. >> an emotional and heart breaking day at this trial, the parents of baby saanvi, talked about the last day they saw her alive and were cross examined by the accused killer. >> it's difficult, being questioned by the person that murdered her daughter and granddaughter. >> he is accused of killing their mother and their daughter son saanvi, he lost his mother and daughter that day, and recalls the horror of finding his dead mother on the floor and then baby saanvi, the killer left behind a ransom note of $50,000, four days later he led police to where he allegedly hid the body in a suitcase in a nearby apartment building and they video taped a confession where he admits to killing the grant mother and wrapping the baby in a towel and locking her in a suitcase. both parents refused to look at him as he cross examined them. and then he ended his testimony saying no one should experience this, it shouldn't happen to anyone. his wife at one point cried out god bless my baby before collapsing in tears. it's been emotionally draining for them and the prosecution team. >> it's a difficult

. >> it's a day of heart breaking and emotional testimony, the parents of baby saanvi had to recountt awful day two years ago when they last saw their baby and grandmother alive. >> he made the horrible discovery in his king of prussia apartment. he went home to check on his baby and mother because she was not answering the phone. he immediately saw his mother sprawled in a pool of blood on the kitchen floor, his 10-month-old daughter, saanvi was gone, he found ransom notes demanding $50,000 and after days of searching baby saanvi was found in one of the basements. he later confessed and was video taped describing how he did it. he has since recanted that confession and is representing himself at his murder trial. he showed no expression when first he testified and then his wife, and both sobbed uncontrollably at times. he lost both his baby and mother ended his testimony saying no one should experience this, it shouldn't happen to anyone, he stared straight ahead, when he was asked when his mother was hired that made it necessary for his mother to baby sit his daughter. >> she is no

saanvi's parents were there. the baby's father said no one should experience this. >> it's difficult they are being cross-examined by the person that murder their mother and daughter. >> raghu yandamuri seen here in a chilling video taped confession faces the death penalty if convicted. >> u.s.-led airstrikes against isis goes on. the strikes center around oil installation. they are striking at isis main source of revenue, it is thought they are making $2 million a day on oil. here at home, officials do not have any information on a possible plot to attack subways. captured isis militants told iraqi agents about a plot. >>> eric holder announced he is resigning, but will stay on until a new attorney general is confirmed. the county's first african-american general has served for 6 years amid controversies. he saids the people's lawyer. he said his biggest regret is passing gun safety legislation like the tragedy in newtown. >> it could be damp in spots with leaves on the ground? >> reporter: that will be a bigger

yandamuri admits he killed 10-month-old saanvi and her grandmother. acts out how the murder happened. >> you dropped saanvi and you fell. you camden straight, you can touch him. there you go. and fell. then what did you do? >> reporter: prosecutors say what yandamuri says next cri contradicts evidence they'll present. >> he goes into somewhat of a self-serving statement in regard to the baby. >> i splashed water on her face but she did not respond to that. >> reporter: yandamuri told police in the tape that he put the baby in a suitcase immediately after her grandmother's murder and then took her to the basement sauna room where he took her from the suitcase and left her there. an intense week-long search ended on october 25th, 2012 when 10-month-old saanvi was found dead in that sauna room. a place police searched earlier in the week and only went back to after this confession. the double murders happened in a botched kidnapping attempt and point to yandamuri's gambling addiction as to why he needed the money. yandamuri claims this confession was coe

pal bradbury, the man who spent hours questioning yandamuri the day before the body of 10-month-old saanvi was found. that letter is one yandamuri wrote to him from prison begging him to look for the real killers. he outlines that two other people forced him to go to that apartment and they are the real killers. early on in the trial, i asked steven heckman where are those men now? he says so far they've not been located. reporting live, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>> some of the other stories making headlines, state police said they found two pipe bombs in the woods during their manhunt for an accused cop killer. authorities say the bombs were found at the campsite, apparently being used by eric frein. the 31-year-old has been on the run since september 12th. >>> a 2-year-old boy in delaware is fighting for his life tonight. he somehow got his hands on a gun and shot himself in the head. it happened this morning in clay monday the, new castle county. the toddler was returned to ai dupont hospital for children in critical condition. we're working to figure out how he got the gun. tim fur

tried in a botched kidnapping that ended in a double murder, raghu yandamuri is charged with killing saanvi venna and her grandmother. >>> tom corbett is behind tom wolf in the polls they will likely clash over spending on education and taxing gas drilling in the state. >> i want to my daughter's soccer game on saturday, when is it over it's too hot. >> reporter: it was warm sunday, saturday, a nice weekend. today your daughter will not want to play soccer again. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we're dry to start out this morning, we have patchy fog here or there. as we take a look outside on sky 6. no sign of that in center city. just some high clouds overhead. it does look like it will be a day where we get the high clouds mixing with sunshine breaking through that thin cloud layer at times. 65 degrees if philadelphia is to start out we're very mild at this time of the year. i'll bring in that always on seven day for those of you in hd. 69 in allentown -- 59 in allentown. it's not too cool, might wants a light jacket for the temperatures. there are the high, thin clouds i talked ab

