authorities believe he used the money to travel to peru where he met stephany flores. peruvian police say he long ago confessed to the flores killing. his attorney argued he did not have a translator and if he killed her, it was in a fit of rage after she brought up the holloway case. what van der sloot he will say remains anyone's guess. the court agreed to his request giving him more time to think of his own long, strange story. tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> strange, it was five years on the anniversary. digging deeper. a lot of legal experts are following the trial. that includes jean casarez from our sister network true tv. i talked to her for a short time before the program. so, jean, van der sloot was expected to plead guilty today to the murder of stephany flores. he asked for time. is it possible he's going to end up pleading not guilty and go forward with the trial? >> i think it is possible, i really do. originally his attorney had said that he would plead guilty to simple homicide which anderson is like a manslaughter, right? that it was great emotion. it

authorities believe he used the money to travel to peru where he met stephany flores. >> reporter: peruvianpolice say he long ago confessed to the flores killing. they argued he did not have a translator and if he killed her it was in a fit of rage after she brought up the holloway case. what he will say remains anyone's guess. the court agreed to his request giving him more time to think of his own long, strange story. tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> strange, it was five years on the anniversary. digging deeper. a lot of legal experts are following the trial. i talked to her a short time before the program. >> so, jean, juror van van der sloot was expected to plead fwilty today to the murder of stephany flores. he asked for time. is it possible he's going to end up pleading not guilty and go forward with the trial? >> i think it is possible, i really do. originally his attorney had said that he would plead guilty to simple homicide which anderson is like a manslaughter, right? that it was great emotion. it came over him and he committed this murder. they did not agree with the aggravators

but he's accusedded of killing 24 cld stephanie flores -- 24- year-old stephany flores. van der sloot was considered the prime suspect in the disappearance case of natalee holloway. her body was never been found. authorities say he killed flores after she discovered his connection to holloway. but now his defense attorney wants that confession present. these are live pictures right now. in the courtroom in peru. about to go on trial for the murder of a young woman. we'll continue to follow this. >>> 7:12. a fire and ice show. where a volcano is creating quite a she. >>> a woman accused of trying to run over another woman but killed a child instead. her -- the explanation her lawyer gives. >>> good morning. well, really cold for some, 20, 30s. for others there's fog and upper 30s and mid-40s. but fog out in livermore and concord and napa. temperatures will be cooler, upper 50s and low 60s. mostly sunny. >>> 7:15. mount etna in italy is erupting again. the lava is coming out. it's not affecting nearby nearby villages right now. it sits on the island of sisly. it's the -- ci

he has already confess today the murder of 21-year-old stephany flores.acing a sentence of anywhere from 15-30 years. he avoided life imprisonment by accepting responsibility and issuing what he called a sincere apology. stephany flores' father is looking eagerly on inside that courtroom and had to hear some very graphic details of the murder from van der sloot's confession. apparently, it all happened after the two left the casino about 18 months ago in peru in van der sloot's hotel room. stephanie flores apparently saw an e-mail on van der sloot's computer, something about the holloway case, and she smacked him on the head. he then, according to his version, hit her back first with his hand, then with his elbow in the nose, knocked her out, and then took off his shirt and smothered her to death. in addition in addition to this brutality, there is a degree of cunningness involve inside what the judges are calling a ferocious murder. after smothering her to death, he took sheets to clean up the blood to try and remove any traces and then went off about bl

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he killed a young woman, stephany flores ramirez whose father is very popular, very powerful. he is going to a prison in the high andy's. it is a harsh place. it is totally fitting and appropriate that joran van der sloot who we believe killed natalee holloway now will see this as the rest of his fate. 52 years old when he gets out. justice has been delayed but not denied. >> bill: you believe he could be killed in prison? >> yes, it is very possible that he will be killed in prison. but even if he serves the majority of his term, when he gets out, if, indeed he survives the experience, which will be harsh and very bitter for him, he still faces the u.s. charges on the wiretap and extortion. so, don't look to joran van der sloot being -- >> bill: you and i have been in prisons in south america. i haven't been to peru but you have. >> i have from peru to mexico. >> bill: as bad as american prisons are and some of them are really bad here. they are country club meds compared to what is down there. >> there is know doubt about it. >> you have to have money to survive. have you go

he's charged with killing stephany flores two years ago. you also know him from the natalee holloway case. he was considered the prime suspect but never charged in that case. at his trial in peru yesterday he asked for more time to reflect. >> translator: you don't think yourself guilt according to what the prosecution has stated. >> translator: do i have time to think this further? >> so i want to bring in jean casarez from "in session" on our sister network trutv who interviewed van der sloot's lawyer. earlier yesterday there were reports van der sloot planned to plead guilty to all the charges. now he's reconsidering. why? >> louis jimmenez told us he would plead guilty to murder. we got in the trial and you heard what he did. it's either that he wanted to stop this trial in its tracks, which he did, or he didn't understand the question from the judge. he doesn't want to plead guilty to cruelty and he was just so, so horrific with stephany flores when he killed her so brutal. he doesn't want to admit that, but that's part of the charges.

