the state's star witness, robert mullins.lhouse snitch and you probably call the jailhouse informant. >> oh, he's a snitch. no question about that. at the end of the day, what we learned from robert mullins is that he's been given a fairly detailed account by gagnon of what occurred that evening and what the crime scene looked like. >> reporter: in fact, he said, mullins was the first to tell police this piece of bombshell news. gagnon had mentioned an accomplice in the killings. >> the only way you can have that information is from someone who was on the crime scene and participated in the crime. >> reporter: and then the prosecutor tried to spin an inconvenient fact in his favor. those mystery blood drops found at the murder scene had been tested. the dna was not a match to rick but to an unidentified male. that, said the prosecutor, actually supported what mullins said -- that rick had an accomplice. humphries believed the evidence was enough to put the defendant away. he only wished he could make the same case against ric

>>reporter: mullins' girlfriend has not had the charges troped. i asked what the fdle why the delay, but i have not gotten a response. live in orange county, field sutton, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> orange county deputies have been called to this apartment complex 120 time this is the past year. -- times in the past year. why the people who live there tell us they worry it's going to get worse. >> this 15-year-old could spend life prison. how she tried to blame the victim, when detectives questioned her. >> plus, all the presidential the attacks in belgium. (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com know you can deposit checks right from your phone. transfer money to someone quickly and easily. speak to a financial professional when it's convenient. and pay for things using android pay. know that with pnc's convenient solutions, at least your finances will >>> channel 9 eyewitness news >>> in the wake of terror attacks i

but to hear somebody else say it, you know. >> reporter: that mullins had lied? he was kind of proud of what he'd done. >> yeah. >> reporter: now this snitch-on-snitch story had the appeals judge's attention. >> the judge had to make a determination that the result of the trial would probably have been different. >> reporter: because mullins' story was that important in getting the conviction? >> right. >> reporter: the judge vacated rick's conviction, saying the new county solicitor, the one who had replaced humphries, wanted. the solicitor said he did not. so in 2013, after eight years inside, rick gagnon walked out of prison. he settled on the carolina coast now, married with children. >> just the smell of the ocean, you know? it's like freedom. it was a terrible thing that, you know, i went to prison for something i didn't do. it's changed my life. >> reporter: his old girlfriend believes her life was upended too. bambi says she's cut ties with most of the people she grew up with. the tobacco fields she still owns are pretty much her only connection to the pl

, that tied the judge's hands when she released mullins under three meantime, family members say ronald hollingsworth is still recovering from the attack. tonight, we learned that the teenage girl hit by a car has died from injuries related to that crash. 16-year-old victoria catch was walking along canoe creek. that crash is still under investigation. but no charges are pending against the driver. and last week, we told you the teen's death convinced neighbors to push for better sidewalks and >> march 12th, they died when their plane went down in an empty field. other pilots heard a radio call from someone claiming to have lost an engine around the time of the accident. agents are still investigatingful. >>> a 9 million dollar improvement plan along sunrail's 32 mile long corridor is underway. sunrail officials say they're replacing rails, resurfacing tracks and upgrading pedestrian and railroads crossings. the deberry station in volusia county to orange county. crews are, woing when the train d working when the trains are not running. they expect to finish in august of 2017. >>> tomor

the state missed a deadline to file a formal statement of charges against tasha mullins. our legal analyst said that tied the judge's hand when is she released mullins under three drug charges with a much lower bond. state attorney's office says filing of information in the case will now have to wait a narcotics testing being done by fdle. battling the zika virus here in florida. yesterday, health officials confirmed four new cases, one of those in osceola county. four of the people infected in florida are pregnant women. nearly all of those patients got it it traveling outside the country. >>> and local deputies admit priority was put elsewhere after a gunman was reported a barrage of bullets into a home. what else deputies say caused a 30-minute delay. >> i'm tracking a big warm up, plus when we'll see showers and storms. . >>> an orange county family had to take cover before deputies responded to their help. two weeks ago we showed you those bullet holes, the damage from 22 shots. kimberly eton did some digging and found out it took 30 minutes to respond. you asked dep

martin mullins says his machine is about 2,000 marbles that make sound, including drums, cymbals and electric bass. he said the machine is programmable which allows him to control where and when marbles fall. for those of you interested in hearing more, mullins has good news. >> i wrote the song for the i am putting it up now. please pick it up. >> you have to be incredibly focused and coordinated. because that machine is is very intricate. >> i hope they do pick it up. >> i think it was a piece of art, just looking at the whole video. >> we have seen a lot of different art this morning. >> i think i would lose my marbles trying to make something like that. >> nice music there. >> here's the way it looks as we show you what we are talking about today. it is umbrella give away time. a beautiful shot. this was sunrise yesterday. this is from julie wells in orlando. here's one from sunset last night in marion county from cheria. that's a great shot. we have lucy the cat here from julie wells in orlando. from betty, this is scooby. we have the ferret we love so much, sylvester. he is not

