but rod mccutcheon, a toxicologist at the texas department of public safety crime lab, was willing tory. >> so i started thinking about the possibility of detecting arsenic in a cremated remains sample and decided it might be possible. there were a lot of things to consider. >> mccutcheon knew that arsenic is actually a metal and some metals survive fire and intense heat. >> you may change its form from a solid to a gas, but you aren't going to destroy the arsenic itself. >> so he took the sisters' ashes and added an acid solution to dissolve all of the organic material. what was left was primarily sulfuric acid. in a process called colorimetric testing, he added hydrochloric acid and zinc to the mix. >> as it bubbles through this device, the arsenic will react and form, if it's present, a purplish violet color. the more arsenic present, the stronger the more purple the color is. >> rod mccutcheon's chemical cocktail made forensic history. the solution turned a deep purple. conclusive proof of the presence of arsenic. the depth of color in the reaction showed that cordelia norton inge

. >>> jon lester cubs battle the pirates and andrew mccutcheon, more run to watch running and doing anythingn app which jay harris invented and see bucc and i on "sportscenter." >> merry monday, everybody. >> all right, thanks fellas. >>> quite the scene over the weekend at a beach in san diego where dozens of dogs getting on their boards and, yes, they're out there surfing. >> more than 50 participated in the tenth annual dog surfing competition. the dogs competed against each other. about the same size maybe the best part of it all, it all went to charity. proceeds went to the san diego humane society. >>> well up next in "the pulse," the biggest name in fighting. ronda rousey her weekend win and this morning the woman she defeated talking to social media. >>> and the wave riding motorbike. a daredevil stunt has now gone viral. esurance was born online. which means fewer costs, which saves money. their customer experience is virtually paperless which saves paper, which saves money. they have smart online tools so you only pay for what's right for you which saves money. they settle claims q

. >>> dodgers on the verge of being swept by the pirates, led 5-1, mccutcheon two of his four rbi inrates' nine-run inning. l.a. swept by pittsburgh 13-6 the final. >>> and are you ready for some football? it's finally time to play. the nfl preseason officially kicked off with tonight's hall of fame game between steelers and vikings. tim brown, charles halley, and other hall of fame inductees were honored before the game. then it was time to play ball. took awhile to get the first td of the year. vikings quarterback under pruett, 34 yards, 7-3 minnesota. the only other touchdown of the game, four minutes left in the third. joe runs it in from 1 yard out, minnesota wins the hall of fame game 14-3. >>> this abc 7 sports report brought to you by xfinity. golf and tennis coming up later. >>> still to come, new details coming to light tonight about a deadly shooting in texas. we'll show you the surveillance video coming out today. >>> severe weather across the country from fires in california to flooding in florida. a look at what's ahead this week. and we just couldn't say thno to that f

, activists carried out a rare protest inside the supreme court chamber to oppose the ruling in mccutcheon versus fec, a case critics call next citizens united. in a five to four vote last her, the court's conservative justices eliminated a long-standing limit on how much donors can give in total to federal candidates, party committees, and political action committees in a two-year election cycle without any aggregate limit. a donor can now give millions of dollars directly to candidates and parties. in early april, the five activists with the group 99 rise stood up inside the court to call on justices to reverse their decision. >> justices, is it not your duty to protect our right to self-government. overturn citizens united. one person, one vote. amy: that is the five activists with 99 rise and then you have doug hughes, i believe use going to try, he would not take a plea deal. a lot of the media did not even report he was doing this for campaign finance reforms, just that he flew a gyrocopter onto the grounds of the capitol. lawrence lessig, talk about what groups are doing. >> i think

weigh in, democratic communication strategist and chairman of the conservative action fund john mccutcheonohn, thanks for joining us. >> great to be here. >> is it coincidence that we are just hearing about this plan to bring all these gitmo guys to the u.s. the day after john kerry went on down to havana and made nice with the castros? >> it's a very good question. obviously there is a lot more attention being paid to cuba these days with the reopening there. but this is not so much about that obama initiative. this is a great piece of unfinished business from very early this was a big campaign pledge on obama's part of to get rid of gitmo and close that and rerace this national stain gitmo international symbol of torture for american hypocrisy that we don't live by our own values. that's one he would really like to get done before he leaves. >> is he right about that, john? >> is he right but maybe not for the right reason. we are a nation of laws. i have a lot of faith in the system and believe they should get trials and also do not think that they will get a pass through the court syst