we can say that the los angeles authorities believe a handwritten letter linked to to susan berman's murder was, in fact, written by the hand of robert further and post-parked near the los angeles airport the day before berman was found shot to death. maybe you were the first introduced to robert further on the multipart hbo documentary "the jynx, the life and deaths of robert durst." by agreeing to take part in an hbo documentary, he kicked a sleeping dog, an investigation long smoldering in a california cold case homicide file revived. cathie scott wrote two books about the case. >> he wanted to have a documentary made about himself, and it ended up being the death of robert further, so to speak. >> r. >> reporter: durst agreed to sit down for two interviews, with the documentary producers. in the second interview, he struggled to explain two document, then asked to use the bathroom. his microphone was still hot as he mulligan talking to himself. >> what a disaster. >> reporter: then he blurted out what sound like a confession. >> what the hell did i do? killed them all, of course.

. >>> the los angeles police department under intense scrutiny this morning after a bystander videotapes three officers shooting a man to death on the city's skid row. >>> congressional controversy. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu arrives in the u.s. to deliver a contentious speech to a joint session of congress. >>> and sky-high emergency. a free-falling thrill seeker suffers a seizure more than two miles in the air. captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, march 2nd, 2015. good morning. i'm lauren lyster in for anne-marie green. this month marks the official start of spring, and in less than a week it will be time to set our clocks forward, but that doesn't mean it's getting any warmer. once again this morning much of the northeast is under winter weather advisories and warnings. while heavy snow and freezing rain is possible from the rockies to the northwest. don champion has more. >> crazy madness. >> reporter: whether you were in flagstaff, arizona -- >> i didn't know how to control my car. i was swerving a lot, and i

this time the los angeles police department will hold the crime scene. the fact that it's an area of impact for the public. it will be under investigation nor a while. just for your own knowledge, we plan to be here for significant duration. any type of incident requires this type of response, it's normal for us to spend a day and a half at an event like there. know if your perspective we'll be holding the scene for a while. >> was the plane taking off on landing? >> i'll let the chief speak to any of the details regarding the plane? >> the faa is at scene. they are coordinating and in communication with the ntsb. we're here to lone whatever logistical support to the federal agencies at scene in any way the department can be helpful. [ inaudible question ] >> i'm not an aviation expert. i do not have a representative at this time from the santa monica airport. we hope to have ta forhat for you. >> eyewitnesss say the engine falter and could hear the engine stop. >> i can't confirm that. i haven't talked to the witnesses at this point in time. i have no i

before the los angeles investigators got there, she was dead. number two, the los angeles district attorney's office is saying that he was lying in wait. in other words he was waiting, lying in wait premeditating to kill susan berman. very serious special circumstances, and the l.a. district attorney's office says that potentially this is a death penalty case. they will determine later. but they want him, and they want him now. anderson i want to tell you, this is the hotel right behind me where he was arrested on saturday night. and a law enforcement source close to cnn just confirmed that when he was arrested they found a large amount of cash in his room. they found a .38 smith and wesson revolver and an amount of marijuana which may lead to why the prosecutor said in court today that before he's extradited to california they may want to bring some local charges. the defense said they're very upset about this. they want to give him to california. we can see now so does the los angeles county district attorney. >> do we know why this arrest happ

the exact same issue. now listen to what one v.a. official from los angeles told congress just last month. >> how long is the average wait time for a new patient at the greater l.a. medical center? >> the average wait time for a new patient right now is about four days. >> reporter: that statement is simply not true. according to these v.a. documents, and a half dozen doctors and administrators within the hospital who spoke to cnn, the average wait time is ten times greater. it's not four days. it's 44 days. the delays are even taking place at the los angeles clinic for mental health where documents show more than 300 veterans seeking mental health care have been waiting 30 60 even 90 days. specifically asked about mental health wait times, that same v.a. official dr. sky mcdug l, told congress the wait time is no different. she said just four days. >> is that true for mental health patients as well? >> that's true for mental health as well. >> reporter: according to half a dozen sources on cnn, that is not true. this chart shows as of march 1st new mental he

