u.s. court of appeals is set to hear arguments last may a federal court ruled county commissioners violated the constitution one a coerced of the participation in prayers that overwhelmingly supported one religion. this might be the first time they've review the government prayer policy since the u.s. supreme court ruled the joel: with so much of the country shivering, the last thing you need is for your friend is to die. heather: that's what happened to a military mom outside of pittsburgh. joel: she was lucky enough to in for a much bigger joel: he doesn't just repair furnaces, the repairs or faith in mankind. joel: thank you for your service. join us tomorrow morning on abc 11 beginning at 4:30. heather: eyewitness news continues on abc11.com, the mobile app, facebook and twitter. kids, enjoy the day off tomorrow. joel: go panthers. my moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis made a simple trip to the grocery store anything but simple. so finally, i had an important conversation with my dermatologist about humira. he explained that humira works inside my body to target and help block

u.s. court of appeals for the fourth circuit will hear arguments on whether county officials violated the constitution by leading people caitlin knute is live to explain. caitlin: the issue according to the aclu of north carolina is people were coerced into participating in prayer before public meetings and the prayers specific to one religion christianity. the aclu maintains between 2007 and 2013 more than u79% of the prayers delivered by the rowan county commissioners were christian. because the commissioners themselves were leading them and instructed the present to stand and join in the aclu says some residents felt pressured to do so. in may of last year a federal district court ruled this was unconstitutional and ordered commissioners to stop. this case will be the first time a federal appeals court reviewed a government prayer policy since the u.s. supreme court ruled an invocation practice in greece, new york, was constitutional but different religions led them. john: just days from the iowa is skipping tomorrow's sanders. barbara: it is 5:08 and 49 you heard the war heed that advi

of the companies. >>> lawyers for boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev have officially appealed his conviction and sentence with the u.s. court of appeals for the first circuit. his lawyers are appealing the recent ruling that he pay 101 million dollars in restitution to the the victims. earlier this month a judge denied his bid for a new trial. >>> also tonight, lynn policesay they were forced to fire when man pointed a gun at an officer. tonight, that man is dead and investigation. bill shields has the details live tonight from lynn. >> reporter: and this came to an end on the corner in back of me. the suspect according to police and pointed it at police and they shot him to death. but this started moments before about 2 box this way when -- blocks this way when police went to home where he was and had a search warrant and he didn't want them to come in and they also had an arrest warrant and he was not going to be arrested. >> as the officers were checking the second floor they called to him. he answered saying he had a gun and he would kill them. >> reporter: four lynn police officers found ran doll mcclan here but he jum

u.s. court of appeals today. should a gloucester high school transgender student born a >> i can say i did not set out to make waves. i set out to use the bathroom. spotlight. the high school junior says the gloucester county school board violated his rights when they required students to use bathrooms based on the biology, not gender. >> it is not easy. >> he is no longer alone. he is now being held by the aclu, who is sitting shoulder to shoulder in his place. >> a more difficult for anyone that's =--difficult experience for anyone, and an even more difficult situation for gavin. jason: they are asking judges to appeal the decision until a case can come to trial. >> it is briskly saying you, there is something wrong with you that makes it so you cannot jason: the judges asked the attorneys, what is the meaning of sex in 2016? they pondered if times have changed and they will have to decide whether they have. >> it is my personal hope that this will be resolved before i leave school so that something, anything c

u.s. court of appeals. his lawyers are also appearing the recent ruling that tsarnaev paid -- pay 101 million in restitution to the victims. earlier this month a judge denied his bid for a new trial. >>> the first case of the zika virus confirmed here in massachusetts. the state health department has not identified the patient. they say he's boston man who contracted the virus abroad. recovery. zika is spread through bites from a specific breed of mosquito and it's been tied to birth defects. >>> the fbi relosing new video showing the deadly shooting of a man involved in a stand off in an oregon federal wildlife refuge. it was reportedded from plane showing the confrontation between the fbi and you see him get out of the truck and reach into his pockets. he was shot and killed by an oregon state trooper. four occupyers are at the wildlife refuge. >>> the manhunt for three escaped california prisoners has taken a turn. now a prison employee is under arrest accused of helping the thee break free. she worked a

appeals court. in the ruling on tuesday, the u.s. court of appeals says migratory birds pose a threat to humansou the agency has been trapping and relocating the birds since the lawsuit was filed in y 2013. >>> jurors just convicted a long island man of shooting and wounding a suffolk county police officer. 23-year-old sheldon left tank was found guilty of aggravated attempted moyer for shooting officer mark collins in he neck after a traffic stop. he faces 40 years to life behind bars. officer collins miraculously recovered. in fact, he's back on the job. >>> a milwaukee man was arrested 23-year-old sammy mohammed hamza wanted to storm a temple with a people. was recorded plotting the attack. he originally wanted to kill soldiers and citizens in the west bank but changed his plans. >>> more countries are on the do not travel list for pregnant women and possible exposure to the zika virus. the centers for disease control has added the dominican republic and the virgin islands. a total of 24 locations where this mosquito-borne virus is linked

u.s. court of appeals rejected the request to hold the class action. in december, a judge agreed to add more than $100,000 to the class action status. >>> much more ahead here. a high profile company that saw the likes of the vice president, now in trouble. how it may be putting people's health at risk. >>> and bay area university accused of misleading thousands of students about life after graduation. >>> plus, a super bowl building boom. what's behind the towers and a whole lot of hardware? >>> spring-like out here today. but winter is making a return. >>> plus, why the government plans to fly helicopters low over the bay area >>> the field at levi stadium is taking shape for super bowl l today. today, crews finished painted the second number 50. the nfl says crews are on pace to get the field ready. of course, they'll make it. we did notice today that it appears they painted the broncos logo. >>> a giant banner now hangs welcoming fans to super bowl city. take a look. everything from concert stages to food booths are being set up. >> next week, tens

