, which is exactly what rodney has said all along to his lawyers come at a bond hearing where rodney's mother testified about the relationship, and at the trial. so we really have a situation where every aspect of the states proof has been negated. but that's not all. the state for months investigated to me for now as -- jimmy fennell. amy: this is stacy's fiance and he is a cop. >> local law enforcement officer jimmy fennell, who is engaged to stacy stites, is the prime suspect for months. they knew it was not fennell's semen in the body, but they still believed he was a suspect. he was actively interrogated and after he failed a second polygraph test on facts about the murder, he invoked his right to silence and refused to cooperate. that investigation, however, stopped after mr. reed's semen was identified. and suddenly, jimmy fennell was no longer there suspect and rodney reed -- jimmy fennell was no longer there suspect and rodney reed was prosecuted and ultimately sentenced to death. amy: the alternativeve theory of what happened with a rookie cop jimmy fennell, the fiance of sta

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she believes rodney is innocent.ther and other siblings believe rodney reed is the killer and he's a rapist and it's time for him to be executed. >> it's a remarkable case. the deadline hoff the execution is set for eight days from now, is that right? >> that's right, november 20th. at any moment, any day before then we could have any of those things trigger some sort of reprieve. there's no indication now greg abbott has any indication of offering that rebuke. >> thanks for the reporting on that case. thanks for joining me in chicago as well. the reason i'm here in chicago tonight is we're doing another live taping of our podcast tonight. mcarthur genius grant recipient who conceived the 1619 project for "the new york times" magazine. we're going to be talking about race and slavery all in the trump era. all very relevant to the conversation we just had. tickets are sold out tonight but i'll be talking to the legendary playwright tony kushner about politics and that's at the town hall in new york city december 8th.

why do you relate to rodney reed?te to rodney because i know for a fact that those same players didn't give a damn of whether i was innocent or not. >> anthony graves was wrongly accused of murdering a family of six people in 1992. the same court, medical examiner, and court appoined defense attorneys that worked his case also worked rodney reed's murder trial. >> i was in his seat. i know his story. it just sent chills up my spine. >> graves has been free almost ten years and now works as a criminal justice reform advocate. >> a young white woman was murdered and a black man was convicted of it. that is their case. they're not listening to anything else. rodney reed was definitely framed. and they're taking it all the way to the execution table. >> while prosecutors who worked the case say the thought of rodney reed getting out of prison is absolutely terrifying. >> wow. >>> rodney reed's attorney is here and we thank him for joining us. thank you very much. give us the latest on this case, 13 days until rodney reed'

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. >>> rodney reed was set to be executed just two days from now. but after more than 20 years on death row, his case is now getting a second look. details on what's next in his fight to prove his innocence. >>> in a rare appearance, the woman who accused u.s. supreme court justice brett kavanaugh of sexual assault says it was her responsibility to speak out. last september, christine blasey ford testified before the senate judiciary committee alleging the then-nominee assaulted her when they were teenagers. kavanaugh has strongly denied the allegations and was confirmed to the court. on sunday, blasey ford received a courage award from the american civil liberties union of southern california. upon accepting, she spoke about life after her testimony. >> i understood that not everyone would welcome my information. i was not prepared for the venom, the persistent attacks, the vilification, the loss of personal privacy, and the collateral damage to my friends and my family. i have learned a lot over the past year. i have learned that there is a well f

why do you relate to rodney reed?ate to rodney because i know for a fact that those same players didn't give a damn about whether i was innocent or not. >> reporter: anthony graves was wrongly accused of murdering a family of six people in 1992, the same judge, million examiner a also worked rodney reed's murder trial. >> i was in his seat. i know his story. it sends chills up my spine. >> reporter: graves has been free 10 years and works as a criminal justice reform advocate. >> a young white woman was murdered and a black man was convicted of it. that is their case. they're not listening to anything else. rodney reed was definitely framed. and they are taking it all the way to the execution table. >> reporter: while prosecutors who work the case say the thought of rodney reed getting out of prison is absolutely terrifying. ed lavandara, cnn, texas. >>> atlanta police say a murdered college student filed a police report against one of the suspects in her killing just days before she disappeared. authorities found the

