bruce beresford-redman would be extradited to mexico. the jail in cancun is the most violent and dangerous jail in all of mexico, that a person such as bruce, an american citizen coming down there, is going to be at great risk for his safety. >> reporter: in a hearing this week, his mexican attorneys asked that the charges be thrown out and gave a preview of their defense, producing two witnesses who said they saw monica out shopping that day she disappeared. bruce watched the proceedings from behind bars inside the courtroom. then, on wednesday, the mexican judge ruled the case will go to trial. >> i'm completely disappointed. >> reporter: jaime leen is his mexican attorney. >> i was there when he was notified by the court. i can assure you he is completely devastated. >> reporter: monica sister jeane was in cancun to support the prosecution. >> i'm very content and very grateful that they are doing an excellent job and they are putting all of their efforts in to bringing closure and justice to my sister. >> reporter: and now the sister

beresford-redman maintains his innocence. no trial date as han set.or "cbs this morning," i am bill whitaker in los angeles. >> 48 hours correspondent troy roberts is here with part of that first ever interview with the suspect behind bars. nice to see you in the studio. >> nice to see you too. bruce beresford is an ex-reality show producer. in the mid-of a more dramatic experience than we've seen on survivor. for the first time he's talking publicly about what he says happened as he prepares to go on trial in mexico. >> i'm bruce beresford-redman. i'm currently am in a prison cell in cancun, mexico. >> this morning, bruce beresford-redman. the tv reality producer whose past credits include survivor and the contender, sits in that mexican jail cell accused of murdering his 42-year-old wife monica. >> first time i have speaking. everyone seems to have decided a long time ago that i killed my wife. i didn't kill my wife. i really didn't. >> this interview was shot by a 48 hours producer on a cell phone just days ago. >> i can't imagine how anyone who li

it's june, 2005, and tennessee state trooper rodney redman is working a crash investigation.about to become part of another one. >> i heard tire squealing on an suv and saw a gray suv coming toward me and i tried to get out of its way. >> but redman can't respond quickly enough. >> i got about one step and the vehicle struck me and flipped me in the air. >> he hits the highway hard and knows he's in trouble. >> i said if i don't get up, get out of here, i'm going to get run over again. and i stood up and stumbled back over to the guardrail. from the time i heard the tires squeal to the time i got to the guardrail was 11 seconds. it seemed like an eternity. >> it's nothing short of a miracle that redman sustains only minor injuries. >> i felt no pain through all of it until i got to the side of the road and i thought i had broken my ankle. >> his ankle is fine but when he collides with the concrete, redman gets a massive cut on his forehead. as for the suv that struck him -- >> three young people that were in the car, they were from pennsylvania and the vehicle was found 21 hi

bruce beresford-redman is an ex-reality show producer. experience than we've ever seen on "survivor." for the first time he's talking publicly about what happened as he prepares to go on trial in mexico. >> i'm bruce beresford-redman. i am currently talking to you here from a prison cell in cancun, mexico. >> reporter: this morning, bruce beresford-redman, tv reality producer, survivor, the contender, sits in that mexican jail cell accused of murdering his 42-year-old wife, monica. >> everyone seems to have decided a long time ago that i killed my wife. i didn't kill my wife. i really didn't. >> reporter: this interview was shot by a 48 hours producer on a cell phone just days ago. >> i can't imagine anyone who could possibly think i would kill my wife. all i want is to get back to my children. >> reporter: beresford-redman and his wife monica were on vacation with their two young children at the moon palace, a luxury resort in can coop, mexico. they were trying to patch up their marriage. his wife had discovered he was having an affair.

reporter: i'm corrine redman, your official super bowl for the morning. i'll tell you where you can get the most popular pizza for super bowl sunday coming up. >> i'm impressed. she knows what she's doing, she's got the aprilonon on. >>> i am charley crowson, she is megan pringle. a check of the forecast. we say hello to someone who's bp singing through the morning. lynette. >> good morning, guys. right now temperatures on the chilly side. into baltimore right around 30 degrees, millersville at 30. colombia at 27 and marriottsville coming in at 32 degrees. northville this morning at 30 and 28 degrees into iamsville. definitely bundle the kids up as you head out and about. but put them in layers because we are definitely going to get a little bit warmer as we go throughout the day. we'll be above average once again. satellite and radar not picking up on anything. that's one of the reasons we do have those cold temperatures out there. those clouds can't act like a blanket, so we're not feeling anything. let's get a check of your traffic now with angela. goo

