinces been incarcerated here at corcoran. >> during one of our shoots at california state prison corcoran our crew barely got a glimpse of manson before he covered up his window. a recent mug shot shows how much he has aged since first coming to prison in 1971. but his artwork provides a unique insight into his life behind bars. >> here's a scorpion that he's made. basically just taking thread from various types of items, socks and t-shirts and towels and he creates it and uses a marker to color it. this is probably one of the items that he makes the most of, would be scorpions and spiders. this is, i would assume, something like a harp and he's made it out of toilet paper, and newspaper. this looks like some dental floss, a small stick and probably for the coloring he used kool-aid to get the coloring for it. >> why do you guys have this stuff? >> he's not allowed to have it. occasionally we go through and do a cell searches, and just confiscate all items. he doesn't have a hobby card. ot

manson, patrician cen winkle and charles "text" watson remain locked up. van houten has been denied parole 19 times. >> by the books she should be released because she fits the criteria, but in the court of public opinion she's always going to be attached to these crimes. >> reporter: soon california's governor could make the final decision. should leslie van houten be set free, or should she spend the rest of her days in prison? miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> a man convicted of a nearly six-decade-old murder has been set free. relief poured over 75-year-old jack mccoa courtroom when a judge overturned his sentence after being convicted of the 57-year-old abduction and murder of 7-year-old maria riddell but many alleged missteps by authorities and new evidence supporting his alibi. >>> a major announcement from the military today, the very first female officers have been commissioned to lead ground combat units after the pentagon changed the long-standing rules to allow it. as nbc's jim mick miklaszewski tells us, these women could soon be com

>>> manson murderer paled. families outraged as an infamous killer could be set free decades after the shocking crimes that terrorized los angeles. >>> and pot for pain. a booming business from bath salts to lotions infused with weed. even hollywood stars getting in on the action. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. as we come on the air in the united states, it is already saturday morning in southern japan where people are waking up to new damage from the second major earthquake there in as many days. today's quake, the largest of the two at 7.0, struck in the same region as yesterday's deadly shaker that killed at least nine people and forced tens of thousands from their homes. we're getting early reports of more collapsed buildings and additional deaths from today's quake while seismologists say there are likely more strong tumblers to follow. nbc's kelly cobiella has the latest. >> reporte

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. >>> and it was nearly 47 years ago that the charles manson murder spree stunned the world.one of the women convicted in that rampage is being recommended for parole. >> it's sparking sharp reaction from family members of the victims including the sister of hollywood actress sharon tate. here's abc's david wright. ♪ who cares if love >> reporter: she was called the next marilyn monroe. >> sharon tate as jennifer. >> sharon had tate, a rising hollywood her potential unlimited. >> i can't see myself doing shakespeare or anything like that. i would love light comedy. >> reporter: sharon tate's life off screen was just as glamorous. married to oscar winning director roman polanski. she was 8 1/2 months pregnant with their son in the late summer of 1969. but on august 9th, the unthinkable happened. inside this house, the 26-year-old actress and four others were brutally murdered by four followers of charles manson. one of the killers patricia krenwinkel serving life in prison, spoke with diane sawyer in 1994. >> charlie came up and asked everybody how it went. like that was the f

greg: the youngest member of the charles manson colt recommended for parole.n actually be set free? you could just book a different resort. like in alaska. they've got igloos. the one you information on a story we reported yesterday on happening now. a california parole board] recommending to former charles manson follower leslie van houton should be released from prison . that decision must first undergo however administrative review by the legal team on the parole board and then it has to be approved by governor jerry brown. van houton is the first manson follower convicted in the labianca murders to reach this stage. her attorney is confident she will be set free. joining us is fred keefe, former federal prosecutor, ashley merchant, a criminal defense attorney. welcome to both. actually, let me begin with you. these were probably the most shocking and heinous murders in the history of california.van houton was originally sentenced to death. now she could go free? >> right, and that's what i think is most surprising to folks, the fact that she could have bee

the woman's body was found near year by charles manson and his followers. investigators say they questioned manson in prison nothing. >>> a "charlotte observer" columnist describes a takeoff that was aborted yesterday to avoid a collision. the rider was on a delta jet headed to miami from atlanta. it stopped suddenly before liftoff because another plane crossed its path on the runway. no one was hurt. the columnist says the pilot announced that air traffic controllers had made a mistake. >>> the associated press reports a plan that would require women to register for the military draft. the measure was passed yesterday by a house panel. its sponsor voted against the plan saying he opposes sending women into combat and wanted to spark debate about it. >>> al.com reports that an alabama city is the first in the nation to pass a gender restriction law for public bathrooms. the oxford ordinance makes it a misdemeanor to use a bathroom a violation carries a $500 fine or six months in jail. >>> and "the hartford current" reports that yale won't drop the name of a