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many people maintain rodney reed did it. said, a number of incriminating statements, the fact he told a fellow prisoner that he had killed her, the fact she was afraid of him, it all paints a fairly cocompelling picture. it is certainly compelling enough picture that it has caused many, many people to say, well, we don't really know and if anything, executing someone on this evidence is a potential terrible travesty. amy: pretty he actually be put to deathth with all of this evidence?? >> absolutely. in fact, rodney reed is not the first person to be put to death in texas or in other states despite fairly compelling evidence. that is where i think this case is a teachable moment for all of us when it comes to the death penalty and the legal system that surrounds it. one wowould think that t the vey compelling evidence of f innocee would stop in executution, but over time, congress and various state legislatures and the courts have restricted the abilility of prisoners, not just on death row, but to present evidence that they

show visited rodney reed in his cell today she apparently had to get special permission for that but she's one of a number of stars oprah winfrey of the singer iana the texas senator ted cruz all of these people now having heard some of the evidence that has come out recently have been calling for the state of texas just slow down and that's a really rare thing just hours ago the texas parole board recommended that there be a stay of $120.00 days while the state considers this new evidence to give you an idea of how rare that is that's only happened 5 times since the state of texas reinstituted at the death penalty in 1982 and it's only been granted 3 of those times and that's a very small percentage there been 566 people executed here in the state of texas since 1982 and now rodney group reid is hoping to beat the odds thank you for all that information john hendren in austin the u.k.'s prince andrew says he let the royal family down by staying at the house of convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein at the scene had been awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges when he took his own

a little above freezing that is where the governor is being asked for a reprieve for the life of rodney reed who was sentenced to be killed by execution by the state of texas on wednesday the 20th of november but these people here are holding a good job and promised to stay here until 10 o'clock in the morning that's many hours from now and it's 10 o'clock at night so it's another 12 hours they plan on being here to go crying out for the governor to grant a reprieve that is because it rodney remarkably are have new evidence and that seems to corroborate his story so they're asking the governor to give a reprieve so that his story can be heard i spoke to the mother of rodney read a little earlier and this is what she had to say. to them because we have the truth that here in the world is watching and knowing the truth it's been so disability you can see. just tell us more about this new evidence that's been revealed. well there are a number of new affidavits that rodney reid's lawyers have secured there's a written statements by people one of them is from a coworker of the victim stacy s

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that new evidence seems to corroborate rodney reed story that he had a long ongoing relationship with victim and that explains why his d.n.a. was found on her a friend of hers says she was not looking forward to her upcoming marriage and that's because she was having an affair with an african-american man named rodney and there's another blockbuster bit of new evidence in an affidavit a man from the area in brotherhood a man named arthur snow says that he talked to the fiance of the victim a man named jimmy for now and that fanelli confessed that he had killed stites and he did so because she was having an affair with an african-american man so now everybody here is waiting for an appeal to the governor of texas and another one to the u.s. supreme court hoping that someone will stop this execution before wednesday. release on the way for people affected by record flooding in the italian city of venice and that is by mr. has promised about $5000.00 each to residents while business owners will get around $20000.00 for venice lagoon tide peaked on tuesday at the high. i just recorded lev

free rodney reed!dney reed! jillian: an appeals court spared his life on friday, five days before his scheduled execution. the court is calling for his case to be re-examined. he was sentenced to death in a 1996 murder of stacy stietz. he claims her then fiance is responsible for her murder. rob: more on that story coming up later in the show. the man accused of killing eight people on a new york city bike path is due in court. a pretrial conference is scheduled. he is facing murder charges after allegedly running eight people over with a truck on halloween in 2017. it was the deadliest terror attack in new york city since 9/11. he is facing the death penalty. and new details are being revealed about a violent triple homicide involving one of the boston marathon bombers. a friend admits that the two of them tied up three young men, robbed and beat them before killing them. the killings allegedly happened two years before he helped to set off two bombs at the boston marathon in 2013. his brother is hopi