corinne radman is standing by --redman is standing by with the latest on how he is handling this. >> reporter: romney and his team are in full damage control because after making the morning show round, to capitalize on the big win in florida, he told cnn i am not concerned about the very poor. political analyst say by making the statement he is feeding into the out of touch rich guystereotype pointed out by competitors and democrats and it was a gift to opponents who argue he is out of touch. some call the remarks the stupid of his campaign. president obama tweeted so much for we are all in this together. >> i am not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. if it needs repair i will take it. >> i am fed up with politicians in either party dividing americans against each other. i am running to be the president of all the american people. >> reporter: now multiple gop say they are worried because this is not the first time made a verbal gaffe said i like being able to fire people in a past peach. corinne redman, abc2 news. >>> spending of mitt romney he got a new loo

coren redman, abc2 news. >>> -- corinne redman, abc2 news. >>> nevada holds their caucus saturday. and donald trump is placing bets on one candidate. he is injecting himself into the race and endorsing newt gingrich. sources say that trump plans to endorse the former house speaker in his bid for the republican presidential nomination. he plans on making the official announcement sometime today. we will of course keep you posted on that. >>> the next couple months many of you will look for a state tax refund. anne arundel county sheriff says if you have an outstanding warrant, tough luck. anne arundel is the first to try this. the sheriff says without holding the refunds it encourages people facing minor crimes to clear them up. they have 8,000 outstanding warrants at this time. >>> it will be can be frust trying traiting for parents who -- frustrating for parents who can't get the little ones to sleep. >> what could be causing the problem and what you can do to help them get a good night's rest. >>> many saw this ball of fire over texas skies. what officials are now saying was seen

. >>> nearly two years ago monica beresford redman was found dead at a resort in mexico.her killing. now he is battling for freedom in a mexican court. natalie morales takes a look at the case tonight on "dateline." she has a preview from miami. >> good morning, matt. bruce beresford had it all. professional success and a beautiful family until his wife turned up dead. it's a legal saga that's lasted nearly two years and has just taken a big turn. last week bruce beresford redman was extradited from los angeles to mexico where he's accused of killing his wife monica. at a hearing this week his attorney said their client is innocent and asked that the charges be thrown out. bruce watched from behind bars. >> it wasn't really a strong case. there wasn't really no evidence that tiede edirectly to our client -- to the murder of his wife. >> reporter: on wednesday the mexican judge ruled the case will go to trial. >> i was there when he was notified by the court. i can assure you that he is completely devastated. >> reporter: he had been a hot shot tv producer for "survivor" a

corinne redman is standing by with more. >> reporter: this entire case centers around a judge in missouri who ruled because one mother was undocumented she was putting her son at risk. so he ruled to take him out of her custody and he was placed up for adoptionch the mother lost her son after being arrested five years ago in a federal immigration raid at a missouri poultry plant. the mother ended up helpless in a federal custody battle after her son was adopted by a couple in my sure. woman said no one could help her because she couldn't speak english and the judge who made the ruling says he terminated the rights because illegally smuggling herself into the country is not a lifestyle providing stability for a child. now this story is gaining national attention after it was revealed that there were an extensive abc world news investigation that the woman has the help of an immigration attorney. and this case is shedding light on a huge problem that's growing in the u.s. for over 5,000 children are placed in foster care while the parents who are illegals are detained or deported. >> i star

abc2 news corinne redman is standing by with more. >> reporter: this case centers around a judge in high sure that ruled because one mother was undocumented she put her son at risk when he took him out of her custody and placed up for adoption. mother who is a native of guatemala lost her after being arrested at federal immigration raid at a poultry plant. her son was adolt tonighted by a couple in missouri and she said no one could help her because she couldn't speak english. the judge who made the ruling said he terminated her legal rights because illegally smuggling herself into the country is not a lifestyle to provide stability for her child. the woman has now the the help of a -- the woman now has help of the immigration department. >> he starts crying and gets sad because he is not with me and i need him to be with me. >> we are creating a collateral consequence in which thousands of children are ripped away from their families with no real process for being reunited. >> reporter: one lawyer for the mexican and guatemalan government says the u.s. is sending an ugly message to lati

bruce beresford redman was sent to face charges.he was vacationing with his wife two years ago in mexico. >>> and freezing temperatures responsible for at least 250 deaths. temperatures in the ukraine have fallen below freezing for 24 days in a row. the emergency minister there said 1,200 people died because. cold temperatures and nine out of 10 deaths are blamed on the cold in ukraine, the deaths were alcohol-related. >>> things almost take a tragic turn for a girl in georgia. >> what she did during an attempted abduction that police say was spot on perfect. >> and also ahead, nun versus the strip club. what they are doing to keep the club from opening in their backyard. >> a major announcement from the pentagon today on new roles for women serving in the military. that story straight ahead.