stephany flores, the daughter of this racing legend.vians extremely furious with him? >> that is right. the floress are a very prominent family. the father of stephany flores at one time was a race car driver and now he's a businessman. so when this happened, as you can imagine, the story generated all kinds of headlines. and at this point peru is really paying close attention to this trial that started about 1/2 hour ago. very prominent family. people are very much awaiting a verdict in this trial. >> we'll follow t. bring us the latest, okay? thanks. >>> coming up, you're going to meet one amazing little girl. she raises funds for another little girl with a brain tumor, then learns she has one. we'll show you how she's inspiring everyone around 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. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren't lowering my cholestero

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here in peru, van der sloot will be sentenced tomorrow morning for the murder of stephany flores. natalie? >> lilia luciano in peru, thank you. >>> no more surprises when it comes to the extra fees you pay when you fly. according to transportation department will now require that airlines advertise prices, including those hefty taxes and fees, that can add more than 20% to the original fare. airlines are fighting the new rules, though, saying that other industries are not required to include taxes in their advertised prices. >>> new york state health officials have dismissed complaints that some new parents were mistreated at lennox hill hospital during the high-profile birth of beyonce and jay-z's daughter. the hospital is still investigating. meanwhile, we're now getting our first look inside the luxury maternity suite where beyonce gave birth. the hospital denies reports that the power couple paid $1 million to take over the entire floor and have the suite renovated. >>> and if you're bored with your cooking routine, take a look at what composer steven j. anderson did to his ki

this time there's the body of stephanie flores, the 20-year-old was found bludgeoned to death inside lima hotel room, the two were seen on surveillance leaving the casino together and entering a hotel room together, only van der sloot was seen leaving that hotel room. there's also a confession that van der sloot made to the police. here's that. >> [inaudible] >> reporter: that confession made in spanish. the question asked was you're the one who killed stephanie flores and both times van der sloot answering yes, so five days from now we should see whether the 24-year-old, notorious in one missing woman's case and charged with murder in a second will face either 30 years or life in prison in a notoriously difficult peruvian jail. back to you. jon: a lot of people in this country are going to be paying close attention to that. jenna: geraldo rivera will be here to talk about that trial and he's going to weigh in on a new web video, have you seen this, showing casey anthony like we've never seen her before, the story behind how this video surfaced, coming up. >>> take a look at the late

van der sloot admitted he killed 21-year-old stephany flores. >> yes. i want to plead guilty. i want to confess sincerely. i truly am sorry for this act. >> reporter: investigators say he strangled flores after finding her on his computer where she discovered a connection to natalee holloway, the alabama teen who disappeared in 2005 during a trip to aruba. van der sloot always claimed he had nothing to do with it. in 2006, he said he left the intoxicated holloway on the beach and in 2010 surfaced in peru, the prime suspect in a young woman's murder. van der sloot confessed after he was arrested. his attorney said his client was deeply affected by the strain of holloway's case and the death of his father. if this case had gone to trial, van der sloot would have faced 30 years in prison. >>> we have the latest on a missing montana teacher. after four days of looking for sherry arnold police are scaling back their search. arnold left for an early morning run and never returned. so far, the only clue in her disappearance was a single running shoe found by a ditch along her running

the dutchman was handed a 28-year prison sentence for the death of 21-year-old business student stephany flores back in may of 2010, at a casino in lima. two days ago he pleaded guilty to killing her. officials say van der sloot showed no emotion as the clerk read the sentence. describing how he beat and strangled flores, van der sloot's attorney argued the young man killed flores because of the psychological trauma suffered from the natalee holloway case. >> the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards is being delayed because edwards reportedly has a life threatening heart condition. during a hearing on the case today, the judge said she received two letters from a cardiologist stating that edwards needs surgery for this condition next month. the trial was then delayed until march 26th. it was tentatively scheduled to start this month. edwards is accused of campaign violations. he allegedly used nearly a million dollars in donations to hide an affair and the child he fathered out of wedlock. >>> president obama is asking congress for more power. he wants the authority to consolidat

