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. >> and i'm rob nelson. it is the first time that we've heard from ruth madoff since her husband's arrest. she is speaking out now as part of a publicity campaign for her son's new book. >> she claims desperation led the couple to a suicide pact. but others are casting doubt. abc's karen travers is joining us live from washington this morning with the stunning revelations. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, yunji. good morning, rob. bernie madoff's arrest tore his family apart. and now, we're learning that it drove him and his wife to the brink. on christmas eve 2008, burnive in and ruth madoff decided they had had enough. two weeks earlier, been been arrested and charged with running a multibillion-dollar ponzi scheme that bilked investors. according to a new interview ruth madoff did with cbs news' "60 minutes," she and her husband tried to kill themselves the night before christmas in their new york city penthouse apartment. >> we decided to kill ourselves because it was so horrendous what wa

flash robs are also an open invite not to entertain, but to break the law.irst time the retail federation is giving its members advice on how to guard against a flash robbery. first, maintain low levels of cash in the store. next, monitor social networks and websites for indication that groups will be descending on a store. finally, workers should alert members if they see large gatherings of people. inside or directly outside the stores. in philadelphia, about three dozen boys swarmed a store in june making off with thousands of dollars in sneakers and socks pretty much anything else they could carry. a series of flash robberies in that city this past summer, led the mayor to impose a curfew one weekend. >> this is a serious issue, so overwhelming as that expert said. >>> coming up on "good morning america" -- chelsea clinton's new cause, why the very public former first daughter is stepping into the spotlight now. we have a rare interview with her. i'd race down that hill without a helmet. i took some steep risks in my teens. i'd never ride without one now

it took a turn with flash robs now. we have to be on our toes for the holiday season. >> it's the biggest thing to hit halloween since the glow necklace. how your iphone can play trick or treat. halloween halloween aps when we come back. bge's instant discounts got our homeowner to switch to energy star® cfl bulbs. these covered cfls look great and last longer- perfect for 'them hard-to-reach places. 3-way cfls really click with my style. go to participating retailers for bge's instant discounts on select cfls. learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com. heyhey, i go all night long and still save! . >>> you're going to look at the tv screen. a man dressed in white leaving a wooded area the night that baby lisa disappeared. there was a witness that thought it was odd seeing a baby with that hour and he was going to offer him a ride home. he was convinced that the baby was lisa. >>> we have all seen flash mob, a group of people breaking into song and dance routine. now flash robs have retailers

then rob grankowski. rob is the taller one there, hanging out with a 19-year-old.pens to be an adult film star, bebe jones. >> little down time let's say. >> her new favorite player in the nfl. he apologized for the incident. saying he didn't want to ruin the reputation of the new england patriots and that he was ready to get focused on the pittsburgh steelers. because that's all he is worried about. at this time. there you go. >> looking good. >> thank you for the inside. skinny on nfl. i like that. when we come back, a hard-hitting "world news now" exclusive. >> that's right, polka-maestro interview with weird al yankovic an accordian lover's dream. ♪ like a surgeon ♪ cutting for the very first time ♪ >> weird al will always make you smile. >> we all know that voice. that time friday morning. time for a special what -- favorite story of the day." your last one, yunji de nies. >> this one will lead us to this week's polka. >> don't want to miss this. barry mitchell met up with weird al to talk polka and life on the road. >> we're the paramount theater. weird al ya

abc's rob nelson is here. good morning. >> that's right. gma has obtained some exclusive video that could shed light on this three-week mystery and lead police finally to a suspect. it is this surveillance video obtained exclusively by "gma" that is giving the family new hope. look at the top left corner, a person dressed in white, leaving a wooded area at 2:30 a.m., the night of baby lisa's disappearance. you cannot tell if they're carrying anything. but here's why it's so important. the family claims baby lisa was abducted. they point to key witnesses who saw a suspicious man that night carrying a baby. one spotted the man here just after midnight three houses away from the baby's home. the other saw the baby here at 4:00 a.m. and the location of the surveillance video here along the route between the two at 2:15 a.m. and "gma" has learned that police are investigating a fire that took place at this dumpster at that same time in that same area. that dumpster fire could explain not only why burned clothes were shown to lisa's parents durin

