." >> juju: tonight, natalee holloway.fter her case gripped the nation -- >> are you guilty? >> juju: the prime suspect confessing to the brutal murder and how he says he did it. >> joran van der sloot is no longer the suspect in my daughter's murder, he is the killer. >> juju: in exchange for horrible details he took a plea deal for extorting holloway's mother. how much jail time is joran van der sloot facing? already sentenced in peru for the murder of another young woman. >>> president biden in israel. >> i come to israel with a single message -- you're not alone. you are not alone. >> juju: amidst protests breaking out across the region, including near the u.s. embassy in beirut -- >> they say they are outraged at israel's bombardment of palestinian citizens and the u.s. support for it. >> juju: and new clues plus evidence on the catastrophic strike on a hospital in gaza. why the u.s. says it did not come from israel. and the unfolding humanitarian disaster. >> where are we supposed to go? we went to schools. they bomb

tonight, the stunning moment in the natalee holloway case. the prime suspect confessing today. >>> first tonight, president biden in israel, saying, you are not alone. but the president also with a warning not to make the mistake the u.s. made after 9/11, with israel's potential ground offensive imminent. also, the new clues tonight after that deadly strike on that hospital in gaza. hundreds feared dead. tonight, president biden on the evidence so far, and who he believes was behind it. martha raddatz tonight on this high stakes visit, and ian pannell on this new evidence, including what could be a key piece of sound just before the horror at that hospital, and you'll hear it. >>> also tonight, the growing tensions across the region. what our reporter witnessed outside the u.s. embassy in beirut. >> security forces pushing protesters back from the u.s. embassy here. >> david: the violent clash between protesters and lebanese soldiers. demonstrators setting fires. from beirut to the west bank tonight. >> people telling me here, the time for pe

as it is and shocking when you finally get the really answers about your loved ones like with natalee hollowayis worse. it's more torturous. >> a powerful moment during holloway's victim impact statement when she mentioned joran van der sloot's daughter and told him you look like hell. she felt like he had two pressure points to press. his own daughter and appearance. >> the killer is only into themselves. i felt like those were my two off the cuff, i had to just do it. >> joran van der sloot claims he found christ. natalee holloway's body was never found. >> jesse: that's all for tonight. i want everybody to check out bret baier's new book. "to rescue the constitution." i didn't get a chance to talk approximate his book the other day because of the breaking news in israel. we didn't think it was appropriate. the book is doing great. and bret baier, tomorrow night at eight o'clock, fox news will have live coverage of president biden's oval office address. it's about the war in israel and the war in the middle east. bret baier and martha maccallum will anchor there. i will see you on "the five"

>>> and after 18 years, the stunning confession in the natalee holloway case. the prime suspect, joran van der sloot, admitting he killed her on the beach in aruba. how and why he says he did it and what he did with her body. our one-on-one with natalee's mother after she finally learned her daughter's fate. our special edition of "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight live from israel. >>> good evening, and welcome. today president biden was here in israel standing with its people in the face of tragedy while across the arab world, anger raged. protests from the mideast to europe, some aimed at the u.s., over the deadly explosion at a gaza hospital that palestinian health authorities say killed hundreds and claimed israel is the culprit. president biden, however, coming to israel's defense saying he was deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion before declaring, it appears as though it was done by the other team, blaming the explosion on a failed rocket launch by terror group islamic jihad. is

confession, joran van der sloot in his own words revealing how and why he murdered alabama teen natalee holloway nearly two decades ago. >> i'm scared. i don't know what to do. and i decide to take her and to put her into the ocean. >> reporter: natalee vanished during a class trip to aruba. last seen leaving a bar with van der sloot. he now says they kissed on a beach but when he made further advances natalee fought back. >> i kick her extremely hard in the face. yeah, she's laying down unconscious, possibly even dead but definitely unconscious. >> reporter: he then bludgeoned her with a cinder block. >> i walk up to about my knees into the ocean and i push her off into -- into the sea. and yeah. after that i get out. i walk home. >> reporter: that bombshell new recording is part of van der sloot's guilty plea for extortion and wire fraud targeting natalee's own mother, after he demanded $250,000 in exchange for information about what happened to her daughter. and david, that confession cannot be used against van der sloot in any future investigation here in the u.s. he will now be sent back to

