he claimed a man got out of his car with a knife, stabbed tibbetts to death, and put her body in theened to hurt his family before leaving him to dispose of her body. >> mollie tibbetts was in the trunk of your car. isn't that right? >> yes. >> and you did not tell them what really happened. isn't that right? >> correct. >> reporter: the jury and prosecution dismissed rivera's claims. >> we the jury find the defendant, cristhian behena rivera, guilty of the crime of murder in the first degree. >> reporter: both witnesses came forward to authorities during rivera's trial claiming the same man bragged about tibbetts's kidnapping and murder. one witness claimed the man said he and another person decided to dump her body near a hispanic male in order to make it appear that the hispanic male committed the crime because of the publicity surrounding her disappearance. but defense attorneys say they were only told about one witness after they rested their case. the other after the verdict. they say the witness information could bolster their defense. but prosecutors say there are differences

we'l >> a jury has found christian rivera guilty in the stabbing death of 20 year-old mollie tibbettse's the oakland native who disappeared in iowa 3 years ago while jogging tonight reporter rudabeh shahbazi explains why rivera sentencing is being delayed. >> russian baking a trivia guilty behenna rivera was found guilty of first-degree murder in may in the death of university of iowa student mollie tibbetts. >> who went out for a jog in her hometown of brooklyn, iowa and 2018 and never came home about that, that he must think anew rivera claimed publicly for the first time at trial that 2 masked men were responsible for tibbetts murder and forced him at gunpoint to drive them around and dispose of her body. they say they now have reason to believe tibbetts may have been kidnapped and held in a trap house for trafficking and that the owner of the house had her killed and then framed rivera for her death. defense attorney brian watkins who ist not wotking on the tibbetts case says even if the titnesses are unreliable. that's not for the state to decide. they didn't think it was relevan

brand-new evidence in the case against the illegal immigrant convicted of killing i student molly tibbettsat his sentencing was stopped at least for now. >> i'm not going to minimize how insane and damaging and dangerous these ideas are. carley: the seattle mom calling out cultural indoctrination. she joins us with her message coming up next. ♪♪ flowers are fighters. that's why the alzheimer's association walk to end alzheimer's is full of them. because flowers find a way to break through. just like we will. join the fight at alz.org/walk do you struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep? qunol sleep formula combines 5 key nutrients that can help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up refreshed. the brand i trust is qunol. >> thanks for getting up with us on friday morning. of seattle other and activist proposing a method to fight critical race.. she's urging parents to educate their kids about controversial topics before teachers can indoctrinate them. thanks for getting up with us. you say it is crucial to get in the first shot. how do parents do that. >> exactly right. i d

let's talk about this twist in the mollie tibbetts trial.e tibbetts was supposed to be sentenced to life in prison without parole this week. but, the judge delayed that sentencing because two people who apparently don't know each other came forward and said actually this other guy confessed to murdering mollie tibbetts. it's not the person that was found guilty of murdering her. how sear crewsly are you taking these claims? >> no. this is also another fascinating point. because these are two jail house snitches, basically. as if the story can't get any more unbelievable. i mean, look, the history is cristhian rivera first said he confessed that he did it. then at trial he was like, well, i don't really think it was me. two people hijacked me they did and it i disposed of the body. now we go with a third version of events. i don't believe it but the judge is doing the right thing by basically reopening the case, not sentencing him yet. he may be subject to a new trial depending on the credibility of this new jail house snitch information. so

well a twist in the mollie tibbetts murder case. woman who was killed in iowa back in 2018. now her convicted killer was scheduled to be sentenced this week, but his fox news matt finn, shows us instead, a judge heard new evidence from the man's lawyers that they say reveals the real killer. christian behavior. rivera the man found guilty in the killing of the university of iowa student mollie tibbetts, was back in court thursday. a judge now considering possible new evidence. in the case. this comes a day after rivera sentencing was put on hold in light of exculpatory evidence. rivera's defense is trying to get a new trial and compel prosecutors to turn over evidence, including two witnesses, who say a man named gavin jones is tibbets actual killer allegedly confessing to his ex girlfriend and an. other inmate while he was behind bars. gavin jones admitted to arnie mackey that he and another gentleman were the killers of mollie tibbetts. rivera's attorneys also say this new information links tibbets abduction to a possible sex traf