rob fladeboe in gilroy, rob fladeboe, kron4 news.>ysabel: in another note, the grand lake theater was robbed last sunday but the thieves left almost empty- handed. they brought tools to crack open the safe, they damaged the safe that they were not able to break through. in the and they only made off with quarters into bags the candies. the theater manner jerk was joking saying that the thieves were stocking up for halloween. >>marty: caltrans says the presidio car with a project is on schedule. they have to move traffic off of the oil drive and rerouted to the tunnel. >> at the end of this year we are wanting to move the traffic of of doyle drive onto a temporary structure. that allows us to build the second half of the project. >>marty: the second phase includes the construction of three additional tunnels. the new road will connect the golden gate bridge to several areas including highway one and at the marina. the target is scheduled to be finished in 2015. >>ysabel: henry as usual is clowning around. >>henry: i resent that. the f

reporting live in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, rob. >>> one of the top gop candidates who would like to replace president obama unveiled his tax plan this morning. rick perry has been slipping in the polls but is confident his plan will help fix the u.s. economy. >> it cuts taxes and it also cuts suspending. it balances the budget by 2020 and it grows jobs and it grows the economy. >> reporter: perry's plan includes a 20% flat income tax proposal and private retirement accounts for social security. the latest polls find perry has slipped to fifth place among gops, candidates behind herman cain, mitt romney newt gingrich and ron paul. >>> just ahead, why it could soon cost you more to fly. >> it's cooler outside, but the fire danger in the bay area is growing. rosemary's up soon with details on how much an why -- and why. >>> election the horses near the bay area that had to be rescued. state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry

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tonight -- rob lowe. from "luther," idris elba. and music from chris cornell.le. ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" >> dicky: and now, fasten your seat belts. here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you. thank you, i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. i appreciate that. thank you for watching. thank you for coming here to visit us. and what a day it was here. it was a bone-chilling 98 degrees in hollywood today. everybody's slutty halloween costume just got 40% sluttier. this kind of weather is -- well, it's hardest on matthew mcconaughey, because -- [ laughter ] you know, the rest of us can take off our shirts. he starts shirtless. he has nowhere to go. hey, for the -- i was wondering what it would be like tomorrow, so, with the official word on the weather, let's check in with meteorologist herman cain. what are we looking at for tomorrow, temperature? >> 99. >> jimmy: okay, 99? going to be a degree hotter. [ laughter ] nine. he loves the number nine. you know, if you use a blackberry and a lot of people do, today yo

rob? tanya?e defense is abandoning their central theory that michael jackson created his own death, shows that they're having trouble. >> it is. they're not abandoning the theory he still could have given himself the fatal dose. they're saying he didn't swallow it. does not say he could not have injected it. or gotten it in some other way. the doctor said it all on the stand, not calling 911, not monitoring, having propofol at home. to me, laid it out, all the claims that, people would think made the doctor reckless in his care. >> leaving him on his own. the doctor said he would never leave a patient unattended under propofol. >> can't imagine the doctor not facing some time as this thing winds down. we'll see what the jury does. surprised by juries this year. that's for sure. >>> we turn now to sobering news from out west. the shooting rampage investigation in orange county, california. police say the gunman walked into a busy beauty salon yesterday afternoon in seal beach and then opened fire.

rob, tanya?ristie endorse the is a pretty big deal and suggests look start to get behind the guy he will be the eventual nominee. >> herman cain is not backing down the he will put up a fight. >> 999. that's it. >> indeed. president obama is promising to fight on after his jobs bill was killed by republicans in the senate last ght. the $447 billion package was defeated. vote was 50 to 49. discussions continue behind the scenes to come up with a jobs plan that both parties can support. >> if president obama does win re-election he will have to get a new chief of staff. that's because bill daly will return to chicago after the 2012 election. daly became white house chief of staff in january after r. he is committed to staying with the president through re-election and predicts mr. obama will win. >>> learning new details about the terror plot aimed at killing the saudi ambassador to the u.s. one man has confessed to his role in the plot. and the fbi is looking for a second man. abc's steven portnoy

rob, tanya. >> thank you.part of the jury that acquitted amanda knox of murder is speaking out for the first time. he says that knox and her former boyfriend may know, quote, the real truth, about who killed meredith kercher back in 2007. he says knox could be responsible for the murder but that she was let go based only on the evidence presented in her appeal trial. interesting. >> this i thought was a very interesting side note to this story. apparently the local media all the stations in seattle wrote a letter to the family we are not going to be in your front door, not knock on your door, we will give you the time to reconnect as a family, let her heal. get her state of mind back. i thought that was, you know, the media is known for many things, not being intrusive ain't one of them. >> sometimes we take the high road. >> bravo to our colleagues in seattle for giving them the space they need. the thursday forecast, everybody, heavy snow in the mountains of colorado and wyoming. scattered thunderstorms for