so we sent out abc 2 eyewitness news' corin redman out to a local pizzeria to see what people are doing to get ready for the big game. corrine, you're in a ponytail. every stage today you're different. le you're working hard this morning. reporter: oh, yeah, working hard. equally as important as the game is the food. we've been cooking up lots of food for you guys this morning, giving you a full preview. this is chito, he had the oven cranked up before we started this morning. go through and tell me what some of the things we're making so far for super bowl sunday. >> i'm going to sell a lot of pizza and a lot of wings. [ indiscernable ] we have the cheese. reporter: smells delicious. >> spinach, chopped tomato. we sell wings. reporter: i've heard there's 2 billion wings sold across the country. how many of these do you think you want to sell? >> at least 500 to 600. reporter: they smell delicious, by the way. also we have a subhere. >> cold cuts, lettuce and tomato, people love it. reporter: we got this. on the lighter side if you didn't want to have the heavier food, you could have a

redman. >> thank you very much, members of the board of supervisors. it my name is daniel rudman, and i am an attorney. our elders came of age during a time when to even gather as lgbt people was an extraordinary act of bravery. they stood up for us in bill to committee we call home, and now it is our time to stand up for them. today i will speak about the varieties of discrimination that lgbt people face in our city. across california and in san francisco, lgbt elders face significant discrimination and their families, accessing service, housing, and employment. it is compounded for lgbt elders of color, others who are immigrants or a document, and others with disabilities, and others who are hiv-positive who could comprise the majority of people with hiv in the united states. studies show that lgbt others are more likely to end up in facilities then there street peers. there are disturbing levels of neglect and harassment, and i would like to share two-story specifically from san francisco in our report. johns partner jack was a san francisco skilled

reporter: i'm corrine redman and we're slicing it up and serving it up to give you a preview of all the best eats for super bowl sunday. >> we need one of those pizzas this morning. bring the chicken wings too. >> i'm impressed she's got the aprilon on. that means she's rolling up her sleeves and getting down to business in the kitchen. >>> friday, february 3rd, good morning, maryland. two days away from the super bowl, so we'll have a preview of what delectable treats we have. >>> we'll get things started off with meteorologist lynette charles. super bowl favorite, i know you said your chili can kill it. >> i just learned to do that season. i like that a lot. satellite and radar, i think you'll like what we have here because plenty of sunshine into the afternoon. mainly clear skies right now, but with the mainly clear skies, then you know temperatures are really dropping out there. so perry hall coming in right around 31 degrees, churchville more of the same, and glen burnie at 35 degrees. the winds are so bad. they'll be out of the northwest at five to 10 miles an hour through today.

the name of the team was redman, native american. it was a time when people decided that that's too offensive so they changed it to the? anyone know what the name of the u. mass. team is now? the patriots. actually, they call them the minutemen. patriots, minutemen, come on, shut up. i was wondering as they changed the name from redmen to minutemen. are they going to call it the whales? that's an unoffensive creature. >> we can't use that. we'll call them the snail doves. they're offended too. the idea is looking for nonoffensive language we can wind ourselves on a slippery slope. let's take a look at a few more of these. then we'll go on to my notes on the board. this is a classic illustrated version of "uncle tom's cabin." very clearly imaged you see the evil slave catcher with a dog. you see the black man coming out of the swamp frightened. probably one of the most powerful images of "uncle tom's cabin" if you don't get everybody else dying and going to heaven. the idea is you're capturing what the story is about. it's about slave

bruce beresford-redman was a highly successful reality tv producer.ose past credits include "survivor" and "the contender," and he has always insisted that he's been falsely accused of killing his 42-year-old wife, monica. >> everyone seems to have decided a long time ago that i killed my wife. i didn' kill my wife. >> reporter: he says monica went out shopping for the day and never returned. police believe he killed her one night, then dumped her body in a sewer on the hotel grounds. >> they claim that in a hotel room with my two small children that i killed her and that i left her in the room all day long while my children and i went in and out all the while this dead body is in the room. it's ludicrous and completely false. >> reporter: monica's sisters are convinced bruce killed her. >> i wish i could believe that he didn't have anything to do with my sister's murder, but the evidence is very strong. >> i can't imagine how anyone who listened to everything that was said could possibly think that i had anything to do with killing my wife. >> report

this is bruce beresford-redman, extra title. ed to mexico for this trial.icials say he killed his wife, month -- monica, dumping her body in a sewage container outside their hotel many april of 2010. they were on vacation with their young children. reportedly, in an attempt to save their marriage after monica had/ed that her husband was cheating on her. beresford-redman had been in u.s. custody, jailed for leaving mexico without permission. his lawyers say that he had to get back home in order to take care of his kids. now the defense team says they're confident this trial will clear him and that there is no physical evidence linking him to this crime. monica's family says they're glad the trial will finally happen, and if he's convicted they will ask for the max. and you should mexican law, jenna, that would be 12-30 years in prison. back to you. jenna: got to think about the children in all of this as well. rick, thank you. jon: russian scientists are celebrating a major breakthrough after years of drilling under very harsh conditions near the south pole.