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rodney reed said he was having an affair with her. friday they halted the execution of rodney reed. >> we're hopeful this time the system gets it right. the real evidence of who rodney reed is and comes to light and tested. >> they lit candles and held a rally last night. folks here and across the nation are calling for his release. they believe he is innocent and did not receive a fair trial. >>> celebrities have called for his exoneration including op and her husband and rapper kanye west. they all tweeted out support for him. >> >> a live look at capitol hill where three more days of open hearings are scheduled to take place this week as the house continues the impeachment inquiry into president trump. what they are preparing for in just 24 hours. >> president trump continues to dismiss the impeachment inquiry as a politically motivated hoax. he tweeted the crazed do nothing. democrats are turning impeachment into a weapon. that is bad for our country and not what the founders had in mind. >> technically, come to the committee and

with him on death row. >> you were fully exonerated, released, why do you relate to rodney reed?a fact that those same players didn't give a damn about whether or not i was innocent or not. >> he was wrongly auccused of murdered a family in 1992. the same attorney general and medical examiner that convicted him also convicted rodney. >> he is now a general justice reform advocate. >> a young white woman was murdered and a black man was con vicked of it. that was their case. they're taking it all of the way to exthe cushion table. prosecutors that worked the case say the thought of rodney reed getting out of prison is absolutely terrifying. >> all right, so for more on this defense, our best legal minds are here. good to see you both. all right so rirchd, do you think have come up with enough to warrant putting his execute on hold? >> you said it, it is an intense legal debate. the conviction was 23 years ago. since that time 23 judges have looked for reversiblerer or and found nothing. a lot of the governments are being recycled. i am seeing everything and i'm not sure of the tim

rodney has long maintained his innocence in this case.last few weeks, his lawyers are working with the innocence project, there are multiple new pieces of evidence in this case. one of the biggest one is they say stacey's fiance at the time was a former police officer who was actually serving jail time, a 10-year sentence for kidnapping and sexual assault while he was on duty and an inmate in jail with him said that mankind confessed to stacey's murder, saying he did not like that she was having an affair with a black man. that's one piece of evidence. another piece is another witness coming forward, another sheriff's deputy, saying he looked at her body and said "she got what she deserves." another key piece is the murder weapon, police believeieveieveie never tested for dna. they want the governor to halt the execution so they can look into this. >> tamron: as i understand, rodney reed and his attorneys don't want a pardon, they want a new trial altogether. >> exactly. what they want is for governor roy abbott to halt this execution for

here's ron allen >> reporter: with just days until texas is scheduled to execute rodney reed for rape and murder, tonight his mother and brother are demanding justice. >> i will stay strong until the end of whatever we're going through. i have to be there for my son. >> i know that there's somebody out there feeling us when we speak. >> reporter: care call amplified by star agent visits like kim kardashian-west with the red carpet shoutout last night. >> i think everybody rally around cases like rodney reed's case and i'm proud the fans are following this journey with me. >> reporter: reed's family grateful. >> it was amazing and uplifting. thank you all. >> i think a lot of people know the truth right now. every year or something, things come out. >> reporter: reed convicted in the death of stacey stites in 1998, his defenders say new forensic evidence and witnesses prove he's innocent. stiet's sister believes reed is her killer. >> too long we've been trying to fight for justice for rodney, who didn't deserve justice at all we need justice for stacey >> reporter: the texas attorney

roderick reed's brother rodney was scheduled to be executed on wednesday for the 1906 rape and murder of stacy stites but since a texas appeals court granted a stay on friday. his family and supporters are celebrating one more chance to make his case for innocence i cried the kids adored him thanks for the news i think he told me to get up if you got mo 50. 000 reads lawyers are preparing a dramatic legal appeal with new witnesses some support read story that he was having an affair with a victim an affair that could explain why his semen was in her body when she was found strangled with her own belt other witnesses point to another potential suspect stites fiance former police officer jimmy famille in a new affidavit a former member of the arion brotherhood who was in prison with the now says financial confessed that he killed stites because she was having an affair with a black man and brother come forth. that tells you something. it's time for a change and everybody was to know that they want the truth and justice this is what it's all about just this one new witness says it's stat