ingredients for life. >> jimmy: we're back with rob lowe. rob, are you a -- do you like halloween? >> jimmy: you do? a lot? >> i love it a lot. i -- it's embarrassing to say, but it is the truth. i trick or treated until i was 24 year s old. it's true. >> jimmy: people were yelling you to get off -- that's too old to be -- what were you dressed as? >> i posed as an adult who was guiding the kids. >> jimmy: oh, you did? but you had a bag? >> i was not going to give it up. i wasn't. it was -- >> jimmy: well, you do get candy out of it. >> i remember my last, the year when i went, you know, really, this is really sad. i was dressed as dan foust, san diego chargers. >> jimmy: did you have the beard? >> i had the beard and the crazy charger helmet on. yeah. >> jimmy: did people know who you were? >> they did. >> jimmy: they were happy to give you candy? >> a little more, please. come on. >> jimmy: now, you made a film -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: with butterfinger. so, really, both of your loves have come together now. >> candy, halloween, film making. >> jimmy: yes. why did you make a movie w

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rob? yunji? >> all right., diana. >>> an ohio teacher has been found guilty of having sex with five students after a judge rejected her insanity defense. stacy schuler was sentenced to a total of four years behind bars for encounters with the mason high school students that took place at her home. defense attorneys had tried to argue that schuler suffered from medical and psychological issues. >>> taking aspirin would help a very small number of high-risk patients to prevent colon cancer. a new study looked only at patients ho were genetically disposed to the disease. in those cases, long-term use of aspirin therapy helped helped cut the rate of colon cancer by 50%. >>> a government clerk earning about 120 bucks a month in eastern india has become an instant millionaire, echoing the plot of the film "slumdog millionaire." he would become the first contestant to win the grand prize on the indian version of "who wants to be a millionaire." he says his family is so poor he couldn't afford a tv and had to watch th

rob? yunji? you, diana. >>> we're getting an inside look at the late steve jobs, thanks to a newly authorized biography just hitting shelves. the book is by walter isaacson. and he says jobs gave up christianity at the age of 13 when he saw starving children on the cover of a magazine. it also details jobs' well-known use of lsd. isaacson also says jobs delayed having surgery for pancreatic cancer for nine months because he wanted to try alternative therapies first. isaacson will have more on his new book in an interview monday morning on "good morning america." >>> nfl running back jerome harrison may not have been happy to be traded from the lions to the eagles. but actually, the move may have saved his life. doctors found a brain tumor during a required physical. espn says harrison is being treated and his long-term prognosis is good. although, he will be out for this season. >>> staying with sports, here adnan virk at espn news with highlights of game two of the world series. >> good morning.

thank you, rob. >>> oracle is taking over downtown san francisco this week.he open world annual convention is expected to take 4 or 5,000 additional people into the city. oracle ceo was welcomed for the traditional key note speech. he was presented with a very own world series ring. he owns several box seats at lincoln park and he thanked him for his support of the team. he mocked some of his critics who questioned his decision to buy sun microsystems. that is, he showed off several new products to the folks there, and people are here from all over the world to network. >> besides the education keynotes, i'm anxious to have a lot of interaction with people who have different experiences. very helpful. >> to close out the convention this year, there is a free concert on wednesday for attendees yet again at treasure island with, oh, a couple people you might have heard from, sting, tom petty and the english beat. not bad. >>> we'll show you the not so impressive sinkhole that managed to shut down one san francisco street all day. plus -- >> good evening, i'm la

rob's sisters names. and, of course, awega is a family name. it won't be passed on for now the.so until they get here and until we meet them, they will be baby a and baby b. >> all right. now megan is with us right now? is she here? >> hi. >> there she is. >> good morning. >> happy friday. >> happy friday to you how have things been going? >> very well. dealing with heart burn. >> oh. >> but other than that, that's a common symptom of pregnancy. >> are you not ready to reveal the names yet are you? >> no but you want to hear something funny. we had a plumber come fix water damage from the hurricane and asked what the baby names were and my husband said we are not telling anyone and he goes even the plumber. and it's very surprising because we both have big mouths and we are very close to our siblings and we were talking about it the other day and we can't believe that we have not told anyone. but you know, we are not certain on the names for sure. we love the suggestions. so, you know, if you are at home and have some keep they coming because they are helpful and entertaining. b

