nicholas brooks is the son of 72-year-old joseph brooks facing unrelate charges of sexually assaulting 11 women who came to his manhattan apartment to audition for suppose he had mv sri roles. >> what are the police doing now? >> i believe they are getting a videotaped statement and confession on how he killed her. it's a ground ball, craig as far as i am concerned. >> may be a ground ball to police but to sylvie's parents there are burning questions to be answered. >> want to really know what happened. why he would do this to her. what happened? she was a good girl. >> an apology later from brooks was found that their relationship was over. they claim cachay was fine when last seen by her boyfriend without being held for attempted murder and strangulation. >> the dad wrote "you light up my life." >> before i ask a crime panel why brooks is only charged with attempted murder rather than murder michael baden has a provocative theory and brooks defense would do well to glom on to. what is it? she is found dead in the ice cold tub. >> dead in a tub with water in it and partially dressed.

nicholas brooks is the son of 72-year-old joseph brooks facing unrelate charges of sexually assaulting 11 women who came to his manhattan apartment to audition for suppose he had mv sri roles. >> what are the police doing now? >> i believe they are getting a videotaped statement and confession on how he killed her. it's a ground ball, craig as far as i am concerned. >> may be a ground ball to police but to sylvie's parents there are burning questions to be answered. >> want to really know what happened. why he would do this to her. what happened? she was a good girl. >> an apology later from brooks was found that their relationship was over. they claim cachay was fine when last seen by her boyfriend without being held for attempted murder and strangulation. >> the dad wrote "you light up my life." >> before i ask a crime panel why brooks is only charged with attempted murder rather than murder michael baden has a provocative theory and brooks defense would do well to glom on to. what is it? she is found dead in the ice cold tub. >> dead in a tub with water in it and partially dressed.

nicholas brooks is the son of famed songwriter joseph brooks, who won an oscar for his ballad "you lightup my life." joseph brooks is awaiting trial. accused of assaulting 11 women he lured to his apartment with the promise of movie roles. cachay's swimsuit designs were internationally known, selling for up to $400 apiece. and appearing in "vogue," "o," and "elle" magazines. and her friends say the world has lost a beautiful soul. nicholas brooks has not been charged. police are waiting for the coroner's report before proceeding with the case. we'll have much more later on "good morning america." >>> a former new orleans cop convicted of shooting an unarmed man in the aftermath of hurricane katrina says he will appeal. a federal jury yesterday also convicted two other former officers. one for burning the victim's body. the other for falsifying a report about the incident. the justice department this year has charged 20 current or former big easy cops with civil rights violations. >>> newly-declassified records are shedding new light on the nixon white house. the nixon presidential librar

about an hour later. >> nicholas, did you strangle your girlfriend? >> reporter: brooks is described as an unemployed musician. his father is joseph brooks. an academy award winning writer. sylvie's mother watched her daughter rise through the ranks and work with designers. she's devastated. >> we talked about the future. she was a wonderful girl. >> reporter: we should point out that an autopsy was performed in the case. those results were inconclusive. authorities are waiting for results of toxicology tests. depending on those results, the charges in the case could be bumped up from attempted murder to murder. bianna, back to you. >> joining me now is sylvie's brother, patrick orlando cachay. patrick, good morning. thank you for joining us. i want to express condolences and ask you about how your mother is doing right now. >> the whole family is devastated. my mother is taking it hard. my father is taking it hardest of all. we're really devastated. >> did you know nicholas brooks at all? did sylvie talk about him? was he an important figure in her life? >> no, not real

police have charged her exboyfriend, nicholas brooks, with murder. he's accused of strangling her. sylvie cachay was a native of mclean, virginia and a graduate of mary mount university in arlington. today's funeral service is taking place in vienna. >>> lawmakers have overcome the first key hurdle on a bipartisan bill to extend bush era tax breaks. the senate is moving forward and could vote on it as early as tonight. joel brown reports that democrats in the house are calling for major revisions. >> washington, d.c., december 14th. >> reporter: the senate started its debate on the bipartisan tax plan overwhelmingly approved in a test vote overnight. final passage in the senate could come later today and then it moves to the house where it faces opposition from democrats. sweeping tax cuts, put in place by president bush, will expire if nothing is done by the end of the year. the bill keeps jobless benefits running out for the long-term unemployed. >> this bill gets high marks for economic stimulus, moving us forward and out of the recession but in the spirit of season, it says god

