a judge today accepted scott thomas request to withdraw his insanity plea and set an august 6 date for sentencing. thomas was convicted for the murders. thomas faces life in prison with the possibility of parol. >>> two marin county teenagers are facing charges tonight. nevado police say they arrested john phillip wrestler and a 17- year-old male who's name was not released because he was under age. the break-ins cost about $6,000 in damage. >>> state lawmakers today joined bart officials to announce a new bart citizen oversight committee. sandra swanson authored the new law. it establishes an independent auditor to investigate citizen complaints against bart police officers and it creates an one member citizen review board to recommend any disciplinary action. >> it gives us another place to go when we need a check up how we're doing. what's going on, they look at our training, they look at our policies. they look at the investigation. >> reporter: the new law takes effect next january 1st, exactly two years after the death of oscar grant. >>> some of the oakland police officers who l

scott presented us with a very challenging ability to identify him as a suspect. >> reporter: today this man, jason thomas scott, was charged in the murders of the dewitts, and the chief of police here is convinced he is responsible for more. >> here's a mother and daughter in a very quiet community where we don't see this type of violence. yes, we've had some burglaries here, but again, we're saying the way the crime scene is left, very troublesome. it does not tell us so much about what is occurring. there's things that don't make any sense in the crime scene. so we're beginning to wonder what we have here. >> reporter: there were similarities in the crime scenes but also stark differences. the loftons were murdered in their home, in what appeared to be a controlled, planned execution. the dewitts may have been killed in a random act of violence, perhaps a carjacking. and then there was vilma butler, killed and left in this burning house. five murders in nine months. >> on a number of those scenes, a lot of those things were actually utilized to magssk the scene and throw the police off. >> reporter: i

of stabbing a 15-year-old girl and a 60-year-old man to withdraw his insanity plea. 29-year-old scott thomas will now face a possible life sentence for the may 2007 stabbing. thomas was convicted in march of attempted murder for the attacks outside twin peaks bakery in san francisco. he had been relaced from san quentin a day earlier. >>> investigators say that the death of a man was heat related. the 54-year-old was taken to card medical center when he died. temperatures reached a high of 99 degrees on wednesday. officials say that karillo was tossing heavy boxesof grapes on the truck when he died. he is one of 44 deaths investigated across the state, heat-related deaths. >>> park rangers spotted a poddy in the surf at around it:00 2 this afternoon. the man is believed to be 62- year-old jack taylor of river bank which is in stanislaus county. a third man was identified, 65- year-old michael opportunity also -- michael fuentes of river bank. >>> the ongoing labor dispute between a c transit and its labors may be heading to arbitration. the union made the request after the a c transit board

the defendant is scott thomas, convicted this year of attempted murder from n.that aak. and i pleaded not guilty but last week, stunned liar business telling the judge he was sane and wanted to change his plea. >> he's a sociopath and evil. if he got out he'd do this, again. >> that is how the prosecutor reacted after accepting the reghost withdraw the plea and go president yn. in march a jury found thomas guilty after tempted murder but deadlocked on whether he was legally insane at that time. if he was he would have been sent owe-to-a mental hospital. but he asked the judge to withdraw his plea instead of facing another trial. this happened three years ago in this bakery. thomas stabbed lauren and kermit who tried to help. >> as i was backing away, he kept slashing at me. >> shallor was 15 at that time. and spoke to abc 7 in april. lauren almost died. thomas stabbed her in the neck. receivering her jugular vain. >> this is when i was taught if you do something wrong, gou to prison. it took a while. i think we're well served by having him in prison. >> thomas had been p

of stabbing a 15-year-old girl and a 60-year-old man to withdraw his insanity plea. 29-year-old scott thomas will now face a possible life sentence for the may 2007 stabbing. thomas was convicted in march of attempted murder for the attacks outside twin peaks bakery in san francisco. he had been relaced from san quentin a day earlier. >>> investigators say that the death of a man was heat related. the 54-year-old was taken to card medical center when he died. temperatures reached a high of 99 degrees on wednesday. officials say that karillo was tossing heavy boxesof grapes on the truck when he died. he is one of 44 deaths investigated across the state, heat-related deaths. >>> park rangers spotted a poddy in the surf at around it:00 2 this afternoon. the man is believed to be 62- year-old jack taylor of river bank which is in stanislaus county. a third man was identified, 65- year-old michael opportunity also -- michael fuentes of river bank. >>> the ongoing labor dispute between a c transit and its labors may be heading to arbitration. the union made the request after the a c transit board