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event -- adam >> the prime suspect in the natalww holloway case is pleading guilty to killing stephanie flores in 2010. he was linked to natalee holloway's appearance and was not charge -- but a judge in her home town they officially declared dead. new revelations about the casey anthony case. court documents reveal she told doctors her murdered daughter was conceived through date rape. she says she passed out at a party when she was 18 and was sexually assaulted and she told her father -- doctors her father intentionally drowned caylee in the pool. he denies any wrongdoing. for the very first time since the child sex abuse controversy broke it and stayed, the university is talking to alumni about the handling of the crisis. a town hall meeting was held last night in pittsburgh and many expressed anger. >> what you did to coach paternal -- paterno unconscionable. >> i thought we turned our back to joe paterno. >> it seems the board of trustees should step down anyone created. >> the town hall meeting similar to this one will be held in philadelphia and new york. some amazing video with you thi

joran van der sloot yesterday pled guilty to killing stephanie flores after she fund something relatede holloway case on his computer. >>> tonight the up roar continues in mississippi offer all the prisoners pardon by the out going governor. >> reporter: it's a mess. the family of the victims are upset because they weren't told. mississippi's new former governor pardoned more than 200. now a state judge said it may have been illegal and is blocking the release of 21 of them. the attorney general said he thinks the republican governor broke the law by pardoning them when they didn't file timely public appeals requesting clemency. barber has avoided media but said 90% of the people were no longer in custody and a majority of them have been out for years but four out of the five people just let out of prison are convicted murders like one who shot randy walker in the head, walker survived. >> governor himself will have to look me and the family in the eye and say i will let this guy go. there wasn't any of that it, that's a coward's way out. >> reporter: here is where it gets tricky. thos

instead, he took the money and ran off to peru where he met stephany flores. today, her father's lawyer says he respects the court's decision but he was hoping for a much longer sentence. steve harrigan is live in our south florida newsroom tonight. it was a brutal day in court, steve, for the flores family. >> shepard, hard to imagine what that was like for more than two hours, the 21-year-old's father and two brothers just had to watch and endure a step-by-step forensic recreation of what even the justices are calling a murder of ferocious violence. >> he hit her face using his elbow, causing her to have a bloody nose and causing her to faint. then he held her by the neck with both hands and strangled her. >> besides the brutal violence, this murderer also used calculation. van der sloot used sheets from the hotel room to try to mop up the scene. after killing flores, he went out and got two cups of coffee perhaps to allay suspension and brought them back into the room. a room at that time which contained only a corpse, shepard. >> shepard: where do things s

prosecutors say joran van der sloot severely beat 21-year-old stephany flores and strangled her.r was may 30, 2010. five years to the day after the disappearance of american teen natalee holloway. his attorney says the night of flores' murder he was suffering from ptsd from being unjustifiably targeted as the suspect in holloway's disappearance and grieving over the death of his father. >> he was pointed at and persecuted, the world had been against him for five years before this case for a murder he said he never committed and for which there's no evidence whatsoever. >> the three-judge panel in peru now has two days to weigh the evidence before deciding on a sentence for joran van der sloot. >>> in germany yesterday a state prosecutor was shot and killed by a defendant in the middle of a courtroom. the judge was reading his sentence when the 54-year-old man pulled out a gun and attempted to shoot the judge. he missed and in turn fired three shots at the prosecutor before two witnesses in the courtroom restrained him. the security guard wasn't on duty and there are no surveillan

he will most likely plead guilty to killing stephany flores after a fit of rage. he faces 30 years in prison. the dutch citizen is also the prime suspect in the 2005 disappea disappearance of natalie holloway in aruba and her body never found. >>> the united states rescued 13 iranian seamen who were taken over by pirates. the somalis were using the vessel as a mother ship for other pirating operations in that area. the u.s. responded to distress calls from the boat, boarded it and freed the captives. 15 armed pirateses were taken into custody. >> happy ending. >>> another sunshiny day. >>> happy ending to the workweek. you can't deny how gorgeous it is outside. we do have that high surf advisory in effect until 6:00 p.m. tonight. we expect it to weaken, at least the seas, unfortunately looks like the 13, 14 foot swells are not sticking around too long for that mavericks competition to potentially open. and the rainfall or lack of it, only 16 days of rainfall in all of 2011 and 2012. real hopes of getting rainfall not very promising at this point. the big talk toda

he pleaded guilty to all charges related to the 2010 death of 21-year-old stephany flores. in confession, he said he killed florez in a fit of rage, after she discovered on his laptop that he'd been linked to the disappearance of an american teenager natalee holloway. holloway's body has never been found and yesterday a judge declared her legally dead. >>> an investigation into last year's severe wind storm in southern california. why state regulators say a power company may have violated the law. >>> and on the move. the changes coming to a profitable set race because of occupy oakland. >>> a southern california power company may face fines as a result of that fierce wind storm that toppled over more than 200 power poles. a state investigation revealed that many of those poles were overloaded with equipment, which is against the law. more than 440,000 people lost power during november's wind storm. some people for as long as a week. state investigators plan to release a draft of that report. >>> oakland's running festival is relocating because of occupy oakland. organizers