one told the family had he recently been robbed at gun point. few hours pass and 2 men in plain clothes walk into the theater calling out the robbery victim's name. did they ever say they were police to you. >> they did not. >>reporter: men take the sign worker past the counter and into the dark theater. >> i look at my mom i said we don't know these 2 guys. they could be killing him. they could be robbing him. we have no idea. i said i said we need to call dad. >>reporter: dan rushes back to the theater and confronts the men. >> can you please tell me what you are doing hear. then he goes no. i'm the police. and so i kind i took a deep breath. okay. if you are the police can you please show me your badge or picture i.d. or business card and badge number because people pose as police around here robbing people. >>reporter: dill map says the men refused to show any i.d. or badge. he followed them as they escorted the sign worker outside to a blue sedan. >> so i came out here with my cell phone. >>reporter: dillman took pictures to give police so

. >> and i'm rob nelson. in a letter released this morning, amanda knox thanked her italian supporters. >> she's begun the next chapter in her saga, the journey home that she and her family have dreamt about. >> late last night, amanda was whisked from the prison, where she has spent the last four years. abc's llama harassen, is in perugia. >> reporter: amana knox, left prison a free woman, after a jury overturned her murder conviction. after ten intense hours of deliberation, the eight-person jury acquitted knox of murder and sexual assault. >> amanda knox, and raffaele sollecito, is immediately released. >> reporter: it has been an agonizing wait. when knox heard the decision, she was overcome with emotion. her family expressed jubilation, elated to be taking amanda home. >> we're thankful amanda's nightmare is over. >> reporter: back in seattle, friends and family shared that sentiment. before in a moment, knox made an emotional plea to the courtroom, often pausing to calm herself. i lost a friend in the m

if you have a problem just ask for rob. i'm the 6'3" black man. >> chaz bono got voted off "dancing with the stars. chaz is a full-on star. what does chaz bono do now? >> he goes to congress and gets testimony and he -- >> goes and gets bitches. he's famous now. >> mandelar. he's been in all these "saw" movies. have you ever witnessed something crazy like that in real life? did you ever see anything like "saw" in real life? >> so harvey's singing again. he's in detroit but he goes to the studio where they recorded all these classic songs and he sang "my girl." >> harvey is like -- so bad. >> it's day 40 of the occupy wall street protest and still we have no idea what they're doing. but now, more than ever, they need our support. >> sean lennon and his buddies, they did a performance -- >> yes, sean lennon, son of legendary beatle john grabbed his guitar and like his father before him, roused the spirits of the people with one inspirational song -- >> ♪ living in a material world 12 living in a material world ♪ >> are they s

one told the family had he recently been robbed at gun point. few hours pass and 2 men in plain clothes walk into the theater calling out the robbery victim's name. did they ever say they were police to you. >> they did not. >>reporter: men take the sign worker past the counter and into the dark theater. >> i look at my mom i said we don't know these 2 guys. they could be killing him. they could be robbing him. we have no idea. i said i said we need to call dad. >>reporter: dan rushes back to the theater and confronts the men. >> can you please tell me what you are doing hear. then he goes no. i'm the police. and so i kind i took a deep breath. okay. if you are the police can you please show me your badge or picture i.d. or business card and badge number because people pose as police around here robbing people. >>reporter: dill map says the men refused to show any i.d. or badge. he followed them as they escorted the sign worker outside to a blue sedan. >> so i came out here with my cell phone. >>reporter: dillman took pictures to give police so

rob, yunji?pirits, that's great to see. >> positive attitude. >> had a few memory problems can't remember short lists of things. they're going to check and see if a tumor caused some of her medical problems. seemed to be in good spirits. enjoying that fresh air. >> she is obviously angry at her employer, seems not like a good relationship. i don't know if she'll continue working there. >> yeah, yeah. smart bet. >>> all right, well now to the middle east and high stakes prisoner exchange involving israel and the palestinians. >> it is one of the most dramatic developments in the long history between these two bitter enemies. abc's alex marquardt is live in jerusalem. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, rob, yunji. we have just confirmed with hamas and the prisoner has been handed over to the egyptians signaling the prisoner exchange is under way. almost 500 palestinian prisoners to be exchanged today have been positioned to be handed over through egypt. shalit will be turned over to the