"survivor" producer, bruce beresford-redman is now awaiting trial in mexican custody. his wife, monica, was found dead at a mexican resort where they were staying on a family vacation back in 2010. >>> women could soon find new roles on the battlefield as the pentagon changes its rules to give female service members jobs closer to the front lines. officials say that the new rules will not change the longstanding ban on women in infantry, armor and special operations forces. but it will allow them to serve in other battalion roles once considered too close to the line of fire. >>> the tsa is expanding a preflight security screening program to 28 of the country's busiest airports. the program would speed frequent flyers and other eligible travelers through security without having to remove their shoes or pull laptops from their cases. the tsa says the move is part of an effort to make security intelligence-driven, instead of one size fits all. >>> and a bear and a wolf might not immediately strike you as likely to be the best of friends. but this adorable video of a litt

. >> reporter: the reality is not lost on bruce beres ford redman. >> am i a survivor or not? think very much so. >> reporter: a 48 hours exclusive videotaped this on a cell phone. >> i can't how anyone who listened to everything said, would possibly think i would kill my wife. >> reporter: beres ford redmond and his wife monica were vacationing in mexico with their two young children. they were trying to patch up their marriage after his wife discovered he had had an affair. bruce said his wife went out shopping and never returned. mexican police accused him of killing her and dumping her body. monica's family believes he did it. >> he said, bruce, where is my sister? and he mocked me and said, i don't know. it was just a horrible experience. >> reporter: mexican prosecutors say they have a strong case. bruce had scratches on his hands and feet. he claims he got them at a water park playing with his kids. and people at a nearby hotel room thought they heard a woman screaming for help the day monica disappeared. >> what they heard, in fact, was my son and daughter, squealing a

bruce redman appeared for a preliminary hearing in mexico. >>> federal regulators approved a new nuclear power plant. two reactors near augusta, georgia, could be operating as soon as 2016. the lone vote against licensing came from the chairman of the nuclear regulatory commission who wanted more safety assurances in the wake of last year's disaster in japan. >>> britain's investigation into phone hacking by newspaper reporters brought out another familiar face. heather mills, paul mccartney's ex-wife said the former baelteas voicemails to her were hacked. michelle kosinski has more. >> reporter: for an ongoing government hearing the testimony continues to be gripping and contentio contentious. heather mills tells how she realized other ears were listening to her personal voicemails. at least one big name journalist admits to listening, but denies doing anything illegal. back in 2001 when heather mills and sir paul mccartney were dating heather says they had a fight and that's when she realized something strange was going on. >> turned my phone off because he kept calling all the time. i

bruce beresford-redman and mon can were married for 11 years before her body was found stuffed in a sewer at a cancun resort in 2010. prosecutors claim he will killed his wife, dumped her body and fled to the u.s. he faces 40 years to life if convicted. >>> things are getting tense in michigan within that state's primary less than two weeks away. the stakes are high for rick santorum and mitt romney who is now losing ground in a state where he grew up. because of that, the adses are getting more addre aggressive. mark, mitt romney is really feeling the roesch right now. this is a critical moment in his campaign, especially on the national stage if a local boy can't do well in his home state, how is he supposed to play well nationally? >> thomas, you've nailed it. that's why there is a lot of pressure on mitt romney. not only did he grow up in michigan, his father was the governor there. he launched his 2008 campaign in michigan, he ended up winning the 2008 primary in michigan. so he has all the advantages in this race, which is in some parts good news. he has the potential to be able to

defense attorneys for "survivor" producer beresford-redman are expected to ask the judge to drop thehe is accused of killing his wife in april 2010. the judge will decide if will is enough evidence to support the charges and whether the trial will move forward. >>> a manhunt is under way for this man. police are searching for -- actually -- not this particular -- there he is. police are searching for robert hoskins. he was convicted of threatening to kill madonna. hoskins escaped from a mental health hospital in southern california friday and has not been seen since. police say hoskins is, quote, highly psychotic and extremely violent when he is not medicated. and n 1996 he went to jail for climbing a wall surrounding madonna's home. he threatened to cut the superstar's throat and he served ten years in prison and he had another run-in with police and was then committed to a state mental hospital. >>> we are going to check in with tom kierein with the latest the forecast. >> barbara, we have high clouds coming over the region and in advance of a winter storm that's -- prompted some w