, the water in los angeles comes from that land. ey drained the land over those, over the years, and left it this waste land with dust fine dust all over it. and soon it would become home to people because they looked like the enemy. on december 7th, as i'm sure you know, 1941, the imperial japanese navy bombed pearl harbor. and a day later, the president of the united states asked congress for declaration of war against japan, against the imperial japan, and the words he used were, this is a day that will live in infamy. the sneak attack on pearl harbor, and what we're going to talk about largely is how the press reacted to that and because of the way the press reacted, the way the country reacted to it. a lot of this is going to be about words. any time history is always about which words you use. the first is concentration camps. concentration camps were the words used by president roosevelt on february 19 of 1942 when he signed the orders ordering the round-up of the japanese, both aliens and citizens living in the united states

next is the white house years by jim newton editor at large of the "los angeles times." next is the personal account of the strategies battles and outcome of world war ii and crusade in europe. representative tom cole represents jean edward smith portrait. to see what other books the congressman has recommended that it cold of house .gov. >> it became possible as a society where white wasn't based solely on appearance but also on dress, behavior and mannerisms. indeed skin color and physical appearance were usually the least reliable factors. racially ambiguous slaves drew on highly sophisticated understandings of racial gender and social norms and by doing so many successfully passed to freedom. ellen passed as a white man crossing both racial and gender lines to speak freedom. while he played the role of her sleeve. it was necessary to pass as a man because she knew it was unconventional for a white woman to travel along the female slave. the third performance required far more than her white skin. it was the knowledge of how to dress and comport herself like a southern

personnel were discussing the final security plans for the president's visit to los angeles the next day. in interest of time, i won't elaborate on everything i saw. i want to highlight one program the los angeles field office is implementing in an impressive way. the los angeles electronic crimes task force. they are a strategic alliance of the private sector, academic, and law enforcement investigating and deterring cyber crimes. it is a roundtable concept comprised of local, state, and federal law enforcement partners. they facilitate collaborative investigation through common strategies. i'm proud to say they were selected out of 80 nominations to receive the 2015 award for excellence in investigations from the peace officers association of the los angeles county. director clancy, we want to help the secret service on behalf of our country. thank you for joining us this morning. i look forward to discussing your proposed budget for the coming year, as well as your plans to point the secret service in the right direction. rep. carter: now i would like to recognize the chairman of t

. >> the murder took place in los angeles. the suspect lived in new york and he was arrest in new orleans. here's annie rose with more. >> reporter: authorities arrest robert durst in new orleans saturday on a los angeles county warrant. the real estate heir is the subject of the hbo documentary series "the jinx." the show has looked at whether durst of involved in a 1982 disappearance of his wife kathy and the 2000 unsolve slaying of his friend and crime author susan berman. she was shot to death in her home in beverly hills. the los angeles district attorney reopen the berman case last week. the jinx website suggests the show may have persuaded authorities to give it another look and connect the death to durst. >> if you back him in the corner if you threaten his freedom, he'll kill you. >> reporter: "jinx" producers say it's bird flued durst knows what happen to his wife. explores the possibility that berman of murdered because he also knew kathy dust's fate. >> we the jury fine the defendant, robert durst, not guilty. >> re

also on the list is eisenhower the white house years by the editor at large of the los angeles times. next is the personal account of the strategies, battles and outcome of world war ii in crusade in europe. what we witnessed in the first couple of months of the uprising is something i found inspiring not as a student just in politics but a student of history and of politics and identity all over the world. i had come to the leave as a child of the triangulation and moderate reform that radical change is impossible and system change is impossible that individuals can work if they work hard they can maybe nudge the government policy one way or another baby to have a big win here or there. but i believe that that's in the nature and the government and state systems were very hardships to turn and that it was naÏve, idealistic and foolish to think otherwise. and the moment that lasted about a year after the first uprising began showed that in fact it is not impossible and that in this case something that all of the experts knew was impossible had happened and millions of people who were