. >>> and tonight, the other news, authorities say natalee holloway's killer for the first time, the audio right here tonight. >>> first tonight, the "uss carney" taking down three cruise missiles and several drones. the missiles were launched from yemen. the u.s. increases its firepower in the region. the president to address the u.s. from the oval office tonight. i also tonight, attacks against u.s. bases in iraq and syria in the past 24 hours, as concern throughout the region grows. martha raddatz with late reporting. she's live in tel aviv. >>> tonight, israel signaling its ground war into gaza may be imminent. the israeli defense minister telling troops they'll soon see gaza, quote, from the inside. ian pannell in israel on what's expected, what we know so far. >>> tonight, growing fear for the more than 200 hostages taken by hamas. and now, the heartbreaking call. a grandmother and granddaughter found dead on the border with gaza. three other family members still missing. tonight, our britt clennett, who has been following this family, on the knock on their door and what the fa

he is the killer. >> reporter: the man long suspected in natalee holloway's death pleaded guilty to wiretalee's mother as part of his plea deal also confessing to natalee's brutal murder. according to a transcript of his confession, van der sloot said he killed the 18-year-old with a cinder block after she rejected his sexual advances on the beach and pushed her body out to sea. were you stunned by the depravity both of what he did to your daughter but also the behavior you mentioned after the fact, right after he committed murder? >> exactly. how could he have murdered her and goes home and checks the soccer scores, gets on a porn site. and gets up, takes a shower and goes to school. >> reporter: for years van der sloot led investigators and family members on a fruitless chase. >> i mean, that's a killer. that is a person with no conscience, no remorse, no guilt. >> reporter: beth in an impact statement confronting him, you are a killer, and i want you to remember that every time that jail cell door slams. the plea deal puts van der sloot behind bars for 20 years. the confession brings

(informaciÓn en pantalla) >>> el caso de natalee holloway se resolviÓ, la chica desaparecida en arubate el asesinato. dijo que la pateÓ duramente en la cara y que estaba tirada inconsciente cuando la tirÓ al mar. >>> al haber ocurrido en aruba no hay otro paÍs en el mundo entero que tenga jurisdicciÓn para procesarlo a Él por ese asesinato, solo aruba. >>> pero, este crimen ya prescribiÓ en aruba, y con rabia la madre saliÓ de la sala para gritarle al asesino te ves como el infierno, eres el asesino y quiero que te mueras en Él. (informaciÓn en pantalla) >>> para mÍ, creo que es la forma brutal de causar la muerte de una persona. y con el agravante en el caso de natalee holloway que sabÍa dÓnde estaba el cuerpo y extorsionÓ a la madre. >>> el criminal que saliÓ de perÚ ya que allÁ tambiÉn cumple sentencia por otro asesinato. >>> bien, gracias y un hombre estÁ arrestado en malibÚ por un accidente que ocurriÓ y dejÓ a cuatro mujeres muertas, el hombre ya enfrenta cargos por negligencia vehicular entre otros. >>> el astro brasileÑo neymar sufriÓ una lesiÓn en la rodilla al jugar con su e

natalee holloway's killer confesses to her murder.turbing new details about why her body may never be found. >> joran van der sloot's confession means we have reach the end of our never-ending nightmare. >> the article jim jordan from the state of ohio has received 199. >> the stalemate in congress deepens. another failed vote on the floor for u.s. house speaker. how long do you think this is going to go, mr. jordan? >> until we get a speaker. >> norah: nor'easter in the forecast. are you in the path of heavy rain this weekend there and rare twin giant pandas say hello to the world. ♪ ♪ good evening, and thank you for joining us tonight. tonight, president biden is on his way back to the u.s after historic visit to an active war zone. the trip a dramatic show support for israel and his push for humanitarian aid to be allowed to enter gaza appears to have had some success. new tonight, the white house just announcing that president biden will address the nation tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. and oval office speech. tensions are rising in the mi