her boyfriend, nicholas brooks, has been charged with her murder. he is the son of academy award winning songwriter joseph brooks. >>> in just three minutes, one man robbed the bellagio casino in las vegas of $1.5 million. the man came in wearing a motorcycle helmet and went straight to the craps table. he pulled a gun, grabbed as many chips as he could and then ran, jumping on his motorcycle which was parked in thealet circle and away he went. police think he is the same man who stole chips last week rat another casino. >>> a man lost 325 pounds in a local gym, and he did not have surgery. >>> a man watches as the same man commits the same >>> earlier tonight, nbc crowned the newest biggest loser, but the way contestants lose ight on that show can be unrealistic for a lot of people. we're going to meet a man who lost 370 pounds at his local gym without the help of surgery. cheryl heard has our report. >> as straight. get your butt back. good. >> reporter: working out isn't easy no matter who you are. >> i weighed 10 pounds 14 ounces when i was born

a judg denied bond for 24-year-old nicholas brooks saturday.rities found cashay in an upscale manhattan hotel submerged in a bathtub. she was trying to break off her relationship with him. they worked for major designers moog tommy hilfiger, marc jane objects and victoria's secret. >>> a re at a kennel killed four dogs this weekend. early yesterday morning flames destroyed a farm in calvert county, maryland. rescuers were ab to save more than 100 dogs housed in a kennel on the property. the facility is a nationally known facility for its championship american staffordshire terriers. >>> happening today, fed expects it will be the busiest shipping day of the year and maybe their busiest day ever. can you believe we are less than two weeks away from christmas? th predict it will be the busiest 24 hours in company history. u.p.s. will work through 430 million packages this hoday season. the year 85% of online retailers are offering free shipping at some point during the season >> school lurches are about to get healthier and more students in need

we have all lost a little of ourselves. >> reporter: right now nicholas brooks -- we're told the grandhas the right right now, they could up the charge to murder as early as tomorrow. meanwhile outside the soho house there's a memorial to sylvie cachay. >> jeff rossen for us here in manhattan. let's get a check of the weather now from al. >> thank you very much, matt. it's chilly here. and this is a nice story. 34th anniversary, 40th anniversary, and you guys were each best men at each other's wedding? >> yes. >> where are you from? >> san antonio, texas. >> let's check your weather and see what's going on. we'll show you we have got a storm system working its way into the mid plains, that's going to garner some snow from the rockies all the way back all the way into the ohio river valley. we have also got snow showers in the eastern great lakes, record lows through florida and record highs through texas and more wet weather working its way into the pacific northwest. man, i tell you, you think it's cold, that's cold. >> it is windy, it is cold, temperatures in the single digits. other

questioned by cops, nicholas brooks. he left and had drinks with people he met at the he toll. and returned. brooks comes from a famous family. ♪ you light up my life >> reporter: his father, joseph, won an oscar for writing the '70s hit," you light up my life." he's had his own run-ins with the law, indicted last year on more than 80 sex charges, accused of sexually assaulting actresses. as for brooks, he and the fashion designer had reportedly been having troubles. >> one friend said it was a tumultuous relationship. >> reporter: friends called sylvie cachay the darling of the fashion world. cachay's friends and family released a statement saying, in part, the world has lost a beautiful soul. she'll be deeply and painfully missed. now, there is reportedly surveillance tapes showing the boyfriend leaving the hotel. and also reports of a bite mark on one of the victim's hands. two clues investigators will look at as they continue to probe this mystery death. george? >> okay, jeremy. >>> going to make a turn and talk about gas prices. they are on the rise again. no relief in sig