he was convicted in may of murdering molly tibbetts.information during the trial. matt finn has the story and picks it up. >> this morning was supposed to be a final chapter in this murder case. molly tibbetts own mother was preparing to give a victim impact statement. now two new witnesses including an inmate claimed they know how molly tibbetts really died. cristhian rivera was convicted of killing molly tibbetts accused of stabbing her to death while out on a run and dumping her body in a corn field. first degree murder carries a life sentence in iowa. a prisoner said when he was in county jail another inmate confessed to killing molly tibbetts after she was kidnapped to a sex trafficking witness and a second witness told a local sheriff's office she was in the car a month earlier with the inmate and said that mexican rivera shouldn't be in jail for killing molly tibbetts because i raped and killed her. his attorneys allege the prosecution suppressed details about new confessions and sat on this information. the defense wants a new t

his sentencing after an inmate told investigators that a fellow inmate had confessed to killing tibbettssex trafficking ring. the second witness told investigators the same man confessed to her. it is up to the judge to decide whether rivera will get a new trial. the disturbing 911 call by richard sherman's wife shows new details and the all-pro's arrest for burglary, domestic violence. >> you think he's going to harm you? msoing to hang e to kill hielf, himself. this is an emergency. >> sherman's wife says the former 49er was dropped when he tried breaking into his in law's washington home. police say they use the k-9 to take him down after he fought with officers. sherman remains behind bars without bail. todd: illinois state university holding a lottery for scholarships and prizes to encourage students get vaccinated but our next guest wonders where is the money coming from? a student at the school joins me now. thanks for being here. let's put up on screen the incentives, $1,000 scholarship awarded 1000 students and $100 in flex dollars added to your eye the card you use for food and

lisa bombshell twist in the molly tibbetts case.grants a convicted in her murder of your denial court after two witnesses came forward, told the judge he should get a new trial because he was framed by the real killers. 's attorneys say two witnesses told investigators gavin jones admitted to killing tibbetts after kidnapping her for sex trafficking ring, jones confessed to his ex-girlfriend and fellow inmate when he was behind bars, the judge says he will decide by the end of the week whether the confession can be used in court. the hearing is set for later this month on a possible new trial for rivera. todd: president biden promising answers in the european travel been in the coming days. >> how soon we can lift the ban is in the process right now and i will answer that question in the next several days. i'm waiting to hear from our folks on our covid team when that should be done. todd: the president facing pressure to lift travel restrictions after the eu reopened its borders to americans last month, that band has been in place

tibbetts grew up in oakland before moving to iowa in 2009. killed while out for a jog. >>> a california governors recall race is tightening. the latest university of california at berkeley institute of governmental studies poll of likely voters shows 50% support keeping governor newsom and 47% saver the recall. analyst say the tighter race reflects motivated republican voters. gop hopeful former san diego mayor kevin faulconer campaigned in san francisco yesterday. >> californians are frustrated and californians know they want a governor who will stand up for them. >> if you look at all registered voters and not just likely voters, then it is not as tight. 51% are against recall. 36% are supporting the recall. 50% of voters need to vote no for newsom to stay in office. if he loses, the top-performing alternate candidate wins. we put together an original documentary called total total recall, about california's last recall. find it on abc 7 bay area up on apple tv the, amazon tv and roku. >>> a concert in santa cruz county linked to a covid-19