that new evidence seems to corroborate rodney read story that he had a long ongoing relationship with the victim and that explains why his d.n.a. was found on her a friend of hers says she was not looking forward to her upcoming marriage and that's because she was having an affair with an african-american man named rodney and there's another blockbuster bit of new evidence in an affidavit a man from the area in brotherhood a man named arthur snow says that he talked to the fiance of the victim a man named jimmy the now and that's the nel confessed that he had killed stites and he did so because she was having an affair with an african-american man so now everybody here is waiting for an appeal to the governor of texas and another one to the u.s. supreme court hoping that someone will stop this execution before wednesday. well it has been in jail proven opposition leader kick of fortune mori has begun a hunger strike demanding her release or vetoes camping outside the prison where she's being held he says his wife is a political prisoner which more is behind bars while she is being inv

there is real evidence of who rodney reed is and it should come to light. >>> supporters of rodney reedes and held a rally outside city hall. they believe he is innocent and did not rove a fair trial. count less supporters including celebrities have called for rodney reed's exoneration. oprah winfrey, rihanna, and more have all voiced public support for him. >> time now is 6:38. as cannabis becomes legal in more states, some couples are ditching the wedding toast for a wedding. we'll look at the budding industry of marijuana themed services. >> november is a don't a senior dog month. well have peanuts and they will talk about >>> well, it is 6:41. we have our eyes on a traffic alert at the east shore preway eastbound. it is right be bean berkeley and all manny. a fatal crash. one person is dead on the scene there. they are backed up there. having a hard time clearing these cars out of the road way. this is eastbound 80 between gillman and hoffman. at least two lanes blocked. they just opened one of the myrtle lanes and hopefully traffic will ease. >> november 18th, 2019 is senior dog mo

and calls grow louder for the release of texas death row inmate rodney read as new evidence comes to light in the case. begin in the united states where marie of out of it the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine has testified in the pitchman inquiry into president donald trump him out of it says she was shocked and devastated when she was removed as ambassador and said there was a smear campaign against her but while she was giving her testimony at one point the president launched a twitter attack criticizing her career and that was then read aloud in the hearing as heidi jocasta now explains. president trump has said he'd be too busy to watch the impeachment inquiry hearings threatening to end his presidency but he found time friday to catch some of the hearing unfolding on live t.v. and he tweeted about the witness on the stand his former ambassador to ukraine a woman he ousted from the post as we sit here testifying the president is attacking you or twitter. like you chose to respond will read part of one of those tweets everywhere maria on which went turn bad. but would you like to

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. >>> just in tonight, the major decision in the case of rodney reed, who was facing execution within days. what we have just learned. >>> guilty on all counts. the president's longtime associate roger stone found guilty. how much time does he face in federal prison? >>> also new tonight, prince andrew talking about his ties to jeffrey epstein. the interview in which he's asked about the young woman in this photograph who says she was

"today" exclusive, kim kardashian west tells us what it was like to be in the room with rodney reed when he learned his execution was being halted. >> it was just this overwhelming sigh of relief and hope. >>> and bearing down. >> brown takes it in for a touchdown. >> the los angeles rams pick up a big win over the chicago bears on sunday night to keep their playoff hopes alive. today, monday, november 18th, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." it's nice to have you with us on a monday morning. >> and it is a very busy one, a lot of breaking news overnight and over the weekend. >> let's talk about that deadly mass shooting. it happened at a house party. that was in fresno, california. and there's a frantic search for the gunman. we have the latest details for you. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah, hoda. it was another weekend of violence in california, which has seen a rash of recent deadly shootings. now, this latest incident, a

supreme court to stay the execution and give time to hear the new evidence before rodney reid's time runs out. my john hendren al-jazeera bastrop texas. the flood head italian city of venice is facing another exceptionally high tide the government declared a state of emergency there. conti is promising compensation for people and for businesses to venice lagoon tied peat on tuesday at the highest recorded level in 53 years more than 85 percent of this city's historic sites are under water. at a former president of bolivia is calling for international assistance to end the crisis in his country ever more or less made the comment in mexico where he's been forced into exile after a disputed election result you're going to go it alone i have plenty of confidence in the un because we've had extensive talks at the un secretary-general he has a lot of social conscience plenty of commitment to the poor he should be the mediator not just a facilitator accompanied by the catholic church and of pope francis is needed we should at home. the rights of all has more now from. thousands of protester