her boyfriend 24-year-old nicholas brooks charged with attempted murder and strangulation. the district attorney is reportedly waiting on a official cause of death from the medical examiner's office before filing any murder charges. she was found thursday clothed in a bathtub with redmarks around her next. >>> turning to england and the uproar over a close call for prince charles and his wife kamil lachlt thursday the couple anywhere rowly escaped injury when their car was attacked by violent protesters. the incident raises security concerns for the public wedding in april of prince william and kate middleton. mark phillips is live in london with the latest on this. good morning, mark. >> reporter: good morning, betty. attack on prince charles and camilla's car on their way to a royal gala only lasted a couple of minutes and nobody was hurt. but, the effects of that attack are still dominating public discussion here. what does it mean for the way the royals are protected and, yes, what does it mean for the bill wedding party planned for next year? the police say they had ch

we have all lost a little of ourselves. >> reporter: right now nichola brooks -- we' told the grand juryhe right right now, they could up the charge to murder as early as tomorrow. meanwhile outside the soho house there's a morial to sylvie cachay. >> jeff rossen for us here in manhattan. let's get a check of the weather now from al. >> thank you vy much, >>> good morning. here we've got the sun up, and it's mostly clear. that's a live view from the sky watcher camera, northeast washington in the distance. and later today, we'll climb from where we are now, near 20, to only around 30 degrees. we'll also have winds gusting to around 30 miles an hour now. so windchills are just near ten degrees. and then clouding up late tonight, might get some light snow around washington tomorrow during the day. maybe an inch at the most here around the metro are two inches far to the south and >> and that's your latest weather. >>> now to heart break in hollywood as a number of celebrity couples announce they're calling it quits. natalie new orleans has the details for us. >> reporter: the golden globe

nicholas foots is the son of academy award winning director and songwriter joseph brooks who is accused of multiple unrelated sexual assaults. my heart is so broken, my life is so destroyed that i cannot think. i cannot think. i want justice done. but nothing will bring back my baby girl. >> reporter: friends and family are focused now on a life that had been filled with joy. her mother remembers remarkable designs when silvi was just three years old. she went to school and university. she designed for mark jacobs and brought out her own line of swim wear. >> she was going to have a great career with the bathing suits. it was really had. >> reporter: police suspect brooks simply could not accept that silvi wanted to end their relationship. bruce leshan, 9 news now. >> silvi's mother will continue her work in her honor. >>> holbrook died yesterday evening in washington after surgery. he was 69. >>> a bulldozer in is such a powerful force that he could drag politicians, military leaders and even war lords to the negotiating table. president obama called him a true giant of american foreig

and chief technology, doug, and from noel come in addition to ira, bruce, nicholas orris, jim, anthony, doug young, and nancy brooks. i still have moraes. further dynamic spectrum item, from the wireless bureau, ruth mulken, paul murray, gary michaels and mary booker. from the office of strategic planning, doug and stuart benjamin, and from oet, ira, bruce camano, jerry, rot small and nicholas. i will now present. >> good morning, mr. chairman and commissioners. we have two items before you that will promote and facilitate innovation and communications technology. a notice of proposed rulemaking that seeks to promote this innovation by updating of the commission's experimental radio service rules and a notice of inquiry that examines how advanced radio technologies and new models of spectrum management techniques can advance innovation to increase and use and stretched the capacity of the valuable spectrum resource. many innovative ideas that have found widespread use by the public and all sectors of the economy can be traced back to ideas and inspiration developed under experimental radio licenses. it signals incl

and chief technology, doug, and from noel come in addition to ira, bruce, nicholas orris, jim, anthony, doug young, and nancy brooks i still have moraes. further dynamic spectrum item, from the wireless bureau, ruth mulken, paul murray, gary michaels and mary booker. from the office of strategic planning, doug and stuart benjamin, and from oet, ira, bruce camano, jerry, rot small and nicholas. i will now present. >> good morning, mr. chairman and commissioners. we have two items before you that will promote and facilitate innovation and communications technology. a notice of proposed rulemaking that seeks to promote this innovation by updating of the commission's experimental radio service rules and a notice of inquiry that examines how advanced radio technologies and new models of spectrum management techniques can advance innovation to increase and use and stretched the capacity of the valuable spectrum resource. many innovative ideas that have found widespread use by the public and all sectors of the economy can be traced back to ideas and inspiration developed under experimental radio licenses. it signals inclu