of being able to go into his house, close the door and lock it behind him has been taken away. >> mullins facing charges ranging from armed robbery with a weapon to aggravated battery of an elderly person. >>> volusia county deputies are looking for the man who stole scout selling cookies. deputies say sunday this man and a black shirt and deltona walmart before swiping video also captured him with a woman walking with a small child before they got into a gray hyundai sante fe. witnesses believe in may have a north carolina tag. >>> spacex will try to launch falcon 9 rocket from cape canaveral air force station. this will be the fourth attempt to launch. >> launch was scrubbed after a low thrust alarm later to be due to rising liquid oxygen temperatures. after the rocket was delayed lifting off by about that drifted into the safety zone. the launch window opens at 6:30 5 pm and if launches, we will have live coverage on wftv.com . >>> a few hours ago the iconic countdown clock at the kennedy space center was installed at the new home. crews took the clock apart in 2014 and it's been part

mullins beat 74-year-old ronald hollandsworth in his apopka home last month and stole his medication. investigators arrested her try to sell the drugs in the victim's family says hollingworth was affected by the ordeal. >> his sense of security of the door and lock it behind him has now been taken away from him. >> mullins facing charges ranging from armed robbery with a weapon to aggravated battery i'm an elderly person. >> neighbors quickly called 911 after watching and titusville boy get hit by a car while riding his bike. >> a boy got hit by a car in front of my house. >> knew this afternoon hearing how the boy's grandmother actually help to track down the suspected driver. plus an ethics complaint filed against a member of ocoee's planning and zoning board. ahead why one resident said he caught -- cross the line every time he discussed proposed charter school. >> investigators a suspected burglar preyed on people visiting florida with their families. next, how they were able to uncover several of his alleged break-ins. >>> temperatures have soared back into the 80s today. hi, guy

now according to bob mullins, owens is moving bags and bags of who knows what to this place on amhest street, across from her. >> reporter: brenda remains defiant. >> go away. if my dog pees on my floor, i'm going to get you to clean it up. >> she has 30 days to pay the $60,000 or contact the county attorney's office. as of today, she has done neither. >>> fast rising flood waters in kirbyville texas have brought dozens of people. officials went to other neighborhoods at risk of flooding to warn people there to evacuate. we've been talking about the flooding west of us for a while now. right now states across the south are bracing for the potential to see more rain this weekend. the national guard is helping to rescue people. we hate to see video like that. that's part of the same weather system that's keeping us dry. high pressure has been blocking into our area. as we head into the weekend, we will see rain around here. on sunday for the grand prix, i think we'll be seeing scattered showers around. as we head into the afternoon hours, the rain will push east. it's possible the races

investigators say tosha mullins beat the man to steal his pain pills. we found out the state missed a deadline to file formal charges. mullins faces three of five charges now in her bond is much lower. >> they may have to set trial in face the charges but they can be free for $1100. so back to me is insane. >> the state attorney's office will have to wait until fdle finishes a narcotics test before any filing can be done. >>> supplies and experiments are on their way to the international space station. >> 4-3-to-one -- 2-1, ignition, lift off of the atlas five rocket with sickness, supplies for the crew, that's with >>> atlas five rocket lifting off from cape canaveral picture- perfect additions last night look at that. spacecraft delivering 3-d printer to make repairs at the international space station. an experiment by ucf researchers to study meatier soil is also on board. >> and that's what we're trying to do is meet the commitment to nasa and keep astronaut supported so they can do the critical research they are doing aboard the station. >> when th

he was going to try to run with michael mullin or maybe. it's being reported that michael bloomberg finished a vetting process. the campaign liked what they found. he didn't ask the admiral if he would join but the implication is he would have had he run. michael bloomberg took a lot of steps to investigate the possibility of whether he should run for president. alas, he will not. what that means for all of us, until july, at least, this is the field. one of these six people is on track to be the next president of the united states. on the democratic side, vermont senator bernie sanders continues to trail mightily in the delegate count even as he keeps winning states across the country. as hillary clinton won just one state this weekend. when you look at the overall progress that's about delegates, this was the delegate haul for those two candidates this weekend. this is the daunting delegate lead that secretary clinton holds over senator sanders overall. the next big contest will be competing. it shows secretary clinton with a 13-point lea