. >> capturing jason thomas scott and cracking the case was quite a challenge for investigators near eports. >> reporter: the horror began at this home on january 26th, 2009, as an intruder neutralized the alarm system and slipped in. karen lofton, a 45-year-old nurse, was fatally shot as she tried to hide in this corner. her 16-year-old daughter was repeatedly shot as she frantically dialed 911 from her bed. police were perplexed. the doors were locked. no signs of forced entry. neighbors were terrified. two months later, the bodies of dolores dewitt, 42, and her 20-year-old daughter, ebony, were found in a burning car less than a mile away from the loftons' home. another nurse and a daughter killed. >> i will tell you mr. scott presented us with a very challenging ability to identify him as a suspect. >> reporter: this man, jason thomas scott, was charged in the murders of the dewitts and the chief of police here is convinced he's responsible for more. >> here's a mother and a daughter in a very quiet community where we don't see violence. yes, we've had some burglaries here. but ag

. >> reporter: jason thomas scott is a bright young college grad pursuing a masters in computer science. maryland authorities say he is also a stone cold killer. >> today a prince george's county grand jury returned a seven-count indictment against jason scott. >> reporter: scott was charged with murdering delores dewitt, a nurse, and her 20-year-old daughter ebony in march of 2009. >> she was a beautiful person, had a beautiful spirit. >> reporter: their charred bodies were found in a stolen car that had been set on fire. just months earlier, less than a mile away from the dewitt murders, police believe scott disarmed the security system at this home and then shot another nurse, karen lofton, as she hid in a corner. her 16-year-old daughter was repeatedly shot as she tried to dial 911. authorities believe scott, a ups employee, used his access working in a package sorting facility to find his victims' addresses. >> his employment is a core piece of this investigation. it's going to be very critical in laying out how the victims and everyone was actually identified. >> reporter: it's un

police say 27-year-old jason thomas scott killed five women in the state over the past two years and ve killed more in other parts of the country. pierre thomas has the latest and joins us live from washington. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: hi, robin. this morning police say they expect the investigation to expand across state lines into texas, florida and the district of columbia and what they describe as a chilling case. five women murdered in a span of only nine months in one suburban maryland county. january 2009. karen lofton, a nurse fatally shot as she tried to hide in this corner of her own home. her daughter gunned down as she frantically dialed 911 for help. the killer had disarmed their security system. the doors were locked. no signs of forced entry. two months later in march, another nurse, delores dewitt, and her daughter, ebony, savagely murdered and left in the trunk of a burning car. >> i am hurting because i have lost a friend. >> reporter: and vilma butler, executed and left to burn in her home in june 2008. police say they believe 27-year-old jason thomas scot

. >> reporter: jason thomas scott they say is a serial killer with the blood of at least five women onformer ups worker was indicted in the murders of two of those women. >> we'll be seeking life without parole. >> scott allegedly murdered 42-year-old dolores de witt and her daughter ebony. in march 2009 their bodies was found in a stolen car after it was set on fire. scott is also the prime suspect in three others prince george's county, maryland mothers, including carolyn and her daughter melissa found shot to death in their home. in 2008, they will make butler was alone when she was gunned down before her home was set on fire. criminal profiler pat brown said if connected the pattern of the killing would fit the definition of a serial killer. >> this man was a ups driver. he did know the routes, the neighborhood and was able to case where he was going to attack. in my opinion these weren't accidental crimes. >> reporter: scott has been behind bars for the last several years on gun charges. he would face two life terms if convicted on the two counts of first degree murder. whit johns

thomas moscow. well later in the hour financial analysts mark scott and stacey hubbard give their unique take on thelatest financial headlines that's about ten minutes from now but before that though let's get a look at what's happening in the world of business with stephanie. hello welcome to the business bulletin hello naughty it's two years since robert dudley then head of b.p. fred russia after a dispute with russian shareholders on tuesday he was to credit the new boss of b.p. taking office in october and in a final twist tony hayward to may return to russia as a director of t.i.n.k. b.p. saying i didn't read about reports. robert dudley has already earned his credit for handling of the gulf of mexico oil spill the gulf represents one third of the company's oil and gas was and refineries and his experience in russia where t.v. generates about a quarter of the abuse revenues and she should be well prepared to take over the whole company where she's likely true mean central to be peace jirga e.g. with analysts dismissing media reports that the company could sell a stake in its cash generator team

thomas of anderson, south carolina. christian walker of limerick, pennsylvania. tyler web of virginia. adam westmoreland of casey, south carolina. jake williams of greer, south carolina. and scott wingo of greenville, south carolina. in conclusion, i urge my colleagues to join in supporting house resolution 1491. go gamecocks. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the chair will receive a message. the messenger: madam speaker, a message from the president of the united states. the secretary: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: mr. secretary. the secretary: i am directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from iowa. mr. loebsack: madam speaker, at this time i'd like to yield to my colleague, mr. spratt from south carolina, as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south carolina is recognized. mr. spratt: madam speaker, i join other members of the south carolina delegation in cheering the university of south carolina baseball team and coach tanner for winning the 2010 college world series. i