two witnesses allege a local man confessed to killing tibbetts. >> he said i killed her. then he said a guy that's being charged for it right now? i said no i don't. we set him up. with the sex trafficking case gong wrong. >> dana: a criminal defense attorney. you walked us through the entire trial, jonna, what about this? >> what we have here, dana, is a bombshell evidence based on prior bombshell evidence. let's refresh everybody's recollection. the defendant took the stand in his own defense and told a fantastic unbelievable story. the jury didn't buy it and they found him guilty. now we have this newly discovered evidence, so they say, which is based on that same fantastic story. we have competing fantastic stories. will it be enough to grant a new trial alone? i say no. >> dana: here is the special agent testifying as well. take a listen to this. >> did you ever develop any connection between cristhian rivera and gavin jones or dalton hanson and james lowe. >> no, rivera said he did this all by himself. i never heard those other names before. >> dana: what happens in

rivera the man found guilty in the killing of the university of iowa student mollie tibbetts, was backge now considering possible new evidence. in the case. this comes a day after rivera sentencing was put on hold in light of exculpatory evidence. rivera's defense is trying to get a new trial and compel prosecutors to turn over evidence, including two witnesses, who say a man named gavin jones is tibbets actual killer allegedly confessing to his ex girlfriend and an other inmate while he was behind bars. gavin jones admitted to arnie mackey that he and another gentleman were the killers of mollie tibbetts. rivera's attorneys also say this new information links tibbets abduction to a possible sex trafficking ring. there's something rotten in this area. prosecutors say they are under no obligation to locate the proposed evidence. there is nothing in the rules nothing in the case law that compels the state to chase its tail because they're asking us to do it tip. it's disappeared in 2018 when she went for her nightly run in brooklyn, iowa. after weeks of searching for the 20 year old rive

joe khalil reporting tonight and there are new revelations tonight in the murder trial of mollie tibbettss a high-profile case. the jury convicted cristhian rivera, a first degree murder. this was back and 2018 when she was stabbed to death of 20 year-old university of iowa student. >> he testified at the trial that 2 masked men framed him in her killing. now his attorney says the day after his testimony to witnesses on known to one another identified the same inmate in iowa who they claim bragged about killing to miss and then framing a hispanic man. the inmate allegedly said that tibbetts was kidnapped by traffickers while she was jogging and then killed when the case generated too much publicity. there is attorneys are now calling for a new trial. prosecutors say they remain confident that he is guilty. >> this just in. oakland. police are asking for help to try to find this missing teenager briana villegas was last seen on friday, july 9th around 6.30 in the evening. she's 5 foot 200 pounds. brianna was last seen wearing a black shirt with the am i and black bicycle shorts. police say

coming up on "cbs this morning," the latest twist in the murder case of iowa college student mollie tibbettsrged this week. we'll have the details. >>> plus, we'll speak with the u.s. surgeon general, dr. vivek murthy, but fighting the growing wave of misinformation about covid. >>> and chance the rapper joins us in the studio to tell us about his new concert film "magnificent coloring world." >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great weekend. ♪

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coming up next, will the suspect in the mollie tibbetts case get a new trial. made the request after two witnesses claimed another man confessed to killing tibbets. but the judge denied the motion calling it, quote: a fishing expedition. our next guest served as the jury former in the trial delivering the guilty verdict against rivera in may. he joins us now to react. bo, you were on the jury. you were the foreman. you basically saw all the evidence. so, is there anything that has come out since your verdict that would make you change your mind about the guilt of rivera in this case? >> from what i read, personally i'm not going to speak for the other jurors, i personally think same. it's very hard from what i have read about, you know, they had her in a house, versus his testimony versus the evidence it doesn't make any sense personally to myself. if i had to make the decision, i would have kept it the same. it's very hard to realistically put all of that together in a realistic timeline how it seemed like they abducted her and kept her in a traf house for a l