. >>> still ahead, the nightmare is over for the family of natalee holloway , nearly two decades after her disappearance in aruba. the chilling confession from the man long suspected in her death. >> i still miss her every day. it has been a very long and painful journey. but we finally got the answer we have been searching for all these years. >>> and a homicide mystery puzzling investigators after a man found dead at the scene of a wreck, but it was not the crash that likely killed him. what an autopsy revealed. >>> this week marks 34 years since th ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. >>> the main suspect in the death of natalee holloway appeared in an alabama court this week after admitting to killing the teenager while she was on vacation in aruba, back in 2005. michael george reports on what this means for her family, after almost two decades of searching for answers. >> reporter: natalee holloway's mother says her family 's 18 year nightmare has finally ended. >> as far as i am concerned, it is over. it is over. jora

: kelly expects the detailed narrative of how natalee holloway died to be revealed in court this weekr wraps. >> won't be any further investigation or search or anything like that if that is what you are asking for natalee's remains. >> reporter: back in 2010, he was accused of extorting a quarter of a million from holloway's mother. for information on her death the dutch national later agreed to reveal information for a $25,000 and the information proved false in june, federal agents transported van der sloot to alabama from peru where he was serving a 28-year sentence for killing a college student. on the ten-year anniversary of natalee's disappearance, beth holloway telling savannah she is still seeking justice. >> justice is not being served for natalee. >> reporter: according to kelly, that can never be delivered, but relieve from a long legal process could be coming. >> we know van der sloot changes his story, so how confident is the family this time around? >> reporter: hoda, apparently pretty confident i asked the question there is no doubt credibility issues here, especially

natalee holloway would have been 37 on saturday and could have had a wonderful life.bed two young women of their lives. natalee holloway was barely 18 years old when he murdered her in a violent, vicious and brutal way and he deserves to get a pine box sentence. and he might, but might be free before we'd like to see it. >> ainsley: powerful victim impact statement. he taunted our family, she lost her degree as a teacher because she spent so much time searching for the body and she said, by the way, you look like hell. hand it over to lawrence. >> lawrence: to this, hate hits home, iconic new york city deli gets vandalized with a swastika after the owner posted pro-israel content on social media, saying we stand with israel. the deli owner joins us. when you saw the swastika outside of your deli, what was your reaction? >> at first, i was shocked and upset and angry and upset this is happening in my city. >> lawrence: this is personal for you because of your family background. definitely personal. my family came from europe after the holocaust and i grew up here knowi

. >>> the natalee holloway case and what urijoran van der sloot will reveal. and a cross country tonight. >>> from abc news, this is "world news tonight" with david muir. >> david: we begin with breaking news from the middle ease. israel preparing for hamas. the growing humanitarian crisis inside gaza. and hamas releasing video from inside their hostage. a young woman and her plea tonight. her family giving permission for the world to see and to hear what she asks for. the video is undated, but this is 21-year-old mia shim, one of the hostages taken to gaza by hamas. she spokes to the camera saying i just ask that you bring me home as soon as possible to my family. to my parents, to my brothers, please get us out here as soon as possible. these images here tanks and troops in the fields near eschkalon. an air strike in gaza shows the killing of a hamas intelligence chief. and the apocalyptic scene inside gaza. half the population displaced. and the leaflets from the sky telling those in northern gaza to evacuate to the south. palestinians, including palestinia

joran van der sloot heard for the very first time confessing to killing natalee holloway.t he says happened on that beach in aruba 18 years ago. plus the announcement from netflix as it prepares to raise prices for some subscribers and is hitting the snooze button harmful or helpful for your body? what researchers have learned. from abc york this is america this morning. good thursday morning, everyone. i'm rhiannon ally and i'm andrew dymburt. >> we begin with the war in the middle east. president biden will address the nation from the oval office tonight, just back from his visit to israel. >> he says he negotiated a deal that will deliver some aid to palestinian civilians in gaza. biden says he also urged israel not to be consumed by rage after the october 7th. hamas attack, warning israel not to make the same mistakes the us made after nine divided by 11. >> an israeli official reportedly told biden the effort to dismantle the hamas inside gaza could take years. in the meantime, the humans suffering and protests around the world are raising more concern this morning. p