rodney reed said he was having an affair with her. on friday a last-minute texas appeals court decision halted the execution of rodney reed. >> we're hopeful the system gets it right this time. it comes to light in that courthouse in texas. >>> supporters of rodney reed lit candles and held a rally outside city hall last night. folks here and across the nation are calling for his release. they believe he did not receive a fair trial and that he is innocent. oprah, beyonci, kim kardashian and her husband kanye west all tweeted support for him. >> 5:10. 0 sales force pledging millions of dollars this morning. coming up, the software company's mass donation. >> we're starting off with clear skies and cool to mild conditions this morning. things will be changing as we head through the fire danger. i'll have the full forecast coming up. >> first reports of a trouble spot on the upper deck >>> a live look of the sales force tower now. a bidding that has transformed the skyline transform the fight against climate change. they pledged 17 mill

that new evidence seems to corroborate rodney read story that he had a long ongoing relationship with the victim and that explains why his d.n.a. was found on her a friend of hers says she was not looking forward to her upcoming marriage and that's because she was having an affair with an african-american man named rodney and there's another blockbuster bit of new evidence in an affidavit a man from the area in brotherhood a man named arthur snow says that he talked to the fiance of the victim a man named jimmy the now and then the nel confessed that he had killed stites and he did so because she was having an affair with an african-american man so now everybody here is waiting for an appeal to the governor of texas and another one to the u.s. supreme court hoping that someone will stop this execution before wednesday. still ahead on the new cell. review and school for tell you why these new next one tapped into say one of the soul must stop play as. it is time for sports but foreign starting with tennis yeah that's right a list with roger federer has booked his place in the last 4 of

rodney in california, democratic caller, you're up first, go ahead. caller: yes. hello. host: go ahead. good afternoon. caller: thank you. good afternoon. first of all that little clip you played about donald trump just now you can hear to me the anger in his voice. highly upset. ambassador was definitely right in his testimony today. i think this guy, he just sounds skeptical only because of the state department won't give him his notes and his transcripts so he can be more complete. everybody operates different. and the republicans are just, you know, just going basically on what this guy is saying, but they are hiding evidence if you ask me. one thing i'm doing right now, i'm writing a book, called the art of the wool. you pull the wool over people's eyes. i think there is a lot of republicans just want the wool pulled over their eyes. and it's a shame. we always just want truth and justice because that's what we all have to live by. i don't know. i would just like -- i'd just like to see the truth come out. the white house. and the state department hand over these pe

rodney reed found out about this in a rather high profile meeting at the prison where he's being held on death row his lawyer quincy mcneil brought kim carr dashing west the reality television star she just happened to be there at the time when the warden called them out and explained to the lawyer that the stay had been issued and so they were able to tell rodney read been in there that his execution had been state and we are told that the mood lifted immediately but everybody in this case knows that there's there's a long way to go here this is a case that happened the murder happened in 1906 rodney reed has been on death row for decades now and in order for him to be free he's got to go through this appeals court process his lawyers 1st of all have to prove it is civil rights were violated that that procedure was flawed and then they have to offer the new evidence in it is compelling one witness ties the murder to the fiance of stacy steinitz a man who according to another witness confessed while in prison on an unrelated sexual assault charge that he killed stacy sites because she

when rodney reed awoke on friday morning his days were numbered numbered to 5 he was scheduled to die by lethal injection at the hands of the state of texas on wednesday nov 20th that is for the rape and murder of stacy stites in 1996 but late on friday the texas court of criminal appeals issued a stay demanding that new evidence be considered among other things his lawyers got an affidavit from a friend of the victim that seemed to corroborate his story that he was having a long term affair with stacy stites and that that would explain why his semen was found on the victim when she was found dead in another explosive piece of evidence an inmate in jail along with the fiance of stacy sites says that that fiance confessed to her murder he has since through his lawyers denied that he has done so but that is another piece of explosive new evidence this happened just hours before the texas parole board recommended a 120 day stay of the execution so that they could consider new evidence or the court's consider consider new evidence that is a very rare thing 566 people have been executed in