he probably recalled the case of -- beresford-redman.sband goes in and out of the hotel room 11 time. they got it on the key swipe. on n this case, he was wise enough to open the door and prop it open with a rock. going out. and what's interesting, first, that security camera was dismantled. and the clerk noticed it, went and plugged it in. when it was plugged back in, he pointed it to the ceiling so nobody could see him coming in and out of his room. pretty slick. >> nancy and dan, thank you. >>> wild weather around the world cons. pictures like this from rome. look at tripoli. most snow since 19566. their climate is a little like north florida. two to three inches of snow is highly unusual. watch the arctic blast come in. we get a good shot of cold air. minneapolis, des moines, chicago, kansas city, if you've been missing it, here it comes. in the northeast, get ready for the cold air. saturday and sunday, it leaves the plains and the midwest and goes right to you. gorgeous weather, not as much rain in san francisco, >> that's a good p

former "survivor" producer bruce redman was extradited to mexico where he appeared for a preliminaryir this morning after being cleared of a rape accusation. greg kelly didn't address the claim but thanked those who stood by him. >> i'm very grateful for all the support i had at fox 5, the support of my family, friends, those i care about and the viewers of course. >> the manhattan district attorney announced tuesday night he would not charge kelly who has taken a leave of absence two weeks ago. for a look at what's trending today, our quick round-up of what has you talking online. people are blogging whether a picture of arnold schwarzenegger and sylvester stallone was set up? stallone was waiting in line for the same surgery schwarzenegger just had. >>> and this video has exploded on youtube. more than 50 million hits. ♪ >> maybe now they can afford a second guitar. and the purple squirrel storming the internet with its own twitter account and facebook page. it was caught in a trap. they snapped pics before letting it go. the squirrel tweeted, i'm free! where can i plug in this pho

press escorting bruce beresford redman to cancun.ing his wife on vacation a year ago. >>> investigations on all airbus a380 aircraft. there were concerns over cracks in the wing in australia. >>> prince harry is going back to afghanistan completing training with an apache attack helicopter crew. the defense ministry confirmed harry could be deployed within a year's time. as a gunner. >> both brothers are flying helicopters. all right. and we have a follow-up story for you now on that controversial issue that we talked about yesterday. a college in pittsburgh where students can buy the morning-after pill by popping money into a vending machine and having it come out. we'll tell you what happened when we traveled up to that school to see what the students really think about all this. anna kooiman is in our new york newsroom. anna, what did you find out up there. >> reporter: we talked to a lot of students and getting a mixed reaction from ship pensburg university. here is what some of them had to say. >> i'm a very pro-life person. for

former reality tv producer, bruce beresford-redman, accused of willing his wife in cancun back in 2010itics, a brand-new national poll shows rick santorum beating mitt romney by double digits. it shows santorum with 39% of the vote, romney trailing with 27%. in the "real clear politics" average the race teams much tighter, santorum leads by less than 2 points. scott rasmussen is president of rasmussen reports.com. can you explain that difference there, scott? "real clear politics" averagess lots of national polls, they have a very tight race. yours not so much, why? >> i suspect it has to do with timing. "real clear politics" takes the polls and combines them over a week or so. anything we know that the republican race this year, it is volatile and changing on a regular basis. if you compare the numbers to what we have do to over a week ago you see a huge surge for rick santorum. i think the more significant factor, though, is that compared to just before santorum had the victories in missouri, colorado, and minnesota, mitt romney has now lost seven points, this is support is especiall

former "survivor" producer bruce beersford redman remains in jail in cancun, mexico, accused of killing wife monica in cancun in april of 2010. he denies any wrongdoing and a judge is deciding if there's enough evidence to support the charges and whether the trial will move forward. >>> well, the biggest superstar in new york sports right now is not derek jeter or eli manning, but a 23-year-old point guard from harvard. jeremy lin once again shined for the knicks, helping new york defeat minnesota 100-98. lin was all over the place, chipping in 20 points, six rebounds and eight assists. the knicks have won five straight games and hope to keep the streak alive on tuesday against toronto. >>> well, it appears lin-sanity has reached a fever pitch. his jersey is sold out at madison square garden, and he set a record for points in his first three games as a starter. all this from an undrafted 23-year-old who played only 29 games last season, but it appears lin-sanity is here to stay. >> the guy's electric and the team's playing with excitement. >> it's kind of like the disney story, because