natalee holloway's mother gave a victim impact statement.n der sloot's own daughter and then looked van der sloot in the face and told him, quote: you look like hell, she revealed to us she felt like van der sloot has two pressure points that she had to press. thinking about his own daughter and his own appearance. >> he is pretty much a killer pretty much only into themselves. i felt like those would be maybe my two kind of like just off the cuff, you know, kind of like had to just do it. >> van der sloot claims he found christ and is a different person. natalee holloway's body was never found and this confession is likely not going to change that, bret. >> bret: matt finn in alabama. thanks. up next the panel on president biden's trip to israel. the latest on the war there on the ground with hamas, and the house speaker fight up on capitol hill. and later, israel's oldest reservist, quick thank you for all those who bought my new book, "to rescue the constitution" started number four on the best seller's list nonfiction. heading out west o

new details that we are learning about the natalee holloway case. >>> almost two decades after nataleey vanished in aruba, the person who has been the suspect has admitted to killing her. >> even though he admits he killed the alabama teen in 2005, he won't be charged with her murder. jean has been followed all the details. walk us through this, jean. >> reporter: when he arrived in may with fbi ats on an fbi plane from peru they sat down and had a discussion. they said if you'll truthfully and accurately tell us what happened to natalie ee holloway we'll enter into a plea agreement with you. he was first debriefed by the u.s. attorney's office and the fbi. when they all sat down, there was a recording device. the public defender representing van der sloot asked the questions. we know the fbi was in the room when it happened. we have the audio. here is joran van der sloot describing what they say is very credible and truthful. the fbi is saying that. what happened to natalee holloway. >> she kneed me in the crotch. i get up and kick her extremely hard in the face. yeah, she's laying do

he will always be the killer. >> natalee holloway's body was never found. fession will not likely change that. martha? >> martha: stunning story that we found so long. closure for mrs. holloway and her family. matt matt finn reporting live from alabama. you can look at a new story of the untold podcast. i had a conversation with general petraeus on israel's effort to eradicate hamas from the region. it's available at foxnewspodcasts.com. we'll see you from d.c. tomorrow. as always, the story goes on. join us tomorrow at 3:00. "your world" starts right now. thank you, everybody

that's next. >>> this morning, the painful mystery behind the disappearance of natalee holloway seems to have been solved. it includes a confession with a fight he had with the teen on the beach nearly 20 years ago. jean casarez has been following every twist and turn and is here with the brand new details. you have been following this for years. >> since it began. it was so long ago. jorn van der sloot has given so many stories through the years, and they have all been lies. he admitted they were lies. in 2010 he told natalee holloway's family give me $250,000 and i'll tell you what i did with the body. and so a family representative, their attorney went over to aruba and he said she's buried in this area. it was a lie. but he took that money and went to peru and murdered someone, a young girl the same age as natalee. but then came extortion charges and the u.s. has been working with peru to get him over here to face them. he flew here in may, and they said we'll give you a plea deal. you plead guilty, but you've got to tell us what happened to her. it's got to be the truth. and we a

there were dozens of family members and natalee's friends in the room today, many of them breaking down when beth hollowayressed the court, saying "i will live my life with the beautiful memories of who natalee was and what she could have become." norah? >> an toned this story. janet shamlian, thank you. >>> house republicans fail yet again to elect a speaker, prompting members of both prompting members of both parties to consider bladder leak underwear has one job. i just want to feel protected! especially for those sudden gush moments. when your keys are in the door and your body's like, “it's happening”! if you're worried about your protection, it's not the right protection. always discreet protects like no other. with double leak guards that help prevent gushes escaping from the sides. and a rapid dry core that locks in your heaviest gush quickly for up to zero leaks. and it contours, to everybody. now this, is protection! always discreet- the protection we deserve! ah, these bills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. well she doesn't know that if she owns a life insurance policy of

there were dozens of family members and natalee's friends in the courtroom. many breaking down when beth holloway addressed the court saying, "i will live my life with the beautiful memories of who natalee was and what she could have become." janet shamlian, cbs news, birmingham, alabama. >>> four co-defendants in the federal bribery case against senator bob menendez pleaded not guilty to revised charges. menendez, his wife, and a business associate are accused of conspiring to use the senator as a foreign agent for the egypt government. menendez will enter a plea next week. he and his wife earlier pled not guilty to charges of taking bribes of cash, gold b >>> coming up, remembering "rocky" actor burt young. we look at the career of the hollywood tough guy. >>> and back-to-back titles. the las vegas aces pull off an amazing finish for an history win. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." amazing finish for an history one. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." h o. >>> this is the "cbs morning ne. >>> this is the "cbs morning new. >>> this is the "cbs morning newi. >>> this is the "cbs morning nen. >

