a judge has ruled the girl can take the stand during tom fowler's trial. prosecutors say the former deputy shot his wife after a party at their evans home on new year's day, 2012. the death was originally ruled a suicide but the case was reopened in april of 2014. lawyers say ashley fowler killed herself and have introduced a suicide note that was written about a year and a half before her death. the couple had three children. >>> denver police believe they have found the car involved? a hit-and-run crash tuesday night. they still haven't found the driver. investigators say the driver of a dark-colored lincoln town car hit a 66-year-old woman near the intersection of park and tremont place. anyone with information is asked to call crimestoppers. >>> a new study accomplished in the new england journal of medicine provides strong evidence that a zika infection during pregnancy is associated researchers say pregnancy complications include miscarriage, potential blindness in babies and abnormal fetal brain development. doctors are calling it zika virus congeni

she and her husband, tom fowler, a sheriff's deputy went to their bedroom and argued.'s when ashleigh was shot in the head. the end dispute is whether she shot herself or he did. they said they think law enforcement helped protect one of their own. in opening statements prosecutors told jurors he was angry at his wife for her behavior. >> he was holding on to who? i really don't want you to drink. she assured him. >> in her opening the defense attorney claims police gave media pressure to bring charges. the teen questioned the neighbors saying he overheard the defendant saying he couldn't believe he shot her. the defense said ashleigh was distraught over miscarrying. >> she wasn't on her mental health medication. she was intoxicated and just suffered a miscarriage. she was a pressure cooker. >> and heather, the judge has ruled that the couple's three young children can and will testify. heather. >> alicia reporting live for us, thank you. >> which country do you think has the happiest people on earth? a new study has an answer in our final 30 next. at safelite, we know

. >>> the former mother-in-law of tom fowler speaking out during his murder trial. says her daughter, ashley, told her in august of 2011 that she was thinking about getting a divorce. four months later she was dead. the prosecution claims that he shot and killed his wife, but the defense says she committed suicide. >>> and the defense attorney in l.a.'s grim sleeper trial planning to bring in dna as evidence. lonnie franklin jr. pleased guilty to not murdering nine women. franklin's attorney says he will be focusing on dna found on the bodies that was not connected to franklin. jon: well, tuesday's primaries solidified donald trump as the front-runner for the republican nomination for president. many republicans still say they want nothing to do with the billionaire businessman. they say he's bad for the party. but is this the start of an inevitable change among republicans? peggy noonan writes in the "wall street journal" today: a side story that may be the central one, it is possible there is some big, unforetold evolution going on within the republican party and

tom shillue. and radio talk show host richard fowler. and of course, certainly not last and least, democratic political strategist jessica tarlov. andrea, i'll start with you. it seems to me that there are republicans who care more about saving the republican party than they care about saving the republic. >> ah-ha, it's not saving the republican party, it's saving all their trips to sea island, to golf. it's saving the merlots and the steaks at the capitol grill. it's saving their power and their existence. the establishment has made big money off of being professional campaign consultants. i mean, this is a big business. you think about the thousands of lobbyists that won't be able to lobby a donald trump the way they could lobby an establishment candidate. i think that that is why they're fighting so hard, for their own relevance. but they're the ones that got us into this mess. when president obama said it's not me, he's right. it is the republicans that got themselves into this mess. they nominated two losers with mccain and romney.

president of high noon strategies elisa booth, and the host of red eye, tom shillue and strategist and talk show host richard fowler, and of cour course, and certainly not last but least democratic political strategist jessica parlov, and so andrea, it seems that there are republicans who are more concerned about saving the republican party than they care about saving the republic. >> a ha! it is not saving the republican party, but it to sea island and golf and the merlots and the steaks at the capital grill, and saving the power and the existence, and the establishment has made big money off of being professional campaign consultant, and jesse, this is a big business. you think of the thousands of lobbyist lobbyists that won't lobby to donald trump the way they could lobby an establishment candidate, and that is why they are fighting so hard for their own relevance, but they are the ones who got us into the mess. when president obama said it is not me, is right, it is the republicans who got themselves into the mess. they nominated two losers with mccain and romney, and they didn't do what the american electorate

around the league tom brady posted congratulations patent on the career and you change the game forever and made everyone around you better. who caught his last pass, it was bennie fowler who expressed his gratitude on twitter thinking the sheriff. jim lehrer nager and the canes fell short of winning the title but second-place isn't too shabby. his team accomplishments on the basketball court, so good. >>> tragic, three on the other. he is trailing in the second quarter. kobe bryant and the lakers taking on steph curry and the warriors. we do not have that video for you now. the warriors losing to the lakers today. shooting 20. from the three- point line. one of the biggest wins for the lakers this year. unfortunately the golden state record will take a hit and here are the highlights. there we go. all right. there are a lot of misses. seth curry, one of those days. the young guys for the lakers doing all the heavy lifting. lakers win big over the defending champions. >>> adam scott is writing momentum after a win in palm beach garden. he said his sights on the cadillac championship. we can't mention the donald, and eagle from 60 feet out. this is how i play in my drea