this afternoon, the los angeles fire department received a 9-1-1 call of an airplane crash in the pennmar golf course. los angeles city firefighters and paramedics arrived on scene and found a single engine plane that had crashed here on the golf course with one male, 70-year-old occupant. it appeared to be a solo occupant in an aircraft. already on scene at that time were resources from the santa monica fire department. this incident involves the santa monica fire department, the los angeles police department, the ntsb, the faa, and other agencies. the paramedics rendered first care to the individual. the pashlt was alert. was talking. was breathing. had some injuries and paramedics were able to initiate care. spinal mobilization and then transport him to a local hospital where he was in moderate to fair condition. there was no fire, no evidence of fire. we checked the area for any other hazards and there is a small debris field here where the plane landed. other than that, our fire department resources will maintain here through the night and assist with the other agencies involved. lik

just ask the 26,000 runners who sweltered through the los angeles marathon today. here is omar villafranca. >> the marathon winners came in daniel limo and ogla kimaiyo crossed the finish line easily. thousands of others wilted in the heat. as temperatures soared, at least 31 runners were hospitalized. one in critical condition. >> i found myself not walking and i walked a lot, like i walked a lot. >> on saturday la's high of 93 shattered the previous record by five degrees. all the heat comes in the midst of california's worsening drought. this year's sierra snow pack is just 17 percent, the lowest level in 38 years. one casualty could be those lush lawns. on tuesday, the state water board may limit watering to just two days a week, 70 percent of water use in la county comes from landscaping and pools. >> big march is not when you would expect 1 million people to line southern california beaches, but there they were, including scott dudley visiting from cool and rainy washington. >> i was telling everybody back home that they are calling the big shiny thing in the

this afternoon, the los angeles fire department received a 9-1-1 call of an airplane crash in the penmar golf course. los angeles city firefighters and paramedics arrived on scene and found a single engine plane that had crashed here on the golf course with one male, 70-year-old occupant. it appeared to be a solo occupant in an aircraft. already on scene at that time were resources from the santa monica fire department. this incident involves the santa monica fire department, the los angeles police department, the ntsb, the faa, and other agencies. the paramedics rendered first care to the individual. the patient was alert, talking, breathing, had some injuries and the paramedics initiated care. spinal mobilization and then transported him to a local hospital where he was in moderate to fair condition. there was no fire, no evidence of fire. we checked the area for any other hazards and there is a small debris field here where the plane landed. other than that, our fire department resources will maintain here through the night and assist with the other agencies involved. like i say, our

the capital costs. that's why los angeles is so valuable to the n.f.l. it is out there as a threat against every other franchise and city. it's more valuable to the n.f.l. without a franchise than if it had a franchise. >> the charters and the raiders, two rivals on the field went together on an effort to build a stadium, that they would share and basically what they are trying to do is get better deals. so to mr zimmerman's point. that is what los angeles prevents. jacksonville did it in the past. now they are trying to get back there and do it on their own. it's a good point, how the teams use other cities against one another to get the best deal possible. >> using other cities as liver rim, it makes sense. is there a dimension of this because of the car tell power mentioned, that small cities find it tougher to play the game. >> yes. >> than big markets. >> yes, that can draw teams in. >> san antonio is one of the smaller markets. they are the only game in town. they do it smartly. it works there. i used to work in memphis tennessee at the time when t

amy: you -- you served at the los angeles county natural history -- natural history museum. director. museums been money. what do you tell fellow directors around the country? >> that's right. we're in a real bind. use emc do not have much money of their own. if we want to build a major exhibit, it is when a cost millions of dollars. we have to secure that money yes, from someone. however, i think you have to build a firewall between the donor and construction and the ideas that go into the exhibit. i take the smithsonian's word they did that. however, if you have a major science denier, not just someone who denies it personally, but who is funding denialism with tens of millions of dollars, you don't have to have that person sitting at the table with the exhibit designers. it is known what that person thinks. it is known what their beliefs are. i think if you back at all the way back, you would say, you should not have such a person -- you shouldn't have a science denier on the board of a science museum. it is a contradiction in terms and you're just going to get in trouble,

