. >> reporter: in topeka, kansas, a real world economic experiment is taking place. the results are dividing the business community. that's coming up on "night" >>> the tax plan released last week by the trump administration looks quite similar to the tax reform kansas voted into law a few years ago. we traveled to topeka to see how the steep cuts are playing out. >> reporter: it's been called the kansas experiment. a package of deep tax cuts that the governor promised would be a shot of adrenaline for the state economy. instead it's blown a billion dollar hole in the budget, cut funding for schools, and divided the business community. five years ago, kansas cut personal income taxes and became the only state in the country where small firms, known as passthroughs, have a tax rate of zero. it was a real world test of the controversial economic theory that tax cuts lead to growth. but almost immediately, the drumbeat to get rid of them began. now more and more businesses are speaking out against it, even though it benefits them. matt condon, a local entrepreneur, runs

this happened in topeka, kansas. this happened in topeka, kansas. you can see jumping in, and handing father the boy. >>> a grim discovery in the case of an american man and canadian woman missing in belize. police discovered their bodies in a remote area, an apparent double homicide. >> from missing persons investigation to a murder mystery. police in belize finding the remains of 36-year-old a marine veteran from atlanta, and a woman from toronto cane fields. >> knowing he was with her, it makes me feel better they were together. >> they were well known by locals. they were wrapping up their trips. divorce knee set to return this friday. the couple enjoying their final night at a local bar. it was the last time they were seen alive. coming up at 7:00 a.m., more on the tragic case with your mma first look. >>> take a look at what a drone spotted off of california coast. it looks big. that's a juvenile great white shark, this is 11 miles from where a woman was attacked by a great white on sunday. it's not clear if th

. >> lynch will soon transfer to a state prison about 150 miles north in topeka, kansas.end, leah greenfield, plans to follow her there after giving birth, which is now only days away. >> are you tired of being pregnant? at first she was very upset about the sentencing, but she's chose to seek apartments in topeka and move there with solace which is good because it gets her away from wichita. >> she's not giving this child up for adoption. >> no. >> when do you think solace is going to be here? >> lynch says she has recommitted herself to leah and has broken off her budding relationship with jenifer wood. >> it all came down to me choosing to stay with leah, to stay with my family. >> wood was not happy about the conversation between herself and lynch or the rumors going around the housing unit. >> she told lindsey it was because she needed to save her relationship. then she went down there talking a bunch of [ bleep ] about how i was the one that was pursuing her, and i was the one that was ruining her relationship and all this [ bleep ]. i was just like oh, my god, dude

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. >>> and america strong tonight the police rescue in topeka, kansas, sprinting across the park afterg a boy falling into a pond. the boy with autism was unable to get out. the officer and another gentleman pulling him to safety. >>> when we come back -- it's been nearly 20 years now since the death of princess diana, what we have now learned about her last night in paris. ray's always been different. last year, he said he was going to dig a hole to china. at&t is working with farmers to improve irrigation techniques. remote moisture sensors use a reliable network to tell them when and where to water. so that farmers like ray can compete in big ways. china. oh ... he got there. that's the power of and. for my constipation, i switch laxatives.ed stimulant laxatives make your body go by forcefully stimulating the nerves in your colon. it works with the water in your body to hydrate and soften. unblocking your system naturally. miralax. (nathan) secondhand smoke caused m

nancy: this all unfolded in topeka, kansas. a police officer saw a little boy walking close to a pond when the 4-year-old fell in. now we will let the footage caught on the body come ra tell the story from there. >> hey! >> i need help. call 911 for me. we have a get that fell into a pond. >> i got a civilian. i got him out. he fell in the pond. almost drowned. i got him out. >> heart stopping to listen to and to watch. as you heard him say yes, they got him out. it turns out that the little boy the parents had been searching for him after he was unlocked the backdoor. his father was in the bathroom. his name is elijah and his family says he is all right. but terrifying to see him. you see how quickly the officer jumps in. he does not think twice and he saved his life. larry: love the body camera there to show the heroism. we forget they are people, too. nancy: absolutely. heroes in what they do. larry: very heroic. thank you. alison: well, you know today would have been the fourth birthday of former baltimore ravens tight end

. >> the officer's cam suspect near topeka, kansas, park. he never found the suspect but he saw a small child dangerously close to a pond. within seconds, the 4-year-old boy who was with autism alone in the park went in the water and under. >> hey! sam: the officer sprints toward the water. you see the child's head bobbing. he jumps in and rescues him. >> a kid fell in the pond. >> the boy's parent had been searching for the 4-year-old after he disappeared. children with autism are often drawn to water. in this case, officer aaron bolmer in the right place at the right time. sam sweeney, abc7 news. jonathan: so observant. he saw the little boy standing by the water and saw him go in. okay. look at the video out of washington state. run it for you. you see a small plane. check this out. first eclipse the lines and then it tears apart and explodes in the middle of th street. this is dash cam video and it happened in the middle of rush hour. >> i could feel the heat on my face. the fireball and the wing clipped the van. the closest i have come

