michael dippolito told us he thought his wife wanted his money. >> i can't even believe it. yeah, it's crazy. if she could have just done anything else, she should have. not this. this is just ridiculous. >> mrs. dippolito? detective ramsey. [ inaudible ] >> no, no! no! no, no! oh, my god! oh! i want to see him. >> you need to calm down. okay. >> no, no! >> does he have enemies? is there anyone that would want to hurt him? someone said they saw a black male running from the house. ma'am, you cannot do this right now. >> please, please! >> we need to take you to the station. go with this detective. >> please! >> if you want to help your husband, you need to go to the station with these guys. >> no, please! >> and tell us everything you know about who he knows -- >> please! please! >> don't worry, everything's under control. >> in a stunning and bizarre twist, she is out on a low bond, thanks, judge boras. she's bunked up about one mile away from the husband she tried to murder. that's right. she's shacked up with her mommy who's probably cooking her a nice meal right now as s

let's bring in michael dippolito's attorneys. so you're saying the person she's cheating with is the one who saved michael's life, basically? >> we're not saying that. we just know it was a male informant. whether or not there was a relationship, that's to be determined. the most important thing, whoever this informant is is the one who saved michael's life and michael's grateful to that person. >> yeah. the tip-off to the cops like that. you mentioned, michael, he was on the "today" show with jason and josh here. he was talking about, you know, obviously one of the questions, what about your relationship? what was it like? he talked about the relationship, and basically never saw it coming. let's listen. >> we hit it off, me and my wife actually got along so well, we were together 24/7. i was told, as she was walking out the door, she was going to bring starbucks coffee home. so it was a pretty normal scene. nothing at all -- nothing ever would have made me think what would could have happened. never. >> let's bring in dr. tara f

the new element here is that an attorney for the intended victim, michael dippolito, himself, was also involved in agreeing to these conditions and they are somewhat more stringent nan the ones initially imposed. >> what are they? >> well, dalia dippolito is not permitted to come within 500 yards of the home that is now exclusively owned and exclusively occupied -- pardon me, not exclusively owned, but exclusively occupied by michael dippolito. she is not permitted to have any weapons. she is not permitted interestingly to work. she is not permitted to leave the home other than for attorneys and doctor's appointments, and those must be cleared in advance by the palm beach county sheriff's office. >> okay. so she can't leave the home and she can't have weapons, and she has her ankle monitor on her. to ellie jos ta a djostad, nanc producer. let's talk about this because, how did it all begin as far as what police are saying dalia talked to someone about allegedly wanting her husband killed? >> right. this started just about two weeks ago. a confidential informant came to the police and s

last friday michael dippolito filed for divorce from his wife. in the petition he lists that the wife allegedly hired a hit man to kill him. also, just before air he got a restraining order. his lawyer says that michael dippolito fears for his life. he doesn't know what she is capable of. wanted to make sure there is an order keeping her away from him. >> and she's out on bond living with mommy. she's probably propped up on the sofa having chicken soup right now. very quickly to tonight's safety tips. p.s., we're taking your calls. teens getting ready for back to school and back behind the wheel. rules of the road for teen drivers. talk to your teen about safety. set ground rules. they have got to follow before handing over the keys. and hey, put the rules in writing. texting, cell phones, ipods while driving, major distraction. it causes fatal crashes. always wear seatbelts. discourage speeding. make your teen responsible for tickets. drinking and driving, a major no-no. get a designated driver in place or someone your teen can call for a ride h

. >> to john, friend of the intended victim, michael dippolito, the new hubby. john, what can you tell me about the husband filing this protective order? i mean, she is out on bond. >> hi, nancy. how are you doing? >> repeat? >> hello. >> hi, dear. your friend filed an order of protection. is he concerned she may try again? >> absolutely. >> why? >> well, i mean we're all in shock that she's been put out on bail, number one. somebody like this should really be behind bars. >> and there you see her walking along. she was a workout enthusiast, let's say, at the la fitness center, probably bopping along on the elliptical listening to an ipod at the very time her husband was to be murdered. what more have we learned about them as a couple, how they met, the whole shebang? >> well, this morning on the "today" show, michael dippolito, that morning his wife went to the gym, she offered to pick up starbucks for him on the way back. now, they actually met at the starbucks. >> wait, wait, wait. she offered to bring back starbucks. okay. pause. mickey sherman, stacey schne