the palm shell audio was recorded. it wasn't until two years later that an editor discovered it and handed it over to police. los angeles police issued the warrant saying new evidence came to light in the past year but a source tolls the "los angeles times" that the documentary did play a role. this morning, in a new orleans courtroom, he waived extradition to california to face the murder charge. his attorney spoke to the media. >> robert durst didn't kill berman and he is ready to end all of the rumor and speculation and have a trial. >> the attorney said he was underwhelmed by the new developments revealed in the documentary including the ramblings in the bathroom. >>> thanks, matt. a california man tried to disguise himself in hopes of trying to get away from police but the police say that espinoza spray painted his face black to camouflage himself. it did not work. he was caught when he returned to his home with his new look. he was arrested on charges of possession of stolen prosecute and theft of a vehicle. >> facebook is clarifying rules on nudity and offensive content and the do's and don't's have not changed b

riveting documentary on the ravages of the crack epidemic, a preview about the man who flooded the streets of los angeles with a devastating drug. i'm ali velshi, this is "real money". >>> the next presidential election may be around the corner there may be a problem when it comes to taxes, the party continues to favour lowering taxes for everywhere including the rich manners, dubbed supply side economics under ronald reagan the idea is that lower tax rates for the top 1% of taxpayers will eventually benefit 99% of americans because of increase investment and job droeth. most 99%ers are waiting for the benefits to trickle down. while the republicans tax dogma may win support from wealthy voters, it hurts them in competing for middle class people. scott walker and texas governor rick perry seek out advice from the father of supply side economics, art lather, a farmer economic advisor to ronald reagan. opponents say you only need to look at what is happening in kansas to see the supply side economics don't work. david shuster has the story. >> reporter: when ronald reagan took office as president in 1981 t

the investigation continues in los angeles. they say this has been going on two years in regard to the slaying of durst's very close friend and confidant susan berman. who was found in her home christmas eve of the year 2000. authorities believe she was murdered on december 23rd by robert durst. john reporting from new orleans, louisiana, back to you. >> jean casarez, thanks. >>> jurors at the trial of the boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev will hear testimony about the boat. on monday the jury took a field trip to see the boat. later in court, they heard the intense gun battle with the police and tsarnaev brothers that led to the death of tamerlan. making his escape in a stolen vehicle, he dragged the brother through the street. >>> the attorney for jeffery williams, claims his client was roughed up by police. he says williams has a large amount of bruising on his body. police call the allegations false. the lawyer for the 20-year-old williams said he was not shooting at officers. he said he opened fire with a dispute wit

the exact same issue. now listen to what one v.a. official from los angeleserage wait time for a new patient at the greater l.a. medical center? >> the average wait time for a new patient right now is about four days. >> reporter: that statement is simply not true. according to these v.a. documents and a half-dozen doctors and administrators within the hospital who spoke to cnn, the average wait time is ten times greater. it's not four days it's 44 days. the delays are even taking place at the los angeles clinic for mental health where documents show more than 300 veterans seeking mental health care have been waiting 30 60, even 90 days specifically asked about mental health wait times, that same v.a. official, dr. skye mcdougal told congress the wait time is no different. she said just four days. >> and is that true for mental health patients as well? >> it's true for mental health as well. >> reporter: again, according to v.a. documents and a half-dozen sources interviewed by cnn, that is not true. this chart shows as of march 1, new mental health patients

the other. >>> a dramatic fire rescue in los angeles. firefighters rushed down the street to get people trapped in an apartment. you can see frames shooting out of the building -- flames shooting out of the building. fire crews pulled two people out of the fire. two young children needed medical attention. >>> a year ago san francisco's mission bay neighborhood was in chaos when a massive apartment building was engulfed in flames. many nearby buildings were damaged and dozens of residents were forced out. kpix 5's joe vazquez went to the apartment building to see what a difference a year makes. >>> reporter: it was a sight folks around here won't soon forget. >> catastrophic. it was just amazing. it looked like 9/11. >> reporter: huge flames and billowing smoke could be seen around the city. the five-alarm fire destroyed an apartment building that took up a city block here in mission bay. much of it had to be demolished it was so badly damaged. >> all the residence here were freaked out. so it was a really scary time. but now look at it.

