police say allen and patricia prue lured jenkins from her home by saying they need help.y found her suv idlg on a road. the son unfortunately witnessed the attack. we'll have more on the story later on "good morning america." >>> well, the wait is on now that the supreme court has wrapped up oral arguments on the health care low. some strong reservations have been expressed about the insurance requirement in the law. opponents believe the entire law will be struck down if that provision is found to be unconstitutional. >>> some encouraging news on the health front, the country's 'caneser rate continues to fall. the rate of new cases among americans has been inches down after a percent each year since 1999. experts credit a cut in smoking and other damages behavior and better screenings. >>> it's one of the most distinctive sounds in american country music. ♪ love hearing earl scruggs on the banjo. word from nashville is that he died at the age of 88. >>> time to get sports news this morning. tlatest highlights from our friends over at espn news. >>> good morning, i'm jorg

patricia prue continued to choke jenkins according to court documents. jenkins' 2-year-old son ty was discovered safe and all alone in his mother's still idling suv describing the assault for police by pulling on the back of his neck and saying, mommy cried. >> a rise. >> reporter: when interviewed by investigators alan prue said he got the idea to get a girl while driving around. after killing jenkins police say he poured bleach on her body then put her in the water. she was found naked and face down, her feet bound. condoms and wrappers nearby. >> we know both suspects are alleged to have participated in the strangulation murder of the victim. what we don't know at this point is the wife's role. did she do this because she gained something from it emotionally or was she simply doing it because her husband told her to? >> according to the affidavit, prue once asked melissa jenkins to go out with him. the prosecutor believes the alleged crime was sexually motivated and charges could be upgraded. that does it for news 4 at 5:00 tonight. news 4 at 6:00 sta

patricia prue continued to choke her. jenkins' 2-year-old son, ty, was discovered safe and all alone in his mother's still idling suv, describing the assault for police by pulling on the back of his neck and saying, "mommy cried." >> no. >> reporter: when interviewed by investigators, allen said he got the idea to "get a girl" while driving around. after killing jenkins, police say he poured bleach on her body, then put her in the water. she was found naked and face down, her feet bound, condoms and wrappers nearby. >> we know that both suspects are alleged to have participated in the strangulation murder of the victim. what we don't know at this point is the wife's role, did she do this because she gained something from it emotionally, or was she simply doing it because her husband told her to do it? >> reporter: according to the affidavit, prue once asked melissa to go out with him and that he shod up drunk at her house last fall looking for work. his family finds the charges hard to accept. >> i know he didn't do this.

according to police this couple, allen and patricia prue lured jenkins out of her home saying her carken down. police say the couple strangled the science teacher while her 2-year-old son sat in the car on the side of the road. her body was found dumped in a nearby river and the couple is in custody, charged with second-degree murder. >>> it is the most anyone has ever paid for a pro sports franchise in the nation's history. i'm talking $2 billion for the los angeles dodgers. it includes former nba superstar magic johnson. the dodgers are in bankruptcy so a federal court has to approve the sale. >> prince harry moving next door to will and kate. he'll be living in a small apartment at kensington palace where the duke and duchess moved just last year. the brothers, they say, they wanted to be close. >> they would always say that william and harry are fantastic, professional on their own, but together they're a real tour deforce. >> prince h

reporter: sharon tinder says her brother and sister-in-law, 30-year-old allen prue and 33-year-old patricia pruent. >> i think they are ridiculous. my brother would never do anything like this. and i mean, my sister-in-law wouldn't either. they don't have a mean bone in their body. >> reporter: vermont state police say they murdered vermont teacher melissa jenkins. both were arraigned in court, separately entering the courtroom shackled and charged with second-degree murder. >> they knew ms. jenkins and had snowplowed her driveway a couple of years ago. the investigation has determined that this was an isolated incident. >> reporter: the 33-year-old disappeared sunday night. her car left running with her 2-year-old son inside. jenkins' body was found monday dumped in the connecticut river with a cinderblock tied to her feet. police say prue and his wife told jenkins they had car trouble in attempt to lure her out of her home and then murder her. >> the cause of ms. jenkins' death was the result of strangulation. >> reporter: in an affidavit, police found jenkins' body face down in shallow water

. >> reporter: police say, patricia prue denies any involvement. here back to their house, stripped her of her clothes, wrapped her body in a tarp and dumped it along the connecticut river. the body was severely bruised, face down in shallow water. her feet bound with rope and tied to a cement block. the couple pleaded not guilty. >> my brother would never do anything like this. >> reporter: the arrest brings a mix of relief and sadness to this close-knit community, now left grieving. and we're learning new details about what jenkins 2-year-old son witnessed that night. police say he said mommy was crying. he gestured by pulling at the back of his neck, saying that's what a boy did to his mommy. >> my goodness. so much evidence here. the judge denied bail. i was surprised to see the charges are only second degree murder. >> so am i. i have to believe that will change at some point. you have two possible theories. premeditation. they said they're luring her. what more premeditation would you need? and secondly, one of the prosecutors said they belie

. >> state police arrested allen prue age 30 and patricia prue age 33 both of waterford, vermont for per disposal of a body. additional charges may be forthcoming as the investigation continues to unfold. >> reporter: the prue's are set to be arraigned today, charged as you just heard with killing this single mother who worked two jobs to support her family. she was a science teacher, she also worked as a waitress. police say jenkins was strangled to death. allen prue is employed as a snowplow driver and a local paper delivery man. the pickup said he was an hour late for his shift on sunday night which is about the same time that jenning inches vanished, her suv discovered sunday night by a friend who had been looking for her. there was apparently a struggle, evidence of that any way. her 2-year-old son ty was found sitting inside the vehicle, the engine running on a dark rural road. police say jenning inches had hired the prue at one point to plow her driveway a couple of years ago. at this point they are not speculating on a motive. the investigation is still going on. back to you.

according to the court documents, allan prue and his wife patricia called her sunday night saying theyhelp. apparently, he had asked her on a date in the past. the only motive reported in the documents was that allen prue told police he wanted to, quote, get a girl on sunday night. >>> a journalist for a houston newspaper may lose her job because show moonlighted as a stripper. she covered high society for the "houston chronicle" by day and stripped in a club by night and wrote about it in a blog called diary of an angry stripper, wrote under the pen name sarah truss and posted pictures of herself. the chronicle suspended her and may new fire her. >>> keeping bars open later could bring millions to the district. some leaders don't think this is how the city should be raising revenue. we'll hear from both sides of the issue next. >>> and also ahead, what happens if the supreme court strikes down the mandate of president obama's healthcare law and we'll go in-depth at the b. hour. >>> and megamillions mania. the jackpot swells to record levels. we will have details coming up.  chili's $