. >> good morning, rob, tanya. safety experts say it is still a struggle to get some parents to use a booster seat. the study found there is a clear distinction between the good ones and bad ones. most parents know, don't do this. but not enough do this. put their 4 to #-year-olds in a booster seat. studies have shown these child seats cut the risk of injury in a crash by 45%. >> the main job of a booster is to elevate a child to help position the lap and shoulder belt so they're providing the best protection in a crash. >> reporter: but not all seats are created equal. some offer a better boost than others. according to a new stud gee more than half still aren't good enough. the lap belt should go across the child's upper thigh. not the abdomen. the shoulder strap should fit snugly across the middle of the shoulder not arm or neck. so how can parents know which ones are best? the insurance institute looked at more than 80 booster seats and rated 31 models as best bets and will work well in any vehicle, suv, miniva

thank you, rob. >>> occupy protests continue. now many cities are looking to see how oakland is handling what is becoming an increasingly tense situation between protesters and police. organizers are calling for a general strike on wednesday, and activists are asking businesses to shut their doors from chinatown to the fruitdale district and join their movement. last night, protesters marched through downtown oakland. a window at a police recruiting station was smashed during the march, but there are no reports of any arrests. more people are joining this movement, including the family members of oscar grant and military veterans. they were moved after seeing iraqi war vet scott olsen critically injured during a police crackdown last week. >> scott olsen is a good example of the police brutality. the underlying threat to this whole movement has to do with police brutality. >> our message to the police is hands off the vets. >> organizers very occupy oakland say they are also planning to march to the port of oakland and shut it do

well, look, i agree with rob, you know. iran is -- what did you say, rob, wacky? i think they are a little bit. >> wacky but not super-duper crazy. >> not super-duper crazy, but they are super crazy enough to do this, and i think the one thing that i want to see more and read about this case, but the one thing that's interesting that came up in our meeting today, why would they target the saudi ambassador to the united states, al jabeir, and one of the things that comes up is the american -- the saudi ambassador to the united states is considered to be the most influential adviser to the saudi crown outside of the royal family. he's enormously influential, and if iran wanted to mess with saudi arabia and get the united states mixed up in all of this by blowing him up at a very popular restaurant here in washington, i don't think it's out of the realm of the possible that -- that that's what they were trying to do here, if they were looking to do it. >> you can see -- put that map back up. you can see what's going on when you look at the map. can we get that map ba

i'm rob nelson. >> i'm tanya rivero.lief it must be for amanda knox who is waking up today outside the confines of an italian prison for the first time in years. she and her family cannot wait to fly home to seattle putting an end to their nightmare. what a dramatic ending to this appeal. >> you can just feel the emotion watching her get carried out of court seeing the folks in hometown of seattle reacting to it. you could just feel the relief. >> years of tension falling off her face when she almost collapsed there when she heard the ver divenlgt. >> some folks in italy not happy, boos outside the courtroom. everyone has a strong reacts. nonetheless she is on her way home. >> unclueding the victim's family. >> they deserve justice. a big headline this morning, two eye opening comments from president obama from our exclusive interview with the president, what he told george stephanopoulos about his tough political circumstances right now. and what american families are facing. his comments might surprise you. >> no doubt

rob, tanya. >> i know times are tight. be other things cut other than not sending domestic violence suspects. >> something tells me this isn't going to stand for long. >> getting dire out there, some other areas they stopped running traffic lights they don't want to pay electricity bills. drastic steps. >> dangerous signs of the times for sure. >> chrysler is following in the footsteps of ford and gm reaching a milestone deal with the united auto work is. if the contract is ratified -- $3,500 signing bonuses but no raises. create 2,100 jobs. chrysler promises to invest $4.5 billion in auto plants. the union leader calls it the latest step in a remarkable turn around for chrysler. >>> towns along mexico's pacific coast are under water this morning after getting slammed by hurricane jova, category 2 storm killed five as it blew on shore. it knocked down power lines and triggered severe flooding before dissipating. conditions were so bad a red cross office had to be evacuated. >> the storm was a lot weaker than predicted. it

i'm rob nelson. >> i'm tanya rivero.in new hampshire could be crucial for rick perry who now ranks third in the polls behind herman cain and mitt romney. romney had a tough time fending off criticism while defending his religious beliefs. >> always intersection of faith and politics. >> getting nasty. >> gloves are off. >>> also this morning, half of american adults take vitamins every day. and now researchers say for some folks supplements may do little to help and could hurt you. >> this information is really upsetting to me actually. >> pop that pill, i'm doing something good for my health -- maybe not. >> bad news. >>> and later this hour, the chicago marathon competitor who made it to the finish line and then realized she needed to race to the delivery room. pretty amazing story. now, i would not be able to do a marathon under the best of circumstances. >> not doing it in the family way. >> exactly. amazing story. >> impressive. >>> well, before all that, the debate tonight is critical if rick perry's going to regai