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check out this slick move by mullins. the senior game high 20. fellow senior iced it with this triple with under 2:00 to play. columbia captures its first ever post season tournament, 73-67 the final. congratulations to smith as the lions finished the season with a 25-10 record. to win a post season title was princeton in the 1975 nit. roar, lion, roar. >> i think i can hear it right now. they're happy up there. all right. >>> that's it for news 4 new york at 11:00. the tonight show straight ahead. >> and wake up at 4:30 a.m. for the latest on that huge fire burning in brooklyn tonight. good night. we'll see you tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from studio 6b in

mullins only faces three of five charges and her bond is much lower. >> they may have to set trial and face charges but they can be free for $1100. to me that is the same. >> state attorney's office will have to wait until fdla finishes a narcotics test before any filing can be done. >>> supplies and experiments international space station and >> 4-3-2-1 mission and lift off of the atlas five rocket with cygnus with supplies for the crew, experiments for the science. >> atlas five rocket lift off from the canaveral air force station in perfect condition last night. cygnus spacecraft on top will deliver a 3-d printer to help make repairs to the international space station. they put them off now. an experiment to study meter soil on board bill by students and researchers out at ucf. smack ultimately that's what we're trying to do is meet the commitment to nasa and make sure cargoes flowing so they can do the critical research station. >> here's the neat part two, leaves rss ma, large-scale fire will be set on board, and a contained box but it will see isn't that right? 5:10 am. we check

. >> this year's event will be held at the mullin center. the headlines they will be announced late this -- later this week. >>> rescue workers called today to rescue an injured maen from a rockwall after he fell. as you can see took quite the team of paramedics, firefighters and police to bring him to safety. >>> an inexplosion inside of a local police video. the video was taken at the northampton police department on friday night. police believe a flashlight inside of the s.u.v. exploded. a police officer had recharged the batteries earlier in the day. fortunately for him he was inside of the police station explosion. the department is now making changes. >> we looked into these batteries they look like they're knockoff brands on the research we have done it certainly appears we should be buying brand name batteries. >> the consumer product safety commission recently issued a warning about these batteries specifically when they are used with hover boards. there have been several hover board fires and explosions. >> it is february 29th leap

. >> julie: this year's event will be at the mullins center. the band capital city will be one of the three acts playing. the headliner also be announced next week. >>> google is taking responsibility for a car crash involving one of their self-driving vehicles. a car like this one here is said to have hit a bus earlier this month in california. google said the car was trying to get around something when it moved into another lane and hit the bus. no one was hurt. the first known accident with the self-driving car at fault. google has since made changes to their software to avoid crashes like this in the astronaut who had been in space for nearly a year will return to earth. scott kelly has been living on the international space station for 340 days. a record for an american. kelley and another astronaut been through so scientists can study the effects of space travel on the human body part of nasa's goal that astronauts can handle the long trip to mars i would take more than a year. >>> a ukrainian man pose >>> a ukrainian man posing a a teen

. >> mullins was convicted of aggravated murder and got up to life in prison. davis is serving 15 to 55 years for involuntary manslaughter and this september he has a parole hearing. >> i don't think it is right that he walks. i don't think he has a chance to hurt someone else. >> tim has started an online petition urging the parole >> it was him that sawed the shotgun off that made it concealable and lethal. >> tim has 1,000 signatures but want more. >> i pray that he is not released and that ashland county remembers what he sacrificed. >> in ashland, bob jones, newschannel 5. >>> now to a heated congressional hearing in washington where lawmakers lashed out at former officials from flint, michigan. >> testifying about the water crisis. they failed to take action for months after being warned the city's water was not safe. they replayed video of the former mayor on local television declaring that water safe. >> we know now that we were getting bad information and worse water. >>> that former person right there, that board blamed the state epa proclaiming the w

we will be back on friday with nick mullin and remi spencer. >> should parents hire drug sniffing dogs? companies that offer services are popping up all over the country. here is a billboard for one outfit. it says worried parents? our dogs find drugs. and then the dogs smoke the drugs apparently. another company says their canines find the narcotics 90% of the time. one person enlisted his service after he saw his daughter hanging out with new friends and an odd odor coming from the room. he said, quote, i am i am not a snooping parent, but the dogs are. that makes sense, right? >> i would hate to see what a ?oping parent looks -- what a snooping parent looks like. if g dog you need help. that's one of your daily wick. >> the parents have a right -- >> they can do it if they want to. they are just lousy at sniffing they are good at allowing cops to alert the people they want to harass. >> hold on a second. >> they are not good at sniffing. >> how do you sniff the balloon you put in your mouth? how do you smell that? >> dogs are sensitive. they have abilities and they can hear the whis