a lawsuit filed by husband michael dippolito claims the informant who tipped off cops of the scheme was actually dahlia dippolito's lover. the report says the two met several times in a parking lot at a cvs and at a gas station. when the officer asked her if she was sure she wanted it done, she replied, quote, i'm not going to change my mind. i'm 5,000% sure i want it done. although they had evidence taken against her days earlier, police staged the murder scene at the couple's town home capturing the grieving wife and then minutes later flipting the script on her. >> problem, the hitman is the cop. >> in a lawsuit filed by the would-be victim, michael dippolito claims he signed over ownership of his quarter of a million-dollar town house the same day an informant told cops dahlia dippolito wanted her husband murdered. >> i didn't do anything, and i didn't plot anything. >> and tonight, disney teen superstar miley cyrus, aka hannah montana, allegedly stocked by a man, we have him waiting for hours of a single-glimpse of his teenage love object. >> my name is mark mcleod, i'm from -- nea

i'm 5,000% sure i want it done." >> michael dippolito and his wife met less than a year ago. he is now 38. she's 26. they were married six months ago. he says strange things started happening. money went missing. threatening notes were left on his car. he says now that makes sense. but it's far different than his wife trying to kill him. >> ms. dippolito? >> yes. [ inaudible ]. >> no no! no! oh, my god. i want to see him. >> you can't. >> no! >> does he have enemies? witnesses said they saw a black male running -- ma'am, you can't do this right now. i need you to take her to the station. go with the detective. if you want to help your husband. okay? if you want to help your husband, you need to go and tell us everything you know about who you know, who he's connected to. don't worry. >> please. please. no. >> here, little girl. you're going to need these in the big house. okay? all that sobbing and crying and carrying on, it's all on video. we're just seeing a portion of what the boynton beach pd has against this woman. a 26-year-old newlywed who allegedly planned to rub out

. >> on the previous caller, michael dippolito came out this morning on the "today" show, as you're aware, you've been showing the clips, and he is very thankful to the boynton beach police department, and he said as much this morning. >> yeah. they did a tremendous job, as the caller pointed out. thanks again, guys. jason, josh, tara fields, andrew marra. we appreciate it. we'll keep following it for you. when we get the motive, we'll let you know as to why someone would do this. hard to figure. >>> all right, here's an idea. i want to know what you think about this one. turn in your guns, you get a gift card to target. that's the deal in fresno, california. cops there say this year violent crime went up nearly 10%, 9.4%. so they decided it was time for the city's first ever gun buyback program. police collected 447 guns in less than three hours saturday, ran out of the cards. okay, great people can get some money for the old guns, but is it really going to be the great solver of crime there? here's what police are saying. >> these are firearms that are being used on the streets of fresn

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let's listen to michael dippolito. >> there was a lot 6 funny stuff going on. i overlooked a lot of things. you know, you try and see the best in people, not the worst. just divorce me and take everything, that's the best way, right? i don't understand. >> you've got to love his attitude there. why don't you just divorce me? you don't have to kill me there. let's bring back stephanie slater, with the boynton beach police department. stephanie, after all that we went through, let's get back to the basic question, what's the motive here to have him killed? >> we still don't know her motive, because she did not talk to detectives. >> okay. so family, friends, no one is -- we haven't gone that far? at least -- that's reporting work we're going to have to do as we try to sniff out what happened here. folks want to chime in on this story. laurie in alabama, go ahead. laurie? >> caller: yes. i just thought it was pathetic. >> having trouble hearing you, lorraine. >> caller: i thought it was pathetic. i've never seen anything like it. >> it's unbelievable, isn't it? ma