he crash landed his plane in the middle of a golf course in los angeles. andi hitt is on the scene tonight. >> reporter: good evening. you can see the wreckage behind me. harrison ford's crumpled plane where it made that crash landing on the golf course. the nose destroyed. emergency crews saying they're surprised the actor survived this crash. tonight he's in fair condition. the pilot of this downed plane, movie icon harrison ford. pulled from the wreckage of his world war ii-era plane alert and consciousafter crash landing in a golf course in southern california. >> at approximately 2:20 p.m. the los angeles fire department received a 911 call of a plane that impacted at pen mature golf course. >> reporter: ford's son tweeting at the hospital, dad is okay battered but okay. he's every bit the man you would think he is. he's an incredibly strong man. not far from the image in the movies. the larger than life character hot make a habit of death-defying feats of flight like in "indiana jones." >> you know how to fly, don't you? >> no. do you? >> reporter: "s

so what i can say is that it's in excellent hands with the los angeles district attorney. tchester da has a superb office. i know these investigations are in the best of hands. >> and who knows if you will end up involved in another case involving mr. durst, because there is this new york death that is still unsolved, a mysterious disappearance of his first wife. thank you so much for taking the time. come back. it works when television and law enforcement work together. >> happy to be here. >>> coming up, there was this dpsh you want to call it a news conference, go ahead. it was a nanosecond. but robert durst's attorneys spoke. they i merged from the courthouse in new orleans and they said something pretty telling. you're going to hear about it in just one moment. mensure active heart health.r heart: i maximize good stuff, like my potassium and phytosterols which may help lower cholesterol. new ensure active heart health supports your heart and body so you stay active and strong. ensure, take life in. when you ache and haven't you're not you. tylenol® pm relieves pain and

i have had 10 near misses from drones in the los angeles area. i had to go from 500 feet to the surface. that is why the faa says you have to stay away from airplanes. host: have even caught in a situation where you have been flying into have seen drones? caller: yes. i am coming in for a landing during an air show in l.a. and there was a drone, 300 feet off the ground. had to avoid a drone. host: are up senate from amazon story came out about facebook and to their intentions are possible intentions on drones. the headline here from the guardian, the u.k. guardian says that facebook successfully tests laser drones in uk's guys. they see that the social network members to use social network drones with a wingspan of a carrier to beam internet to rural areas. back to your calls on the commercial regulation of drones. new york, james, go ahead. caller: people are confusing drones with quad copters that have cameras on them. when you say drone, everyone thinks of something that the military uses for missiles. host: the truth is, in that hearing, i don

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a deadly police shooting in the los angeles area. we are learning about the man shot and killed by police. >>> plus, another round of sleet and freezing rain. not kidding. >>> we have breaking news for you. disease mayor muriel bowser announced we're getting a new fire chief here in washington. live from northwest d.c. with more on the big announcement. mark? >> reporter: barbara, it's official. d.c. has a new fire chief. the mayor made the announcement moments ago. his name gregory dean. for the past ten years head of the seattle fire department. now, dean will take over the department knowing that he has a lot of challenges ahead of him. he saids are staffing and equipment as well as morale and will take over may 1st. as for the interim chief eugene jones at the helm since ehlerllerbe left pending a separation from the department on leave, but a new interim chief put in place for the transition over the next two months. again, gregory dean former chief of the seattle fire department has been named the chief of washington, d.c.'s fir

. >>> up next new details on the los angeles police department skid row shooting captured on camera. if you have made any judgment on this case i guarantee you, you're judgment was premature. we'll have the latest developments. >>> and the israeli prime minister speaks to congress reaction from someone who was in the room. congressman lee zelden joins us here next. . lou: in genevasecretary of state john kerry wrapped up three days of negotiations on a nuclear deal proposed with iran. kerry saying the talk were progressing in his judgment. and he offered this aside a snide poke at prime minister netanyahu saying, quote -- so folks, simply demanding that iran capitulate is not a plan. could this administration be more petty or more wrong about mr. netanyahu and his plain talk about the folly of negotiating with the islamic republic? joining us congressman lee zelden, he serves on the foreign affairs committee, the veterans affairs and transportation and infrastructure committees as well. congressman i've got to say, a freshman congressman, you're a busy man, you're in the room, yesterd