she joins us now from topeka, kansas. thank you for your time this afternoon. me start you with reaction from yesterday. you are no stranger to looking at cbo scores. what stood out to you yesterday? kathleen: i think what we learned is what people thought about the american health care act passed by house republicans. about 23 million people will lose coverage and in spite of the protestations by house republicans, the cbo says very clearly that this does not protect people with pre-existing conditions. it does not. and i think that makes it a very difficult bill. millionsnot only cause of people to lose coverage, but certainly older americans, anybody with a pre-existing condition, anybody with a chronic condition, is going to be in really difficult shape under this bill. if they can get coverage, they may be priced at the market and some of them could be blocked out of the market altogether. lower income folks will find premiums going up because subsidies are cut. and if they are older, the age tax is a 5-1 ratio. somebody above 50 years old could get charge

the mystery house is about topeka lot more interest. the story of sarah winchester is now being produced as a film starring actress helen mirren. >> this house is a manifestation as of sarah winchester and i think in that sense it's haunted. >> reporter: sarah was convinced she was haunted by the south of those killed by the firearms that made her family rich. she constantly constructed and reconstructed the house's 160 rooms for 38 years supposedly to throw off the spirits and give herself places to hide. on our tour we saw a doorknob shaking. >> sarah, is that you? [ laughter ] >> reporter: nope. just a construction worker because parts of the home are still under renovation. so guests coming through this area will have to wear what they call bump caps because it's so low, easy to hit your head. >> whoa. >> anne makovec reporting there. for news throughout the evening, the latest news and weather, always on cbssf.com. announcer: it's time to play "family feud"! give it up for steve harvey! [captioning made possible by fremantle media]

natsaguilar's cousin was driving in from topeka to visit family.but before he even arrived at their houserip took a dangerous turn. now - the accident has his family asking questions about the dangerous hole. betty aguilar/driver's cousin:"that hole wasn't secured. that's the thing. it should have been more secured."after the accident, the city covered the hole with metal plates and put up barriers.but this family says this isn't how it looked before.betty aguilar/driver's cousin:"there was just like a little wood, but that wasn't going to stop anything from going through there. but that's the city's fault. they should have put something more secure."they are just happy their loved one escaped this hole in one piece.betty aguilar/driver's cousin:"the car fell backwards. and in a way it's better because if he would have fell forward, it would be a lot worse." (justine) the city says plywood was used to cover the hole because a metal plate could not fit in that alleyway. since the accident... a metal plate has been fitted to cover the hole. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with

. >> the opportunity to purchase act or topeka pa a $100 million a year industry. >> it's all i do. i've spent a year building this business. >> reporter: the attorney drives around in a toppa mobile recruiting renters as clients by selling their first right to buy when the property they rent goes up for sale. >> they have not only the right to buy the house but to essentially sell the house and this is the magic of topa. >> they found sales all over the district have been held up by tenants delaying the profits while they say their rights to the highest bidder and that bidder gets to buy the house even if the seller already had a deal with someone else and take a look at this recent the listings. all knew knits were rented airbnb so no topa required. >> they can make roughly the same amount of money and should they decide to sell, they're not putting themselves at that risk of being held hostage. >> reporter: or are they? since d.c. law doesn't define what a tenant is, airbnb guests may qualify even if they only stayed a few days. >> my view of the law is that tenant would be anyth

natsaguilar's cousin was driving in from topeka to visit family.but before he even arrived at their househis trip took a dangerous turn. now - the accident has his family asking questions about the dangerous hole. betty aguilar/driver's cousin:"that hole wasn't secured. that's the thing. it should have been more secured."after the accident, the city covered the hole with metal plates and put up barriers.but this family says this isn't how it looked before.betty aguilar/driver's cousin:"there was just like a little wood, but that wasn't going to stop anything from going through there. but that's the city's fault. they should have put something more secure."they are just happy their loved one escaped this hole in one piece.betty aguilar/driver's cousin:"the car fell backwards. and in a way it's better because if he would have fell forward, it would be a lot worse." (justine) the city says plywood was used to cover the hole because a metal plate could not fit in that alleyway. since the accident... a metal plate has been fitted to cover the hole. (jr stone) still ahead... the jury selection

thirteen year-old jordan donaldson of topeka, kansas say they were playing with the device but left itn the garage to charge. hoverboard sparked and then quickly went up in flames. >> really scary, we were lucky it wasn't in the basement or living room. >> the house, extensive damage as you can see, the garage is pretty well gutted out and we have heat, smoke throughout the rest of the house. >> last year 11 different brand of the toy were recalled after nearly 100 reports of the burns, property damaged caused by fires resulting from over heated batteries, thankfully no one was hurt in this particular instant. >>> switching to weather, better news, today, right. >> we are looking at sunshine here this morning, jan, we did have fog, that has developed, out in the lancaster reading area, to start out this sunday morning but good news is we really will be looking at a dry sunday especially during daylight hours even though precipitation could come in later on. our eyewitness weather watchers there a few up this morning talking about temperatures that are 50's and 60's across the area but