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in guatemala after the 1996 peace accord, many what a mullins were able to -- guatemalans were able to return to their old villages. that is the goal. thank you. >> can you talk a bit about how those programs were set up. either program set up for syrians and others? ms. garcia: is there anything comparable to the syrian refugee program for the syrian refugees. the cuban refugee program was unique in history. there has never been a program as generous as that. it wasn't just the amount of money that was invested in the community, the federal government helped create programs at the university of miami, for example, to help cuban doctors and lawyers and engineers learn english and pass the certification exams that would allow them to practice their professions and the u.s. because they noticed many of the cubans arriving in the 1960's were highly skilled and professional and had skills important to the u.s. economy but could not practice their professions in the u.s. because they did not speak english or needed a certification. so the cuban refugee program worked with local colleges ins

we knew it was a rebuilding this, of course, chris mullins big east tournament with a chance to catch up. chris and some of his -- it players when i went out to st. johns campus. and they're excited about the big east tournament. >> something they've watched on of it a lot and they're participating many it. probably a big deal. and time also for the young guy for the freshman. >> big east is a high level and -- really good player, and teams, so make history. been mecca the world. so much at event. can't describe. >> the fnc championship game. reel pots on fire here for fcu three point of impacters. 27 points for him. they get a chance to the big bid. first since 2005. on the ice range terse up in buffalo facing say about percent blue shirts looking to bounce back after that tough loss to islanders on sunday. first period dak broussard behind the d and fire it is, power play goal. 24th of the year. adding goals in the second. they win 4-2 and now they've won their last 13 games following the loss. islanders facing penguins tied 1 in third. brooklyn gets it in. they win 2-1 and 200nhl w

. >> cameron mullin tweets in if your goal is to allow people to have input in the scotus choice, why not hold hearings on garland to highlight salient issues? >> that's not the goal. the goal is to let the american people pick the next president who will make the decision. >> if that next president happens to be hillary clinton, republicans lose. could you see a possibility that you would have a much more liberal nominee? >> we don't know who the next president will nominate but under the constitution the president does have the opportunity to nominate and the senate has the opportunity to make a decision about whether to consider it. we don't have to ask the president for permission. this is a separate constitutional responsibility of the senate. the president initiates the appointment. the senate decides whether or not to consider it at all. harry reid, the current democratic leader of the senate, said a few years ago, the senate had no obligation to vote on a presidential nominee at all. and he was right on that. we will not be voting on this nominee. the next president is going t

also seeing an accident here on carmel road, that is carmel road at mullins ford road. expect back up and delays. lake norman commute thinning out but still stop and go from cornelius down to huntersville and up to hambright road. up to 485 back in the green. here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: blue skies, sunshine, a few high clouds. show you that in a moment. high pressure governing the weather, the rain across the middle part of the country for early stages is going to go northward, we will remain on the warm side. this is our camera at university city area, a few high clouds, otherwise good deal of sunshine and we're starting to rebound after being down in the low and middle 30s in charlotte, now in the lower 40s. 45 in salisbury, 40 statesville, gastonia, 42 in monroe. low 40s now to the mid and upper 60s this afternoon with sunshine, a couple clouds around, milder finish and you like that you'll love the next several days, we continue to warm from here heading in the 70s for tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, and even in the weekend by the weekend more clo

this is from jessica mullins. i believe she is an editor with "the chronicle." tweeted this out. i was scrambling to try to find her tweet. i tweeted it back out. it's so foggy i can't see anywhere from the my ferry. you have no idea where in the bay we are right now. that's -- and i know jim in larks enter said the same thing. also sausalito or maybe where you are. it is really foggy out there. or super foggy out there. rain's on the way. pattern really starting to kick in tonight, tomorrow and the weekend and most of middle of next week. i have seen some hefty totals over the next five, seven, ten days. 50s on the temps. they are kind of stuck right now because of that fog. los altos 49. woodside, menlo park, palo alto, your morning trifecta. temperatures will continue to kind of struggle near the coast and bay because our system'sen the way for tonight. well, this evening for mendocino county, lake county and overnight. cooler. the breeze picks up. look for 60s, a few very light soft 70s. rain opportunity and tomorrow morning. >>> sal, 8:05 what do you have?

in the white house, down the hall, miss mullins. she is the man. and the man ruined the ozone and he's burning down the amazon and he kidnapped shamu and put her in the chlorine tank, okay. there used to be a way to stick it to the man. it was called rock and roll! >> in this election cycle the man is the establishment and donald trump and bernie sanders are rock and roll. we'll explain how the status quo has become a kiss of death. her a bill karins with the forecast. >> thunderstorms causing problems in arkansas. we'll watch this throughout the morning hours. the storms will intensify later today and move through the southeast for additional voting issues. 22 million people at risk of severe storms today including arkansas early today. then we push into tennessee, through alabama and north georgia late today. those are the voting states. the super tuesday forecast. we're watching a winter storm on the northern edge. areas to the north will deal with some snow. not voting today in michigan or wisconsin. up to the north in vermont, know will come i