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and fall in love and get married or have children or any of those things >> grant :according to the los angelesy coroner's office the boy died of asphyxia from being strangled. a preliminary investigation revealed dna evidence that connected the victim to kenneth rasmuson, of idaho, who is a registered sex offender. >>:it was such a beautiful day- to-day we feel so lucky with all of these nice days in a row. it's going to be little bit cooler to marble we have had a few days with record high temperatures. that ends tomorrow because, the sea breezes going to crank up and will have cooler ocean air into the bay. instead of temperatures in the mid '80s, it will be much cooler tomorrow. well 80s inland--low 80's inland watch for temperatures to drop about 5 to 10 degrees. about five degrees cooler for san francisco down from the '70's to the '60s. still a warm day by march standards. a weather system rolling by ira no. it's going to pick up some wins. stronger winds tuesday possibly 40 to 45, and the offshore winds come. it's going to be a plus three week cool readings as we go through monday tuesd

we are standing by for a press conference with the los angeles police department regarding the latest in their investigation looking into the shooting death of a homeless man by several l.a. police officers. as soon as this press conference gets started, we're expected to hear from the police chief, we'll take you back there live. >>> first n less than 24 hours israeli prime minister netanyahu will make a rare and controversial speech to congress to try to derail u.s. support of a nuclear deal with iran. this is happening as "reuters" is just reporting today that iran is being, quote, slow to cooperate with nuclear inspest ers inspectors. today netanyahu began making his case before a pro-israel group, one of the most powerful lobbies on capitol hill. he was greeted with lots of cheers. he's up for re-election in just a couple of weeks and he received a victor's reception as he walked on to the aipac stage. [ applause ] right away netanyahu acknowledged the elephant in the room. his strained relations with the white house and the fact he won't be seeing president obama during this vis

agents searched dozens of homes in the los angeles area today. authorities say the businesses provided travel and lodging service services to pregnant foreign nationals coming to the u.s. to give birth. that way the child is automatically a citizen. the women are allowed to travel to the u.s. while pregnant but they cannot lie about the purpose of their trip when seeking aviews amp authorities were gathering evidence today and did not make any arrests. >>> a new video has emerged in the fatal police shooting of a homeless man in downtown los angeles. this as community outcry over the killing grows louder. abc news' ted rowlands with the latest from los angeles. >> reporter: more than 100 people marching from l.a.'s skid row to police headquarters protesting is not's fatal police shooting of charlie robinay, a homeless man. >> tragic, sad. happening too often. >> reporter: new video obtained by abc shows robinay before he was shot and killed arguing with a person inside an orange tent. surveillance video shows him being questioned boy police. he du

welcome to the nascar xfinity series. ♪ >>> this evening authorities in los angeles are defending they police shooting of a homeless man in skid row neighborhood. three officers shot and killed the man after he reached for one of their gunned. jennifer london is in los angeles for us. this shooting was caught on video, what are people on skid row saying today? >> reporter: well, there is a lot of anger, and not just among those on skid row, but also among those that live and work in the area. a number of people i spoke with today, said they are saddened by what happened, but not surprised. and also today a new video has emerged which gives us a look at the moments before the shooting occurred. let's start with the video that went viral. one day after the fatal police shooting of a homeless man was caught on camera a small memorial standings in front of the tent he used to call home. this shows a struggle between the officers and the homeless man. the situation quickly deteriorated into a confusing and chaotic scene. then this. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: five gunshots and reaction from b

by 5:00, they're not heading home to their families, but heading 30 miles an hour down the los angelesinging to the side of a cement truck fighting for their lives. >> certain points you think that -- you start doubting that, you know, you're probably not going to be able to make it. >> it's 1997. jose nunez, a cement truck driver, and his partner, mark, are set to work on the dry bed of the los angeles river fixing a crumbling overpass like these crews seen here. on most days the l.a. river looks like this, an open concrete trench, but when it rains, the storm runoff from all the valleys in los angeles has only one place to go, the river basin. there's no forecast for heavy rain, just a light drizzle at most. nothing to worry about. but suddenly up river about noon it begins to pour. >> i was very concerned. and i kept telling mark that we should be out of there. >> at first, the water downstream is just a trickle. then jose and mark hear a dull roar. they look behind them, and see a seven-foot wall of water. >> it was like a brownish water with lots of trash in front of it. and i kne