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creation rivera was convicted in tibbetts' murder but his sentencing was delayed this week after the judge will now decide whether rivera gets a new trial. on to extreme weather now. multiple tornadoes are reported in central iowa. a trail of destruction left behind with power knocked out at thousands of homes. meanwhile, heavy rain causes severe flooding in arizona. watch this. >> oh my god, you guys. oh my god. oh my god. crews cress could youing a man and his two young daughters after heir car was swept away in fast moving water. none of them were hurt. today the ios will start sending out president biden's enhanced child tax credit payments. 39 million families are expected to get monthly checks' of up to $300. families could get $3,600 per child. slam the tax credit boost calling it the expansion of the welfare state. and a judge grants britney spears the right to her own attorney in her conservatorship battle with her father jamie. the pop star celebrating with cartwheels and video she shared on instagram. her new attorney argues her father must step down as conservator as spea

be somewhere else, a twist in the mollie tibbetts murder case. woman who was killed in iowa back in 2018. her convicted killer was scheduled to be sentenced this week. but now a judge is considering new evidence in the case. lawyers for christian baheen a rivera say that two witnesses can attest that another man is the killer. they say that gavin jones admitted to an ex girlfriend that he and another man killed tibbets, rivera's attorney also says that they have linked tibbets abduct. action to a possible sex trafficking ring. prosecutors say they are an under under no obligation to locate any evidence to support those claims. there is nothing in the rules nothing in the case law that compels the state to chase its tail because they're asking us to do it. the judge in the case says he will make a decision by the end of the week about whether these new confessions are admissible. barrier weather are cool to mild day out there. temperatures trending up into the weekend, and now we're tracking the possibility of some thunderstorms. we'll have more o

carley: we will begin with a new bombshell twist in the mollie tibbetts case.new witnesses came forward. cristhian rivera's lawyers told a judge he should get a new trial because he was framed by the real killer. his attorneys say two witnesses told investigators a man by the name of gavin jones admitted to kill tibbetts after kidnapping her for a sex trafficking ring. the judge will now decide whether the confession can be used in court and if rivera gets a new trial. more people are forced to leave their homes as a massive wildfire rages in oregon. the so-called bootleg fire has now torched an area larger than new york city. high winds and hot temperatures are causing the fire to spread rapidly and erratically. officials are worried it could merge with another smaller wildfire burning in the area. so far it's destroyed 21 homes. kids under the age of 12 may soon be approved to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. fda officials say emergency approval for the age group could come in early to mid winter. the agency hopes to get to work towards getting full ap

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reporter: let's and bin with this story because today the illegal immigrant convicted of killing mollie tibbettsing someone else confessed to killing tibbets. the 20-year-old was stabbed to death while out for a jog in july 2018. >>> today the house select committee will hold its first hearing on the capitol attack. four police officers will testify about their struggles to defend theg from the mob. house speaker nancy pelosi rejected two of gop leader kevin mccarthy picks for the committee, instead she hand picked congresswoman liz cheney and congressman adam kin sinkinger -- kinzinger as the only republicans. >>> new court documents reveal britney spears finds her father, quote, threatening and scary, describing him as an incompetent financial manager. britney's team calling the relationship venomous saying, quote -- her mental health, well-being and her ability to pursue and continue with her extraordinary career. britneys has named cpa jason rubin to take over asen conservator of her estate. >>> and a fox news alert, breaking news now, simone biles drops out of the women's to olympics gymnas

morning, back with your headlines, lawyers for the illegal immigrant convicted of killing mollie tibbettsthe other claims he heard the killer confess behind bars. he will testify the cristhian rivera's sentencing tomorrow. rivera is expected to receive a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole. a man suffers second degree burns after liquid is thrown at him on the streets of manhattan. police are looking for this shirtless suspect who allegedly laughed after tossing the scoldso-calling victim's back ad soldier. is he believed to be homeless. the victim was treated for the burns at a hospital. a lawyer agrees to represent britney spears and her conservative battle page 6 reports the pop star has had several conversations with attorney matthew rosen gart. he will appear in court today to argue spears has the right to choose her own lawyer. >> the judge will then have to decide whether to appoint him. spears picked rosen gart after court appointed lawyer resigned from the case following bombshell testimony last month. former olympic medalist pushing back on the olympic comm