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it's happening. >> carley: joran van der sloot, the prime suspect in natalee holloway's 2005 disappearanceradited to pereirue after admitting to her murder. he admitted he crushed her head with a cinder block and dragged her body into the ocean after she refused his advances on an arub an beach. >> carley: he has not been charged in natalee holloway's murder, only for extorting her mother offering false information for $250,000. he will receive 20 years in prison running concurrent with another sentence for killing another woman in 2010. >> todd: money sent to the iran will end up in the hand of hamas. >> president biden: i am ann announcing assistance money to gaza and the west bank. emergency needs in gaza. if hamas divert or steals assistance, they will demonstrated they have no concern for the welfare of the palestinian people and it will end. it will stop the international community from being able to provide aid. >> carley: national security dr. rebecca grant joins us now. there are areas of agreement between republican and democrats when it comes to israel, not a lot of republicans

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years later the man long suspected in natalee holloway's disappearance is set to release information about her death. >>> a man found near his totaled truck did not die in the crash. >>> i would guess within the next 30 years everybody who is living in the bay area will experience a pretty large earthquake >> this bay area college professor will be the first to feel it based on where he works. >>> and would you pay to post a tweet? some users are about to have no choice . >>> nearly 20 years after natalie natalee holloway disappeared on vacation we may hear from the last person who saw her. he is accused of rting information about her disappearance. on wednesday he is expected to enter a guilty plea in a deal that requires him to deal details how she died and where her remains are located. >>> back here in the bay area. what looked like a car accident was not. a man was ejected from the wreckage of the truck. the police thought the crash killed him until the autopsy proved he had been shot >> very weird. i am still shocked and i can not understand why or how that vehicle got there if

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allegedly trying to extort holloway's family. >> despite their grief, the holloway family kept fighting for justice for nataleeter and sister is what brought us to this day. >> the judge accepting the plea agreement, saying van der sloot brutally murdered holloway and another young woman, stephanie flores, who both refused his sexual advances, but that his confession, the holloway case, cannot be used against him. the judge sentenced van der slow to 20 years in prison to run concurrently with the previous sentence. he's still serving for the 2010 murder of flores, a 21 year old from peru. he will also have to pay more than $21,000 in restitution to beth holloway. melissa dean, abc news, los angeles. >> now to capitol hill and a second day of voting for speaker of the house and still no speaker. >> abc news reporter ike ejiochi ejiochi excuse me, has the latest on the vote and what's next. >> today, ohio republican jim jordan losing his second bid for speaker of the house. a second round of voting on the floor resulting in 22 republicans voting against him. >> a speaker has not been elected. >> jordan did pick

the new details we're learning about the killing of natalee holloway. we'll be back. (♪♪) (♪♪) (♪♪) (♪♪) get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. >>> 18 years later, there are new answers in the murder that captivateded world for quite some time, and we are talking about the death of natalee holloway in 1995. joran van der sloot has now confessed to killing her. she says that he rejected his sexual advances and so he bludgeoned her with a cinder block and pushed her into the ocean. and following this for years, we are joined by jean casarez. >> there have been so many stories of what happened her, and some involving beach and the ocean, and all lies, and then in 2010, he went forward to natalee's parents, beth and dave holloway and he said, look, i will tell you where she is, but you have to give me $250,000 and it was an fbi setup, and they workeded with him since he came forward and he got to money, and he led them to an area in aruba and said, there is the body right there, and then said, ha, ha, it