>> news around the world, joran van der sloot could face 30 years in prison for the death of stephanie floresthe body of flores was discovered in may 2010 in hotel room rented by van der sloot. his lawyer said the client was under stress that day. it was the five year anniversary of the death and joran was one of the last people seen with the alabama teen. he never been charged in the death. >>> the results are expect in the egyptian parliamentary elects. egypt's electoral commission is expected to announce the fanal results of the election. the election was the first since the ousting of former president hosni mubarak that happened in february 2011. >>> angry crowds returned a-- be were turned away from a apple store in beijing china after a much anticipated launch of the apple iphone 4s. it was canceled. unhappy patrons pelted the store with eggs and rocks and debris. witnesses say police officers were called in to chase the rioters away. apple announced it will halt sales of the iphone 4s in beijing and shanghai for the safety of the customers. >>> well if you are on market for a job and l

the death of stephanie flores came five years to the day after the disappearance of american nataleeloway on the island of aruba where van der sloot grew up. he is still considered the main suspect in the disappearance. >>> and drug sniffing drugs may be brought in to keep drugs off campus. at foothill high, there has been a 40% increase in drug and alcohol-related suspensions this last year. this morning, one parents told ktvu she's okay with the use of police dogs. >> i don't have a problem with that at all, because i know that there are kids on campus who use. so if it gives them what they deserve, then that's fine with me. >> police dogs would be used discretely while the kids are in class to check things like cars and lockers. trustees could approve the plan when they meet on the 24th. dogs are already being used in schools in livermore and castro valley. >>> a fire is now under investigation. just before 1:00 a.m., fire crews rushed to the scene on deer creek road in palo alto. the building's sprinkler system quickly put out the fire. the factory is part of teesla factory. >>>

van der sloot confessed to robbing and murdering 21-year- old stephanie flores in peru he admitted breaking her neck in a fit of rage after she accessed his computer and found the connection. his lawyers hope his con tropical depression will lead to possibility of parole in -- possibility of parole in 10 years. >>> a rack of clothes on fire in the middle of a wal-mart store police believe this woman set the fire and then ran out of the store when the store was evacuated. workers quickly put out the fire, and no one was hurt. >>> one california man's commute home comes to a crashing halt because a steel pipe went flying through his windshield. he was driving 65 miles an hour on the freeway, when he saw this silver object coming from the truck in front of him. now fortunately it struck the steering wheel and missed marcus' head by inches. >> i was in shock at first, and all i could stare at after my car stopped was the bottom of the pipe, just a micron away from death. >> marcus was able the safely steer the car to the side of the road police are still trying to determine where the pipe came

in court today, the dutch citizen apologized for killing 21-year-old stephany flores.oot told the court he wanted to plead guilt from the first moment to confess sincerely. we're joined live from lima pur ru. what's next for joran van der sloot? >> tamron, the victim's family ste stefhany's family was not in court today. protesters were shouting outside holding posters. joran van der sloot seemed more poised than he did last week when he requested for time to think about the accusations against him. this time when it was time to submit his employee he pled guilty and in broken spanish, he said he regretted killing stephany flores who died five years to the day nat let disappeared in aruba. the evidence against him is overwhelming. as of now he faces up to 30 years in prison. by pleading guilty today, he's entitled to a reduction of that innocence. the law in peru requires him to serve only a third of that. he'll likely walk in seven to nine years. what's more is that his attorney throughout the proceedings today asked judges before they dictate a sentence, please consi

the 24-year-old reflected last week he was ready to confess for the killing of stephany flores. >>> andore about the school's handling of the jerry sandusky abuse scandal. it's the the first of three scheduled town hall meetings at the school this week. jerry sandusky faces 52 criminal counts over a 15-year period. and president obama will spend the afternoon focusing on the economy during a white house forum, then will spend the night raising campaign cash in his hometown of chicago. he and the vice president will hold a roundtable meeting on insourcing jobs. the president will then deliver remarks at the forum. the so-called dooms-day clock indicating how close we are to nuclear holocaust. it was six minutes to midnight for two years. tuesday the bulletin of atomic scientists moved it forward one minute, now five minutes before midnight. it includes the fukushima disaster in japan and inherent threats of dirty bombs. and the first chain store in baltimore welcomed, wawa, a hogey building competition as part of the grand opening. it will benefit local charitable organizations. >>> 6:54