prison inmate says finnel bragged about killing stites >> it's just plain ludicrous to buy into this rodney reed circus >> reporter: finnel's attorney denies reed's allegations. >> he's got great lawyers, very creative they keep coming up with witnesses out of the woodwork the texas attorney general's office says after reviews by more than 20 justices, it's time to see justice is done at last >> i'm optimistic that something good has got to happen. >> reporter: with 14 days left reed has appeals pending all the way up to the u.s. supreme court. ron allen, nbc news, livings ton, texas >>> with another debate coming up next month we're asking what's important to democratic voters. harry smith is taking their questions to the candidates tonight senator amy klobuchar in our series what matters. >> how many union members, former union members? five, six, seven >> reporter: at our roundtable with democratic primary voters >> i couldn't get into a union. i couldn't get health care >> reporter: a clear desire for the return of union strength. >> just take a look at this what are we going to do to m

and calls grow louder for the release of texas death row inmate rodney read as new evidence comes to light in the case. and sport n.f.l. player miles guarantees hit with an indefinite but the cleveland brown star attacked some opponents with helmets during a game and searched. hello welcome to the news hour we begin in the united states where mary the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine has testified in the pietschmann inquiry into president donald trump ivanovich says she was shocked and devastated when she was removed as ambassador and said there was a smear campaign against her while she was giving her testimony the president launched a twitter attack criticizing her reputation and korea the current phase of the inquiry is set to wrap up by the end of this month after that it's likely articles of impeachment the charge sheet against the president will be worse and there would then be a vote on whether to impeach public hearings though continue next week witnesses include alexander van men the national security council's top. but he listened in on that telephone call between trump an

allen went inside the prison to speak to him face-to-face >> reporter: on death row, nearly 22 years, rodney reed just days away from execution. >> i'm innocent of this case.case now attracting attention from a growing list of celebrities and over a million people have an online reed now 51, was convicted of raping and killing 19-year-old stacey stites in a small texas town in 1996 reed's semen was found inside her body. you told the police you didn't know her. >> that was the worst mistake i ever could have made. and i did not want to be incriminated in relation to her death. >> reporter: stites one of several women prosecutors say reed sexually attacked, allegations never proven reed now thanks he and stites had a discreet, intimate relationship and that this man, jimmy fennell, then stites' fiance and a police officer, is the real killer. >> the evidence points in that direction. >> reporter: the evidence points at you. >> that was created from the state's narrative of this whole situation. >> reporter: reed's lawyers point to developments since his 1998 conviction, witnesses who say fenn

. >>> breaking news from texas where a court has now blocked the execution of rodney reed just five days before he was scheduled to die ron allen has more. >> reporter: just five days ago, rodney reed's scheduled execution has been put on hold. tonight, the court of criminal appeals agreeing to a delay. reed claims he's innocent of the 1996 murder of stacy states in a small texas town and today that the charge that the state suppressed evidence at the trial warrant another look. >> i think a lot of people know the truth right now. like every year something new is coming out. >> reporter: supporters have been holding vigils and celebrities like kardashian-west and oprah are supporters >>> also breaking in texas two planes collide on the ground and ending up one on top of the other. nbc's tom costello is joining us. tom, what can you tell us about this >> reporter: this involved two private planes at the san antonio airport. the faa tells us one plane was taxiing when it clipped the wing of the second plane that was parked as you can see, one plane ran right up on top of the other one. bot

tupreme court >>coulhed decide as ea> rly as l if it will take up the case of convicted murderer rodney reed. reed is scheduled to be executed in texas on wednesday for the 1996 murder of stacey stites. his supporters held a rally on the steps of the supreme court last night. they say new evidence in the case proves he's innocent. celebrities including beyonce and oprah winfrey and a bipartisan group of lawmakers have asked texas governor greg abbott to halt the execution and consider the new evidence. abbott has not spoken publicly about the case. >> you have forensic scientists, world-renowned forensic scientists, saying that it is a scientific impossibility for rodney reed to have committed this murder. [ cheers ] >> reed's family is asking the supreme court to intervene. >>> a desperate search is underway this morning for a suspected killer. the fbi is now offering a $10,000 reward for the man who is a marine deserter. chip reid reports. >> reporter: 22-year-old u.s. marine michael alexander brown is charged with homicide and is on the run. roanoke, virginia, police chief tim jones

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