. >>> the manson murders, and the stunning development. all these years later, the fate of the homecoming princess turned killer, and what she told diane sawyer all those years ago. >>> and, the schools on lockdown. this mountain lion on the loose. the aerial images as it all plays out. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with the terrible scene playing out in japan at this hour. the second earthquake, and tonight, many there have been buried alive. you can see the lights on this bridge shaking, as the quake, measuring 7.0, hits. and the stunning images coming in. fires erupting, power and gas lines ripped apart. hundreds of thousands without power. many were killed during the first earthquake last night. tonight after so many tremors, this major quake. the biggest yet. the urgent hunt for survivors. trapped under their collapsed homes. matt gutman on the crisis unfolding right now. >> reporter: that powerful new jolt heaving this massive landslide, pulverizing concrete as if it were papier mache. these shaky images capture the moment the 7

there is now speculation that she may have been the victim of the manson family. >> victims in the manson case were stabbed. and so the police were looking at that as a connection. >> her death came after a series of murders by the manson family. police interviewed manson in prison about the case, but got nowhere. her family is now hoping someone will remember something that will help police solve the case. >>> metro's new rail select pass is more popular than its 28 day pass. the "washington post" report that goes let's troh sold nearly 1,000 passes after the pilot launched in march. it allows riders to pay a lump sum at the start of the month for unlimited rides. >> and you can take the silver line to loudoun county by 2018. construction is under way on the final stop for the metro silver line. the loudoun gate way station will be along the dulles greenway. it will mean you can travel 23 miles along the silver line. >>> developing overnight, a suspected mid range north korean missile crashes just seconds after liftoff. the second failure in recent weeks as kim jong-un's latest attempts

investigators are now looking into whether her murder may be connected to charles manson. was 1 montreal to los angeles. her body was discovered in november 1969, a few miles away from one of the manson murder scenes and like other manson murders, she was savaged stabbed 150 times. >>> now to the investigation into prince's sudden death. law enforcement sources tell abc news that prescription drugs were found in prince's possession and at his home. the sheriff's office says if the medication played a part in the singer's death, the dea may get involved. prince was reportedly in an outpatient program to help him deal with chronic hip pain and move away from prescription painkillers. >>> a health crisis unfolding on harvard university. there are now 40 confirmed cases of the muches and many of those infected were vaccinated. students are being urged to use common sense to prevent spreading the infection including keeping their hands clean, covering their mouths when coughing and sneezing and not sharing cups or utensils. >>> a new study finds is harmful to children causing t

cha-cha >>> a member of the manson family may be freed.se are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. >>> the "los angeles times" says the california panel has recommended parole for charles manson follower leslie van hout houten. she has been in prison for more than four decade for her role in the killing of a grocer and his wife. the decision will be reviewed by another board and then governor jerry brown. >>> the hartford current says a connecticut judge refused to throw out a lawsuit against sandy hook families against gun makers. the suit argues the ar-15 semiautomatic rifle is a military weapon and shouldn't be sold to civilians. >>> "the washington post" says the citadel is considering a request by a prospective muslim student to wear a hijab. if granted, it would apparently be in the military academy's 175-year history. >>> the tennesseean reports on the governor's controversial bill making the holy bible the official state book. bill haslam cited an opinion by the state attorney general that it could violate the constituti

the same can't be said of manson who is now 81 years old. he and others involved in the killings are still behind bars. but van houten's release isn't a done deal. she still has to go before the governor and another parole board who could decide to keep her in prison. robin. >> all right, matt. thank you. we'll talk to abc's chief legal analyst dan abrams about that very thing that matt was allowing to because bruce davis who was an associate with manson was denied parole even though he was recommended for parole governor brown rejected that. what are the chances he'll do that here? >> close, close case here. she's got a better argument than even bruce davis meaning she was younger, has done more in prison. taken more responsibility for what she did. so if you think that people should ever be paroled for murder and parole was part of her sentence, the possibility for parole then she's done everything right. she hasn't had problems and helped other prisoners, everything on the list to parole someone leslie van houten can check off and, yet, a