. >> the los angeles va official dr. ougal told members of congress wait times for new patients at the va centers in los angeles were about four days. >> asked about mental health wait times that same va official dr. skye mcdougal told congress the wait time is to different. she said just four days. >> jon: four days! finally and if you can't trust skye mcdougal-- (laughter) the world's greatest doctor and aviatrix who can you trust? now that's all congressman excuse me while a light you be a lucky strike hop into my bomber and give the case wear for all while keeping wait times unfive days. couldn't do it without you skye mcdougal. (laughter) but this is reason for celebration. the four day wait period is awesome it almost sounds too good to be true. it's not true is it? >> the average wait time is ten times greater. it's not four days it's 44 days. >> jon: okay, okay but there is a four in it. (laughter) 44 days! you [bleep] for the last time mcdougal am turning your 1930s pilot licence and your flying scarf from gimbal

the police. >>> tonight family and friends of this missing cal student are trying to come to terms with his death. eloi vasquez's body was found on a freeway in los angeles. andria borba has new details from the chp tonight. >> reporter: it took several hours for the los angeles county coroner to finally collect eloi's body, but more days for them to realize who he was, who they collected off the side of the freeway. family, friends and teammates to find out where 19-year-old eloi vasquez was after a late night phone call following a fraternity party at usc. turns out there was a reason why. >> saturday morning at approximately 2:25 we received several phone calls from citizens and also the person involved in the traffic collision of a pedestrian versus a vehicle and so we responded to the scene and we found mr. vasquez had been killed as a result of the traffic collision. >> reporter: eloi was found on the on ramp of the westbound 10 freeway after he was struck by a car. eloi's body was discovered about an hour after calling his friend as he left the tau kappa epsilon fraternity. he told her he was drunk, in trouble and wanted to go to the beach. >> thi

personnel were discussing the final security plans for the presidents visit to los angeles the next day. and interest of time, i won't elaborate on everything i saw. i want to have at one program the los angeles field office is implementing in an impressive way. bell essentials electronic crimes task force. -- the los angeles electronic crimes task force. they are to investigating and deterring cyber crimes. it is a roundtable concept comprised of local, state, and federal law horsemen partners. -- enforcement partners. they shared common strategies. i'm proud to say they were selected out of 80 nominations to receive the 2015 award for excellence in investigations from the peace officers association of the los angeles county. director clancy, we want to help the secret service on behalf of our country. thank you for joining us this morning. i look forward to discussing your proposed budget for the coming year, as well as your plans to point the secret service in the right direction. rep. carter: now i would like to recognize the chairman of the appropriations committee, mr. rogers for

it's the kind of scenario for which swat teams were first formed in the los angeles police department in the 1960s. >> and so swat had its genesis with that philosophy and the philosophy of protecting life. >> stephen downing was there at the time, and says these units were only meant for the worst-case scenarios >> these are military type responses military style tactics and military types of weaponry that are very dangerous in a civilian population. >> nowadays while swat teams are still trained - and equipped - to deal with the very deadliest threats, what's changed is how they're being used. >> are you in this kind of situation a lot? >> few and far between, better to be prepared. >> save as many lives as possible >> are you guys full-time swat? >> does that mean that you're permanantly waiting for that kind of an event? or are you deployed on other kinds of operations? >> no i mean, the swat guys on a daily basis they're assigned to a lot of high crime areas. the administration directs them we want to help suppress this. >> so you train for these worst case scenario but when that

fire department was called out to rescue a woman from the los angeles river. she apparently was stranded on an island in the flood control chapel under a bridge. crews attached a harness then lifted her up and taken from the scene by an ambulance. >>> a dog who had fallen through thin ice on a pond was struggling to get out when two kansas city firefighters came to her rescue wearing watertight suits and latched together they swam out to her and managed to lasso the dog and you will athree were pulled to shore. the dog was suffering from hypothermia and wrapped her in a heating blanket and she will be okay. >>> police are trying to figure out what caused a white honda to crash through the front door of an animal clinic. thankfully nobody was hurt. human or animal. you're seeing the shot there. they suspect speed may have played a factor. everybody is okay after this crash. >>> well a lifelong new york yankees fan can look forward to walking another 15 miles or so today. richard albera received team gear by the yankees manager. then he started walking. his plan