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. >> 75 million people across this country know it, whether you're in topeka, kansas, or wherever it be, every man and every woman has at least heard of nascar, and i want to bank on that. >> it doesn't matter. it doesn't do anything for me. >> we have a company here that does $1.6 million a year, and these guys think that they're too good for a company like nascar that's worth billions. i'm speechless. >> that's the person that goes to nascar, that drinks the beer, that does the nascar stuff. i mean-- >> i have this weird feeling that you have disdain for nascar and the people that go to the races. >> i could give a [bleep] about nascar, to tell you the truth. >> you absolutely embarrassed me. that will never happen again. >> i have this weird feeling that you have disdain for nascar and the people that go to the races. >> i could give a [bleep] about nascar, to tell you the truth. >> at the end of the day, whether it's nascar or the man on the [bleep] moon, what matters is, is that you don't have the money to be on tv, you don't have the money to do print ads, so what i have to do

three people were killed at that topeka, kansas, residence. all males.olice say the alleged shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshoot wound. >>> now to the deadly shooting spree in los angeles over the weekend. a man and a woman are being questioned in connection with the shootings. it all started saturday afternoon after a carjacking. one victim was shot and wounded on the street by gunfire from a passing vehicle. two others were injured in their car. >> the victims were random. randomly picked and these attacks were unprovoked. >> the suspects were arrested on suspension of automobile theft and illegal possession of a handgun. police are still putting together the pieces but say it does not appear to be gang related. >>> turning overseas to venezuela the president hiked the minimum wage another 60%. in response to the country's deepening economic crisis. it's the third pay increase the president has ordered this year. the crisis has led to deadly protests and calls for his removal. today government supporters and opponents are preparing rival marches

(grant) the topeka kansas police department has released bodycam video of one of its officerssaving aur-year-old boy...who has autism.(vicki) catherine heenan is here with more on a rescue that the officer says he'll remember forever... (catherine) that officer was on another call - near a community park sunday when he saw a littleboy dangerously close to a pond.. the bodycam video shows the four-year-old bobbing in the water....gaspin g for air.and then the officer jumping into the water to grab him... that officer eventually asks for someone to help him out - by calling 9-1-1... we learned today that elijah had unlocked a back door while his father was in the bathroom and his mother was at work.. officer aaron bulmer is just happy he was there... officer aaron bulmer:i didn't know that elijah had autism. i knew he was young and the verbal skills weren't there when i communicated with him. when i found out later he had autism it really struck me. it was god's hand of protection on that child. and he used me as an instrument. elijah's mother agrees --- saying she believes the officer

governor brownback signing the bill in topeka this morning.er this week. one person killed when a coal train derailed in missouri. it happened after it collided with a truck in lincoln county. police say the driver of the truck was killed because he tried to beat the train. officials with bnsf railway say 30 cars derailed as a result. >>> lakeside homeowners brace for more flooding as heavy rain batters lake on theriot's southern shore, the highest level in 24 years, roughly 20 inches above average. new york's governor cuomo declared a state of emergency for several coupes along the shore there. >>> theoretic physicist steven hawking moved up humanity's deadline for escaping earth. it's now a mere 100 years. on a documentary that debuts this summer on bbc, hawking says the human species will have to populate a new planet within the century if it is to survive. now there's a happy thought for you. i'll leave it at that. >> or just go to the guardians of the galaxy. >> you can't make that comment on today. it's a day of celebration. you shouldn'

well, in topeka, kansas a rescue recorded by the hero himself.ice department released video, one officer jump intoed a pond for child with autism. as he was walking towards the boy he saw him fall into the water. officer quickly jumps in and the child taken to a local hospital to be checked out. by the way, his participants were looking for him exactly the same moment that the officer found that child. remember this moment? >> nobody puts babe in the corner. cheryl: of course, that was patrick swayze, 62,500 bucks at auction, bought by a hollywood memorabilia collector as glenn. she had mixed feelings about selling belongs. there you are with the jacket, you lucky lady. i was so jealous, i wanted to go put it on but i couldn't do that. he died from pancreatic cancer, maria, a big percentage of proceeds will go to pancreatic network. widow doing positive with that money. maria: sure is. good uis of money -- use of money there. the details next ♪ predictable. the comfort in knowing where things are headed. because as we live longer... and markets c

the topeka, kansas officer quickly pulling the boy from safety.ere looking for him. wound up there in that pond. good news this morning the boy is okay and that cop is a hero. all right, ainsley. ainsley: yes, he is the president is fired up about the ninth circuit of appeals taking to twitter to save. this first the ninth circuit rules against the ban and now rules against sanctuary cities. both ridiculous rulings. see you in the supreme court. the ninth circuit terrible record of being overturned close to 80%. they used to call this judge shopping. messy system. brian: now says senators have a plan to help fix the issue seen in the u.s. largest court of appeals split into two different circuits. will this work? one of those senators got experience with this very district. senator dan sullivan who was a clerk. there is a there a way out for the ninth district besides breaking it up? >> well, look, i think, you know, brian, when you go in front of the u.s. supreme court, above the entrance is a saying that says equal justice under law. and if you