he is charged with killing 10-month-old saanvi and her 61-year-old grandmother satyavahti venna during botched kidnapping. he questioned the parents yesterday. at the end of the testimony, the baby's father said no one should experience this. >> it is difficult they are being cross-examined by the person that murdered their mother and daughter. >> raghu yandamuri seen here in a video taped confession faces the death penalty if convicted. >> 6:06, u.s.-led airstrikes against isis go on. a u.s. official said refinery bombings are striking at isis maine source of revenue. they are making $2 million a day on the oil. at home, officials say they don't have any information about a possible plot to attack subways in the u.s. yesterday iraq's prime minister said capture militants tolls intelligence agents about such a plot. >> the on going search in the poconos for the suspect in the deadly trooper ambush has shifted slightly. state police say frein is making himself visible at times on purpose. staying far enough away to avoid capture. the 31-year-old is wanted for killing state police corpor

in the trial of a man accused of killing an infant and their grandmother, he is accused of killing saanvi and her grandmother during a kidnap for ransom attempt in king of prussia. he says he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and is acting as his own attorney. >>> more than 3,000 flights are canceled at chicago's pair port because of a fire at an air traffic facility there. police say that an faa contractor intensely started the fire this morning. emergency responders discovered the employee inside with a self-inflicted wound. the fbi is now handling the case, the blaze prompted a ground stoppage at o'hare and midway international airports. and several flights in chicago are delayed or canceled. it caused delays around the country as well. >>> u.s. fighter jets continued to bomb targets in syria and iraq today. denmark also joined the coalition and british leaders are debating whether to commit their own war planes to the battle. here is karen travers with the latest. >> reporter: a mix of fighter jets and drones decide four isis tanks in syria and damaged another. in as many days

yandamuri asked the judge not to allow pictures showing the bodies of 10-month-old saanvi venna and hermother. it claims it would prevent him from getting a fair trial. prosecutors say yandamuri killed the grandmother after kidnapping the baby from her family's king of prussia apartment in october of 2012. the baby's body was found four days later. yandamuri faces the death penalty if convicted. >>> treatment, education and prevention. that's what new jersey lawmakers are hoping to achieve with 21 bills aimed at curbing heroin and prescription drug abuse. the measures would require insurance plans to cover drug treatment when determined to be medically necessary. doctors would need to inform patients if a prescription could be addictive. some colleges would have to provide special housing for students recovering from abuse. >> he's accused of going on a school stabbing rampage. >> today we'll tell you why that pennsylvania teenager was let out of custody and now here's what the nbc 10 news team is work on right now for nbc 10 news at 5:00. >>> these are an imitation that looks like the

police were called to the marquee apartments and they found the body, her 10-month-old granddaughter saanvi was missing. police searched frank particularly for the baby and suspect and they were then led to the body of the baby in the basement of one of the apartment buildings by a 27-year-old. they say he is the one that left the $50,000 ransom note printed on his own computer. and he describes how he carried out the crime and it was video taped. since then he recanted it all. open statements were held today at the county courthouse and he confronted the jury saying that the police used reverse psychology on him, first getting a confession and building a fictitious case around it. he has and uphill battle, they have video surveillance and other physical evidence and his own words in that video taped confession, he has a tough battle ahead to prove he is innocent. david henry, channel 6 "action news." >>> now to the latest on the deadly ebowl app outbreak, the third american aide worker that contracted ebola is released from the hospital. this during a speech to the united nations this morn

he is charged with killing 10-month-old saanvi. >>> a fast moving fire caused significant damage to the section. it happened on spencer street and crews were able to get the fire under control in about 15 minutes and nobody was hurt. no word on what sparked this blaze. heads up in montgomery county, the 60 day warning period for red light cameras is almost over, drivers will get a $100 ticket for blowing lights athe three intersections. >>> the low cost carrier, frontier airlines will offer service from philadelphia international airport, there will be seven new non-stop routes, including miami, tampa, orlando and even cancun, mexico, it starts in december. and today only the airline is offering fares for one way travel for $99. they want to make it asfordable for everyone. it begins in the spring. >>> most of us are hoping there is no repeat of last year's seemingly endless run of snow and ice and they found salt is in short supply and much more expensive than last year. special in the midwest where they have to pay three times last year's rate and price increases are common from bosto

he faces the death penalty if he's convicted of killing 10-month-old saanvi venna and her grandmotherhe's defending himself at the trial. prosecutors say he planned to hold the little girl for ransom to pay off his gambling debt. yandamuri was scheduled to organize he was forced to go to the victim's home by two men and they committed the murders. >>> from our delaware bureau today, wilmington police officers are giving community members a chance to see things through their eyes. the department is kicking off a citizens police academy. the eight-week course is designed to teach people about the police department. but police chief says one of the biggest goals is to build a relationship with people in wilmington. >> we have the technology, we have the investigators who are able to uncover a lot of crime, collect evidence. but when it comes to getting actual information and confirming things, we need that to come from the community. and in order for the community to give us that information, we have to have that level of trust built back. >> the course is free. those who attend will als