. >> reporter: well, we know her name is nicola furlong. she was studying in japan and she had just recently celebrated her 21st birthday. what tokyo police are telling us is she died by something called suffocation by cervical compression, and that does sound like it's strangulation. kyoto news agency is reporting that she and a friend went to a nicki minaj tokyo. she and her friend ended up with these men at a hotel in a party area here in tokyo. the police confirm that she was hours later found dead in the hotel room and that in that hotel room was one of these americans and at this point the police say they are trying to figure out how these two men fit in with this woman's death. >> and do we know anything more about who these two men are? >> we do know they are american. the susmth state department does confirm that two americans, that these men have been arrested. they would not release their names, but the tokyo police say that they are both entertainers. there is a 19-year-old. he is a musician, he's a minor under japanese law. and

tokyo police say that 21-year-old nicola furlong was found unconscious in a hotel room with one of the. police believe she and a friend went to that hotel with two americans after attending a nicki minaj concert last wednesday night. the americans, 23-year-old john blackstone, and a 19-year-old who has not been identified have not been charged with furlong's death. but they were arrested for sexually assaulting the victim's friend in a taxi on the way back to the hotel. lots of questions about this tonight, including whether this story will come to have echos of the amanda knox case back in italy. paul callan is back with us. paul, like amanda knox, the americans charged in connection with this were part of a foreign exchange student. is there similar circumstances? is there a false sense of security for some of these students studying abroad? >> a lot of people will see similarities to the amanda knox situation, however, there are differences as well. in this particular case, of course, with amanda knox, meredith was her roommate. this appears to be a situation where the americans wer

she is 21-year-old nicola furlong.nconscious in a folk yoe hotel room thursday morning. >>> seems to be a memorial day supersoaker for people in florida and georgia as tropical storm beryl comes acalling. that storm making landfall overnight near jacksonville beach, pounding the coast of northern florida and southern georgia. tens of thousands of people are without power this morning. >>> and for all of you aspiring astronomers, break out your telescopes. tonight skywatchers can check out a half moon and mars. for those looking to spy the red planet, it will appear as a bright yellow-orange spot above and to the left of the moon. mars is actually moving away from earth so this could be your best chance to see the planet for the next few months. if you snap a great picture, send it to us, tweet us. >>> fireworks flew over san francisco last night as the city celebrated the 75th birthday -- oh, look at that -- ever the golden gate bridge. tens of thousands flocked to the iconic bridge for the birthday bash. bridge was bu

a lit baiter on hotel staff found 21-year-old nicola furlong unconscious with one of the men. died from being strangled. the state department is not providing any more details. >>> in italy people want to make sure a long-running unsolved mystery is not forgotten. these are relatives and supporters of a manuela orlanndi. 13450e vanished when she was 15 years old. that was way back in 1983. theories about her disappearance pointed to the vatican and mafia. police are still working on the case and just yesterday they announced that a priest who used to run a church in rome is under investigation. >>> well, weather now. if you're in the southeast watch out for tropical storm beryl. the national weather service says there is a a high risk of rip currents until 8:00 tonight eastern time along many florida beaches threatened by beryl? fact many of those beaches have been closed. daytona beach recorded at least 70 rescues yesterday alone. surf conditions are considered treacherous. >>> well, he overcame heat and avoided a last lap collision. now dario fran competety can claim the tit

nicola furlong was found dead in a hotel room.pect is 23-year-old james blackston, a hip hop dancer. police have not identified the second suspect but they know and have told us he is a 19-year-old musician who was also in the room with furlong. right now they are held with sexually assaulting furlong's friend. tim simon is a defense attorney who represented amanda knox. he is outfront tonight. thanks for coming outfront. japanese police are being very guarded about the suspects. it's unclear what charges may be filed. what do you think is going on? >> i think they are in the beginning of their investigative phase. the way it works in japan, once a person is arrested the police must refer to case to the prosecutor within 48 hours. the prosecutor has 24 hours to take one of a number of actions, either prosecute the case, move for a preindictment detention or release the person. they have moved for that preindictment detention. the exact charges if any are not really clear but they are certainly investigating for an indecent assault