. >> this morning on the today show, michael dippolito that that morning his wife went to the gym. she offered to stop and pick up starbuck's for him on the way back. >> wait, wait, wait. she offered to bring back starbuck's. okay. pause. >> mickey sherman, stacy schneider, gloria allred, mickey what did she do, put extra raisins in his cereal for him that morning? what was his last meal. how do you go about this, planning your husband's shooting death in the head. what do you do, still sleep with him the night before just to kind of a send-off? fix a special gourmet meal for breakfast or just kind of like see you. hey, i'll bring you the coffee when i get home. oh. >> mocha-choca i'm going to kill you. >> did she stop at starbuck's or know he wasn't going to be alive. >> she was hoping. it cost her a few bucks. >> $5 cup of coffee. >> how come we don't get few see the film of him telling her she is a life. >> that's all you got to say. why didn't they film him. gloria, have at it. >> all i can tell you is, she is not going to need coffee. she has gotten the wake-up call from the p

the biggest question now for michael dippolito is why his wife would allegedly want him dead. >> just divorce me and take everything. i mean, that's the best way, right? >> reporter: much better it seems than waiting till death do us part. for "today," mark potter, nbc news, miami. >> and still ahead this morning, another case in florida we're talking about, the parents of casey anthony, the mother accused of murdering her toddler, speak with the prosecution. will they be forced to take the stand against their own daughter? we're going to ask the anthonys' they have alzheimer's and heart disease, diabetes and cancer, and they've heard that biomedical research offers hope -- that it could control, maybe even cure, their disease. senator barbara mikulski understands the importance of innovative biomedical research for patients, their families, and our economy here in maryland. call senator mikulski today. tell her thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future. it's life. still ahead one of the women accused of attack

meantime her husband michael dippolito, who was alerted by police and who was not harmed, said he hadhere's no reason she had to do this. she was well off. she could have just left and done just as well by leaving. >> now, yesterday police called the woman dalia dippolito at the gym and told her to come home. there they informed her her husband had been murdered. she didn't know it was a fake. she didn't know the police had been tracking her. she began to sob and sob uncontrollably until she was taken to the police department and confronted by the undercover officer. she was arrested there on charges of solicitation to commit first degree murder and was jailed. contessa. >> mark, thank you. by the way, dylan, why is it that people who try to hire hitmen always hire undercover cops. morons. >> i have a former attorney general here. why is it they hire -- if you want to do a hit, how do you know if it's a real hit man or cop. >> i was on the other side of the law. i want to make that clear. >> it's not a cop when it's me doing it. >> coming up after a question break, could paula abdul h

she married michael dippolito six months ago.olice say that she approached a would-be hitman who turned out to be an undercover police officer. the recent groom still can't believe what police are saying about his new bride. >> there was a lot of funny stuff going on. i overlooked a lot of things. you try and see the best in people, not the worst. just divorce me and take everything. i mean that's the best way. right? i mean i don't understand. >> police say dalia dippolito paid $1,200 to have her husband killed. >>> an "idol" story that has nothing to do with paula abdul. in fact, it is half-way around the world. people on this talent show are smashing social barriers and risking their lives. this is grabbing lots of attention at cnn.com. let's check in with dotcom live anchor virginia cha for all the details on this one. this sounds like a fantastic story, virginia. >> this is very interesting on a lot of levels. "afghan star" is hugely popular in afghanistan. yes, it is an "american idol"-style singing contest, but the reason

the biggest question now for michael dippolito is why his wife would allegedly want him dead. >> just divorce me and take everything. i mean, that's the best way, right? >> reporter: much better it seems than waiting till death do us part. for "today," mark potter, nbc news, miami. >> and still ahead this morning, another case in florida we're talking about, the parents of casey anthony, the mother accused of murdering her toddler, speak with the prosecution. will they be forced to take the stand against their own daughter? we're going to ask the >l @ still ahead one of the women accused of attacking a man with crazy glue speaks out. >>> good morning. i'm barbara harrison. it's thursday, august 6, 2009. our time right now 7:26. two alexandria police officers are under investigation. the investigation involves improper sexual behavior on the job. the officers are accused of having sex with a woman in exchange for leniency in her case. this in the series of negative events for the police department. last week the police chief resigned after being arrested for dui. the federal government