we have followed for nearly 20 years. >> the long-time suspect in the 2005 disappearance of natalee hollowaytion part of a plea deal in a federal extortion case >> nbc's sam brock was inside that courtroom in alabama, spoke to natalee's mom sam, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, hoda, craig, good morning. i spoke with beth holloway, nataliee's mom she was trying to figure out what happened to her daughter. now actually knowing what did take place she hopes will finally help her heal. at the same time, we are hearing audio for the first time of joran van der sloot describing his actions. we have to warn you, it is graphic. a startling confession inside of an alabama courtroom, ending a nearly 20-year mystery, surrounding natalee holloway's disappearance. >> we wake up knowing that we have reached justice for natalee. >> reporter: for beth holloway, confronting her daughter's killer, not nearly as daunting as living with unanswered questions. >> the reason why is because the not knowing is more torturous than the knowing >> and that's the boat that you are in >> yeah. >> for almost 20 years

natalee holloway vanished during a high school graduation trip in aruba in 2005.'s attorney saying van der sloot is expected to change his plea to guilty, offering up clues about what happened. the fbi was charged with determining whether he was being truthful or not. >> they used what they had available to them to corroborate or test the veracity of what he was saying. >> and we'll have much more coming up at 7 a.m. plus, legal expert dan abrams weighs in live with your gma first look. i'm erielle reshef, abc news new york. halloween is almost here and if you're looking for a fun place to stay, an oakland woman has transformed her home into a wild experience. >> it is called moon light manor and it's on airbnb. the 150 year old victorian is located in the heart of oakland and the post says jump back in time to the 1920s or enter the world of beetlejuice. adventure awaits at each section of the house is its own little universe. the host, christina, has experience in costume design and stagecraft. she says she recently had a baby and decided to open her home to air

what happened to natalee holloway. he is the 18 year old alabama woman who vanished while only high school graduation trip to aruba in 2005. in court documents released today, joran van der sloot the man long suspected of having a role in her disappearance, has confessed to murdering her. van der sloot has admitted that holloway refused a sexual advance, and that he blodgett her to death with a cinder block. he then pushed into the ocean. holloway but he has never been found, and her mother finally feels some sense of justice. >> because all he is going to hear is that jail cell door slam to remind him, he has a double murder. >> van der sloot is serving a long prison sentence in peru for the murder of a young woman in 2010. and thank you for watching. news night, with laura coats, starts right now. hi, laura. >> i have been

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van der sloot apologizing to the holloway family in court saying, i am not the same person today as i was then. i have given my heart to jesus christ. but natalee'sather dave releasing a statement saying van der sloot is evil personified. beth holloway saying their family's nightmare is finally over. >> it is a very victorious day to reach this point in a long journey. i did what i had to do as a mother to find answers as to what happened to my daughter. >> reporter: natalee's dad saying van der sloot saying that he tortured their family and ask that parents hug their children today in natalee's memory. >> let's bring in our chief legal analyst dan abrams. even though we heard that confession, despite that, he cannot be charged with murder. >> that's right. i will tell you, that's the first time that i have heard him in his own words. it is just chilling. for those of us who have followed this case for this long to finally hear jordan van der sloot, in his own word, admit to exactly what he did gave me chills as i listened to that. with regard to your legal question, this occurred in aruba. in the united states there is no statute of limitations

he was indicted back in june accused of telling natalee's mother he would we have the location of her body in exchange for $250,000. the hollowayder sloot is expected to take that plea deal but it is contingent on his revealing details of how natalee died and what happened to her body dutch national serving 28 year prison sentence in peru killing another young woman in 2010 weeks before the alleged extortion scheme. van der sloot will not be charged for holloway's hurt even if he does reveal details about her death because the statute of limitations is up in aruba. natalee's parents and brother are expected to attend that hearing. they have submitted victim impact statements that will be heard before sentence going van der sloot takes the plea deal no cameras will be allowed inside that courtroom. over to you. >> ainsley: it would be wonderful if he gave the parents some answers, at least the mom. >> todd: some closure that we have been talking about for almost 20 years. >> ainsley: thank you, todd. back to the war in israel. president biden is in tel aviv meeting with the israeli war cabinet and here at home nyu students are s