custody tonight following the mysterious strangling death of another exchange student. 21-year-old nicola furlongd in a hotel room. investigators say furlong and a friend met the american men another a nicki minaj concert and then went back with them to their hotel. one suspect is 23-year-old james blackston, a hip-hop dancer. police have not identified the second suspect but they know and have told us he is a 19-year-old musician who was also in the room with furlong. right now they are held with sexually assaulting furlong's friend. they could be charged in furlong's death as well. tim simon is a defense attorney who represented amanda knox. the american student accused and then acquitted of murdering her british roommate when they were studying in italy. he is outfront tonight. thanks for coming outfront. let me ask you, japanese police are being very guarded about the suspects. it's unclear what charges may be filed. what do you think is going on? >> i think they are in the beginning of their investigative phase. the way it works in japan, once a person is arrested the police must refer the c

neither of the men is charged with the death of 21-year-old nicola furlong, but japanese media say thed her friend ended up in a hotel with the men after a nicki minaj concert. both men are entertainers, but police did not say if they were part of the singer's entourage. >>> it's official, there will be a runoff in egypt's presidential election and it pits the old guard against the new. based on results from the first round of voting, muslim brotherhood candidate will face the former prime minister in the final flouround in june. just about half of all eligible voters turned out for the first round of the election. >>> it was former prime minister tony blair's turn to testify before the levinson hearing today. he did admit to feeling political pressure from the media mogul. >>> pop star justin bieber is reportedly wanted for questioning by l.a. county sheriffs because of paparazzi is accusing him of assault. the photographer says he was taking pictures of the singer and his girlfriend, selena gomez, at a southern california shopping center when beeieber h him. bieber has not spoken pub

tokyo metropolitan police say 21-year-old nicola furlong was killed by neck compression or strangulation say the two irish women and two more than men arrived here at the hotel around 1:00 a.m. by taxi, three hours later, a hotel guest complained of a loud noise coming from a room. when hotel worker got to that room, police said she was not breathing. a 19-year-old american man, was the only other person in the room. the furlong family spokesman a priest tells cnn by telephone that this loss in incomprehensib incomprehensible. >> this is the most devastating thing that has happened in this area. the parish in which nicola belongs, there's only 300 or 400 in total. so all these 300 or 400 families would know each other quite well. when anything happens, it has a huge impact, a young person especially, everybody knows and everybody is in some way involved or concerned. >> police arrested the two american men, they're being transferred in these cars from the police station to an undisclosed location. the t jam neither men have been directly charged in fur long's murder, rather they are bein

she's identified as 21 neither nicola furlong. police say she was found unconscious in a hotel room early thursday morning. no word on how the two american men may be involved there. >>> president obama will be laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns in arlington national cemetery. this is a live picture from here he kicks off a 13-year project to honor veterans of the vietnam war today. the president will peek at the wall and honor those who served starting now and going through 2025, the 50-year anniversary of the last u.s. troops pulling out of saigon. >>> reports of $5 a gallon gasoline by memorial day greatly exaggerated. we've seen a decline for 12 days. the national average $3.64 a gallon, about 30 cents a gallon less than this time last year. good news for an estimated 31 million americans driving more than 50 miles this memorial day weekend. >>> and will smith now taking down superheroes, "men in black 3" knocked "the avengers" off the top spot at the box office this holiday weekend earning $55 million in its debut. "

nicola furlong was at a nicki minaj concert. and police say both are entertainers. the men have not been charged. >>> back in this country, thanks to a make my day law, a colorado couple will not face charges for shooting and wounding a woman who stragerred into their home. she was drunk. they felt threatened and now she could face prison time. >> reporter: big trouble for zoe ripple. it was early on wednesday morning when the startled couple inside shot her. the boulder county district attorney says this sort of thing happens all the time, confused, drunk students entering the wrong homes. >> investigators say her blood alcohol level that night,.20, more than double the legal limit for drivers. she lives here on university, and somehow just under a mile away she got into the bedroom of this home, that's when the homeowner pulled out his gun and pulled the trigger. >> somebody was shot? >> yeah, somebody was shot! >> ripple is still in the hospital with the gunshot wound. the bullet fractured her hip. this sort of thing happens