after 40 years in prison parole was recommended for manson follower leslie van houten. carter evans reports. >> reporter: this is leslie van houten's first chance at freedom after more than 4 decades behind bars. >> she says she is numb. she is -- she is ready for this. she has been ready for this for a long time. >> reporter: then 19, van houten admitted she was on lsd when she participated in the murders of rosemary and leo la bianca one day after pregnant actress sharon tate and four manson and his followers believed the killings were the start of a coming race war dubbed helter skelter after the beatles song. >> watching you on the tube. >> reporter: charlie rose interviewed manson about the murders in 1986. >> what did you think about baby? >> yeah. >> it's not world. i don't live in that world. >> so you didn't care? >> care? houten's past parole hearings she expressed remorse for her involvement. >> you can never make it right. and i sincerely apologize. >> reporter: she earned a college and master's degree during her time behind bars model prisoner. those who op

charles manson, in prison since 1971 is now 81. he's been denied parole 12 times. for van houten, while the l.a. d.a.'s office says it disagrees with the parole recommendation, it may ultimately be governor jerry brown who decides her fate. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> quite a bit of history there. well, up next at 11:00, new details about the zika virus. what the cdc is saying about the spread. >>> and presidential candidate bernie sanders is at the vatican. a complete wrap-up of decision 2016 as hillary clinton coming to the bay area. >>> a nice weekend ahead with some warmer temperatures and more beach weather. i'll have a look at the microclimate forecast coming up. new at 11 -- a plane makes an emergency landing after a bird strike. ==take vo== the delta flight was on its way >>> new at 11:00, a plane makes an emergency landing after a bird strike. the delta flight was on its way back to new york from nashville when the pilot radioed the tower in west virginia with an emergency. the jet hit a bird and it cracked the windshield of the aircraft. t

the panel agreed that she's committed her crimes under manson's mind control. it's unlikely the governor will sign off on the release. >> no governor who wants to maintain his or her legacy and credibility with voters in the state legislature will agree to the parole of a manson family member. >> she's been ready for a long time. it really should have happened a long time ago. >> before it gets to the governor. another parole board will review the decision. >>> a former priest is facing charges that he killed a young woman who went to him for confession. why is he arrested now? weekend forecast. at stop & shop, shoppers are discovering low prices by the thousands, plus a thousand more that just dropped. all these low prices! what are you trying to do, no. just trying to save you a whole lot of "bread." [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags, thousands of low prices. my stop & shop. he say's we should punish women who have abortions. there has to be some form of punishment. that mexicans who come to america are rapists. and that we should ban muslims from coming he

. >>> a bombshell decision in the manson family murders, a parole board recommended parole, a reporterhat there is still a big question tonight. >> reporter: inside of this house, the lobby on the family ambushed and murdered by manson family members pick one of the women charged was originally sentenced to death. a state panel recommended parole. and sharon tate was there as state officials deliver the jaw- dropping news. >> goodness, i goodness, i cannot tell you what injustice this is. i have the right to speak here because family members are scared to death of these people still. i know the carnage that has happened to the lobby on to family and their extended family and what has happened to generations. >> she is numb. she's ready for this. she has . she has been ready for this for a long time, it should have happened a long time ago. >> reporter: he admitted that he disputed in the killings and detail the use of a pillow and lamp cord to hold rosemary down. she said she only joined in the stabbing after she was ordered to do so. the parole panel agreed that she showed rehabilitat

charles manson, oj simpson, their legaloff -- dramas were headline news, but many images were createdurtroom illustrators. many of those drawings have been donated to the library of congress here in washington. >> the trial of court leader charles manson was a sensation, but his gaze was captured not by cameras but an artist. >> the hall of justice where they wait in long lines for the chance to witness the trial of charles manson. >> absolutely, these drawings are art. it takes a great deal of craft courtroom, watch proceedings, and capture gestures, ticks, emotions, to .apture that moment in time you cannot do that with a camera. >> almost 100 courtroom sketches spanning four decades have been sent to the library of congress. they chart the critical moments of famous trials. fraudulent investor bernie made off being taken away. film director roman polanski facing rape charges. >> the people in the state of california, plaintiff, versus michael joe jackson, defendant. we find the defendant not guilty. >> this is a very famous movement of michael jackson in 2005 being acquitted of mol

high of 64 degrees, matt and tam. >>> okay, thank you karen. >>> charles manson's follower leslie van houten might be a free woman. she was convicted of the 1969 murders of two wealthy grocers after sharon tate was murdered by manson followers as well. jerry brown has the final say whether she will be released. >>> police are prepared for the protests of the national democratic convention. hundreds of protesters headed down city hall yesterday. there was strong police presence along the route, and no reported serious problems. chief inspectors said the key to keep the peace is a safe environment to allow people to demonstrate. >>> we've taken all the best practices that we've learned and it has become part of our standard play book we're consistent with how we approach those things. >>> police are predicting 50,000 people will visit philadelphia during the convention. >>> the eagles 2016 schedule is out this morning. get your daily planners. they have four prime prime time games. they open against the browns. steelers visit in week three and bye coming week four. back-to-back division