threats against jewish muslim and arab communities and institutions as new developments with the natalee holloway >> she's the teenager who vanished nearly 20 years ago in aruba. today, the man long suspected of killing her pleaded guilty to extortion and in the process also confessed to the murder. joran van der sloot's plea was part of a deal with federal prosecutors. natalee's mother was emotional following today's proceedings. >> joran van der sloot is no longer the suspect in my daughter's murder. he is the killer. it's been 18 years since natalee disappeared and natalee would be 36 years old today. they i still miss her every day. it's been a very long and painful journey. but we finally got the answers we've been searching for all these years. >> holloway was in aruba on a high school graduation trip in 2005. she was last seen leaving a bar with van der sloot. he apologized in court today and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. van der slot is already serving time for a murder in peru. former president trump was admonished while in court today for his fraud trial in new york. a judge warn

what really happened to natalee holloway. man long suspected of killing alabama teenager just made a shocking confession. while lawmakers in the house are struggling to name a new speaker senators from both sides of the aisle are rallying behind the president's request to send more aid to israel. >> our washington correspondent raquel martin has the story. >> the senate is preparing to pass a massive aid package to help israel defeat hamas. hamas is a terrorist organization dedicated to israel's eradication senate majority leader chuck schumer says the plan will not only surge military aid to israel but include humanitarian funds to help those trapped in gaza without food, water or electricity must help civilians impacted by the war. palestinian civilians who had nothing to do with hamas across thoarepublicans say they're ready to help israel. but republican senator joni ernst says she fears anything sent to gaza could end up in the hands of hamas. so until we can figure out how to get that humanitarian aid. >> directly to th

. >>> some closure finally for the family of natalee holloway. the prime suspect confessed in court today to her 2005 disappearance in aruba. van der sloot pleaded guilty, and he was charged after he tried to extort money from the holloway family. >> it has been 18 years since she disappeared, and i still miss her every day. it has been a very long and painful journey, but we finally got the answers we have been searching for for all these years. we finally, today, we got justice for natalee. >> he's now going to be returned to peru to continue serving his prison sentence in concurrence to the plea deal today. >>> new ash from the fires contain higher than expected levels of dangerous toxins. the samples were taken from about 35 miles from lahaina. according to the state health department there are elevated levels with arsenic and cobalt, and the superintendent reassured families that the air is being monitored, and the reassurances weren't enough for some elected officials, especially after the department of health maui officer said children sho

and we go now to the story of joran van der slow to the man accused of murdering natalee holloway in 2005 while she was vacationing in aruba, we've learned nearly 2 decades later. and what holloway's mother has to say is in this report by next ms. >> it's over now. her murder has been solved. new on van der slowed is no longer the suspect and that least disappearance. van der is the murder. he's that murder. he's the killer. beth holloway's 18 year neverending nightmare is finally over. your han van der sloot. the prime suspect in the disappearance and murder of her daughter natalee holloway, confessed to the crime as part of a plea deal. even a shocking end. >> and painful. it is is it is to hear him say that it was still more torturous from even not knowing for the first time since the case that made international headlines. van der sloot now, 36 years-old divulge in gruesome detail. what happened that night in aruba in may 2005, when holloway's spurned his advances, i keep feeling or up either way. and she ends up needing me in the crotch. he admits i get up and kick are extremely

. >>> the plane suspect in the disappearance of an american student, natalee holloway, is scheduled toama today where he could plead guilty in exchange for disclosing details about holloway's deaths. joran van der sloot is accused of trying to extort $250,000 from holloway's mother in exchange for revealing the location of her daughter's remains. the teenager disappeared in aruba in 2005. >>> and a warning, this next story may make you think twice about ordering out. a grubhub food delivery driver in california was caught on camera chowing down on the food he was about to deliver. the restaurant owner was suspicious and confronted him. the driver denied wrongdoing, but the owner called the customer to warn them not to eat the food and called grubhub. driver has been fired. we'll be right back. when migraine strikes you're faced with a choice. ride it out with the tradeoffs of treating? or push through the pain and symptoms? with ubrelvy, there's another option. one dose works fast to eliminate migraine pain treat it anytime, anywhere. without worrying where you are or if it's too late.

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