he's accused of killing stephany flores in a hotel room in 2010. >> we are ready for war. if that is what you want. we'll fight you with our last blood! we fight you. >> angry youth showed how upset they are burning a roadblock outside of a luxury home in nigeria's commercial capital. this after the government eliminates popular fuel subsidies causing prices to double. labor unions are also upset over the high cost of fuel and have taken to the streets in lagos. reports say at least three protesters were killed, this is only yesterday. >>> police are trying to find a painting someone stole from a national gallery in athens. three works total were taken early monday. they tried to steal four but dropped one as they were making a run for it. >>> visitors blocking china's second largest waterfall for a spectacular site. an ice curtain formed after temperatures dropped to minus 15 celsius. what is that in farenheit? the guy is a scientist. freezing, ice crystals, minus 15 degrees celsius. >>> back to work for lawmakers in annapolis. i'm linda so, the issues that could have you

on holds in wednesday e said friday he is going to plan to "sincerely confess" to murdering stephanie floresnd said he needed more time to consider the plea. >>> and a study claims australians and new zealanders are the biggest pot smokers. 15% of them used marijuana america they came in at 7%. >>> and people.com is reporting that music's biggest duo has bam power trio. the beyonce and jay-z welcome their baby girl blue evey carter. houston chronicle reports mom and baby both doing well. >>> we are days away from the ravens big playoff game against the texans. but as the ravens head into the playoffs, they are getting letters of encouragement from the youngest fans. corinne redman is live in timonium to explain not only what the the letters are saying but how people can participate. >> reporter: the ravens can hear from the youngest fans but they want to hear from all the fans and they have joined with giant stores to put purposeel mailboxs in every store so fans can can write letters of encouragement to the team. they have tem plates in the store. you can see one fan wrote a letter of encou

. >> the judge ordered him to pay $75,000 in restitution to the family of the victim, stephany flores, van der sloot pleaded guilty to murder under wednesday. under their penal system he could become eligible for far roll after serving half the sentence with good behavior. he is still the primary suspect in the 2005 disappearance of natalee holloway while on a high school graduation trip on aruba. >>> a man described as a disgruntled employee opened fire with a shotgun, killing three people and critically injuring a fourth. it took place at the mcbride lumber company. they later found the gunman, round ronald dean davis where he shot himself in the head. he is in critical condition. he left a rambling six page letter. firefighters are trying to contain a wildfire in the san bernardino mountains, it started when a woman drove her pick up off highway 18 around 11:00 last night. she was not injured, by this morning the fire had burned 15 acres but authorities were worried it would spread because winds are blowing from 30 to 45 miles an hour, 400 firefighters were on the scene overnight a

stephanie flores was kill ed after finding information about natalee holloway's disappearance on his laptop. >>> charged with a misdemeanor, his wife reportedly told neighbors her husband grabbed her on new year's eve and did it with enough force to leave a bruise. he and his wife both deny the charges. >>> months s after a 6-year-ol girl was killed in a dangerous intersection, no permanent procedures are put in place. flashing lights should be tested before installing a stop sign. neighbors insist a stop sign is the only way to make that intersection safe. the 6-year-old sioreli torres was walking to school last fall when she was hit and killed by a teacher. >>> students may have to get past drug-sniffing dogs before they're actually allowed in classes. christie smith is live in pleasanton where dog koss soon patrol lockers and parking lots. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning, jon. part of the problem is that drug and alcohol suspensions are on the rise. i spoke with the police chief this morning and he said unfortunately often times this goes beyond just beer and mar

there's evidence of stephany flores and him at the casino. it's very strong.d guilty if he went to trial. >> so we are watching him in court throughout the morning and he was slouching in his chair, he fidgeted, yawned, there is he yawning, he would stand up, sit down. we don't see this from a murder defendant in the united states. is it more acceptable? >> it is not more acceptable. in fact, the presiding judge a couple of times asked him directly to please change his behavior and respect a court of law. he was at one point grabbing his jacket. he was asked to put it away. he was scratching his head, he was yawning. at one point he appeared as if he was about to fall asleep. so the judge a couple of times says, you better watch it. you need to behave better. >> odd. so he's been in a prison in peru for quite some time now. what's life like for him? >> well, he's in a prison called castro castro on the outskirts of lima. it's a maximum profile prison. he has his cell all to himself. they usually go from two to sometimes four inmates in a cell but not in his ca