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you have set up a website. >> it's no parole for manson family.com. this entails a nationwide petition to get signatures to go to governor brown, he's the next safety step, these people are domestic terrorists and they're in the united states. we have to stop this before it happens. >> you speak about governor brown and he in january rejected the parole recommendation of bruce davis a manson family associate, does that give you hope that he'll do that in this case in. >> i'm hoping. that's our solace that he will stop this parole. >> you're aware that part of her sense that van how then was eligible for parole and she's described as a model prisoner, she's achieved her bachelor's and master's degrees. what do you say to those people who believe perhaps she does deserve at this point to go free? >> i do believe in rehabilitation program. but this woman is a monster, i you can feel the vibe. they're still sociopathetic individual individuals. >> you said you think of your sister every single day. >> every single day. >> tell us more about us. >> sharon

charles manson follower leslie van houten may soon be a free woman.les recommended she be released from prison on parole. the final decision is up to governor brown. >>> the warriors will host the houston rockets for a saturday play-offs noon game. today they unveil their new 2016 gear on thursday of the warriors became the winningest team in nba history. >>> mark strassmann takes to us a georgia school where administers are allowed to physically punish students. that's on "cbs this morning." but first, traffic and weather in just a moment. from bank oa to buy a new gym bag. before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time and 2% back at the grocery store. even before he got 3% back on gas. kenny used his bankamericard cash rewards credit card to join the wednesday night league. because he loves to play hoops. not jump through that's the excitement of rewarding connections. apply online or at a bank of america near you. >>> here's a live up from the "kcbs traffic" center. we have a major problem still for your ride on the nimitz freeway this morning

van houten was 20 years old when manson members went on a summer-long killing spree in and around the.a. area. >>> 4:16. decision 2016. after debating last night, the democratic candidates for president are thousands of miles away and an ocean apart. senator bernie sanders is headed to rome for a vatican conference on social policy. hillary clinton will be fund-raising in california. the candidates battled it out on stage in brooklyn last night, just five days before the new york primary. sanders challenged clinton on criminal justice reform and middle east policy. while clinton took issue with sanders on gun control and his support for president obama. a major point of the contention came on campaign finance and wall street influence. here's one of those exchanges. >> can you name one decision that she made as senator that shows she favored banks because of the money she received? >> secretary clinton was busy giving speeches to goldman sachs for 225,000s a speech. >> he cannot come up with any example because there is no example. i stood up against the behaviors of the banks when i

she was the youngest member of manson's cold. she helped kill a man and his wife and has been in jail for 40 years. she talked to diane sawyer about it in 1994. diane: what kind of punishment do you deserve? what is enough? wake's i don't know if there will be enough for me. -- >> i ever be enough for me. >> she has been called an exemplary inmate. she has helped tutor the other prisoners. agreesif the state board to her application, governor jerry brown will have the final say on whether or not she is to be released. --s afternoon, a funeral for in a crash onred thursday is still in critical condition. his patrol car was rear-ended by a mercedes. we will have the latest on the investigation coming up at 4:00. coming up on the news at noon, what you need to know about a popular cradle before you use it for your baby. later -- >> doing this job. jummy: the simple act that and a little girl the laugh of a lifetime. will be backll with a check of your all-important weekend forecast. i don't believe that big money can buy votes -- no

she was just 19 years old when she fell under the spell of manson and played the role in the killingwealthy grocer and his wife. they're basing it on her mod model -- they're basing the parole on the model behavior in prison. >>> the sandy hook parents can move forward against the seller of the massacre murder weapon. the connecticut judge ruled in favor of the ten plaintiffs who are looking to hold the companies accountable for the 20 children and six teachers who were killed. >>> north korea's attempt to celebrate its founding leader's birthday with a missile launch has failed. expert says the 104th anniversary of the leader kim jong un's grandfather is the young leader's latest attempt to affirm his legitimacy and power. >>> to montana, police are on the hunt for three who robbed a bar at gunpoint. they won't be disturbing this couple. look at this. they proved nothing, not even armed robbers can stop true love or at least a good kiss. they weren't even coming up for air. >>> all right. well ted cruz supports north carolina's controversial lgbt law and who won the democratic debat