i like you, rob. little warmer. >> i was born to live in a tropical climate. >> you're welcome anytime, carol. >>> still to come, everybody's favorite airline fees still going up. details after the break. fore! no matter what small business you are in, managing expenses seems to... get in the way. not anymore. ink, the small business card from chase introduces jot an on-the-go expense app made exclusively for ink customers. custom categorize your expenses anywhere. save time and get back to what you love. the latest innovation. only for ink customers. learn more at chase.com/ink >>> 27 minutes after the hour. "minding your business," a big rally on wall street. news of a debt deal and relatively strong report on economic growth here in the united states pushed markets higher yesterday. the dow gained 2.8%. nasdaq up 3.3% and the s&p 500 closed 3.4% higher. at this rate, we are looking at the best rate for u.s. markets in nearly 40 years, since october of 1974. two more days of trading left to go in oc

good morning, rob. the president unveiled his plan yesterday in las vegas, the nation's unofficial foreclosure capital. the goal is to help struggling americans. but it may also help the president. for the millions of americans who are drowning under the weight of their mortgages, president obama says help is on the way. >> this is going to help a lot more homeowners refinance at lower rates. >> reporter: the president unveiled a new plan that will make it easier to qualify for refinancing, even if the home is more than 125% of the current value of their home. >> if this initiative could keep 2%, 3% of the foreclosures from even happening, that has a profound effect. >> reporter: the plan is aimed at people like jan, whose florida home is worth $250,000, and has a mortgage of almost $300,000. she can't even get her bank to talk to her about refinancing without putting an additional $40,000 on the table. >> we did try a couple of times to do things. and the runaround we got from the bank the first time,

joining me by phone, veteran of the industry, technology analyst, rob enderly. thanks for joining me tonight. >> my pleasure. thank you for having me. >> rob, when i read those statements, i realize they are true. this is someone whose spirit and genius has touched virtually all of this in this country. you don't have to be a mac user, although so many people are. iphone users, so many people are. to be affected we the amazing, creative input he has delivered to this country during his lifetime. >> yeah, that's correct. he really had -- he was the heart and soul of apple and apple became kind of the heart and soul of the technology market while he was here. he was ceo of the decade, last decade. and apple rose to prominence as being the most well valued company, highly valued company in the united states, if not the world. while he was there. at least for a short time. he was an amazing individual and he'll be one that will be long missed and not easily replaced. >> and it is as great and colorful an american success story as we have. someone who started trying

because people pose as police robbing people.eporter: he claims the men refused to show any i.d. or badge. he followed them as they escorted the sign worker outside to a blue sedan. >> so i came out here with my cell phone. >>reporter: dill man says he took pictures to give police so they could catch the men he thought were robbers. >> i popped the picture of the license plate. stepped to the side and popped a picture of the driver getting that the driver side. i'm popping the picture of the passenger and he throws his hand in front of his face then swings the door open and i start backing up and he's jumping out saying i'm going to show you the full isn't of the law. >> i ran to the front door to look what was happening. i saw them beating him up and jumped on top of him. start kneeing him and him getting beat up. >> i was. >> i was crying. what's happening to him what's happening to him. >>reporter: his son josh hits the silent alarm. >> i have a silent hold up alarm. >> 911 emergency. >>reporter: his daughter called 911. >> he

to rob another branch near dupont circumstance alweek later. he is armed and dangerous. >>> full education funding tonight is back for active duty u.s. marines. that decision just comes days after local marines complained about the cuts to news4. john schriffen has the report about a major update to a story you saw here first. >> reporter: according to the department of defense enlisted members of the military are given $4500 a year to take classes while they are in active duty. but on october 1st that funding was cut by 80%. from the time our story first aired about this change it took less than a week for the u.s. marine corps to retreat. >> they ugt it would take more time. >> reporter: this marine who asked us to conceal his identity is thrilled to lunch that the tuition assistance program is back. he spoke out to news4 on friday an ray ri that the u.s. marine corps redoosed the $4500 down to $875, the only branch of the military to do the reduction. >> allows the marines to take one class a year. >> we feel we are being targeted. why the m