u.s. court of appeals only invalidated marriage laws in four states -- michigan, kentucky, ohio and tennessee. those states fall under the sixth circuit. as a result judge moore says alabama's marriage protection act and sanctity of marriage amendment should remain in full force. >> marie: one hedge fund has had enough of melissa mayer as ceo of yahoo. the acting invest firm wrote a scathing letter to yahoo's chairman and the board. the letter says myer has failed to turn around the company and it's time for 23450u leadership at the top. this is not the first time the managing member has attacked he is night loan in -- not alone. there have been growing calls for yahoo to let mayer go. >>> the price of air travel just went up. monday delta airlines quietly raised fares $4 a flight haul. it didn't take long for southwest, american and united to follow suit. industry insiders call the move surprising and says major carriers have been collecting record profits due to lower fuel costs. >> jessica: micro-sos is tackling pedestrian safety. at the consumer electronics show here in las vegas. >> mari

of appeal. the notice filed with the first u.s. circuit court of appeals does not give any grounds for appeal. those will be spelled out later on. tsarnaev was convicted last year and sentenced to death in the three people and injured more than 260. accused of aiding in the escape. coming up, officials in california arrest a teacher on suspicion of helping three inmates escape from a maximum-security jail. plus, china is now joining the search for the malayasian airliner that disappeared two years ago. why they have decided to join that search. scattered snow showers a possibility that afternoon, and the next one approaching over the weekend. the temperature change that s corner, wine week continues . we are going to show you some that pairs well with it beet risotto. erin: new details from the inmate escape in california. authorities now say that a teacher has been arrested on suspicion of helping the three inmates escape from the maximum-security jail. the orange county sheriff' s office says 44-year-old nooshafarin ravaghi may have supplied the maps to the men before they cut and climbed th

u.s. court of appeals will hear arguments on whether rowan county officials violated the constitution by leading people in prayer before public meetings. caitlin: the issue is people were coerced into participating in prayers before public meetings and the prayers were specific to one relying christianity. aclu maintains between 2007 and 2013 more than 97% of the prayers delivered by the row within county commissioners were christian. because the commissioners themselves led the prayers that instructed those present to stand and join in the aclu says some residents felt pressure to do so. in may of last year a court ruled that this was unconstitutional and ordered commissioners to stop but this case will be the first time a federal appeals court reviews a the u.s. supreme court ruled in invocation in new york was constitutional. the difference leaders from different relyings took turns delivering prayers and the public was forth directed to -- not directed to participate. we will follow this and pass it along. barbara: we have heard the driver didn't heed that advice. it is our must see video. b

u.s. court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit in 1990, and was later appointed to that judge thomas to the supreme court in the united states. he was confirmed on october 15, 1991. i will add to this brief comment by noting he has always been a loyal friend of the society. he has introduced many of our lectures, hosted our state chair's dinner, and on one occasion gave the society's annual lecture in 1997. it is my distinct honor to present to this audience, justice clarence thomas. [applause] justice thomas: thank you, jim. judge leon. i see so many of my colleagues here. good evening and welcome to the supreme court. i am delighted that so many of you could join us this evening for the final lecture in the society's 2015 leon silverman lecture series. tonight's talk by randy barnett will focus on the slaughterhouse cases. these are particularly interesting to me. it is sure to be an excellent lecture. before injuries professor barnett i want to take a moment to reflect on the society and its contributions to this court. leadership of a the late leon silverman, for whom this

u.s. court of appeals. the current districts have been determined to be unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. court is taking the lower courts decision under advisement, so technically we don't know for sure what the final lines maybe. congressman forbes a republican is finding himself in a district that voted 61% for president barack obama. we went to long time republican insider gary byler who confirmed he has heard the same thing. congressman randy forbes could run in the second congressional district. gary byler/republican activist (18:35 2) ((congressman forbes is actively considering a bid for congress in the second district)) runs; 05 (19:19 2) ((under the new lines dranw by the court of appeals does not look to the repbulicans)) runs: 06 tonight at six, reaction from congressman forbes office. they aren't saying much, but i can confirm he has been calling around key people in the republican district that represents most of virginia beach, telling them he's interesting. you heard it here first, ser

of what led to this fatal shooting. antoinette: new at noon, lawyers for boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev have just first u.s. circuit court of appeals does not give any grounds for appeal. those will be spelled out later. the 22-year-old was convicted last year and sentenced to death in the bombings, which killed three people and injured more than 260 in april 2013. commitment to thousand 16, donald trump in new hampshire this noon for a rally. of course, the other candidates in iowa campaigning. nicole asked the fun is in new hampshire with the latest on what trump is up to. nicole: coming up on the heels of a primary election in new hampshire. hundreds of people packing the trump is off the plane from iowa. he uses his time in front of voters to explain why he chose republican primary debate thursday night. this is the point of the campaign were candidates lose their voices. trump sold it -- sounded raspy as he told the crowd he raised its million dollars for veterans. this at a separate event he held to coincide with the debate. he says the risk of skipping the iowa caucus was the right decision. cracks when someone doesn' t trea

u.s. court of appeals for the fifth circuit pretty old's as being from princeton come his master degree from the london school of economics and his j.d. from the university of chicago law school. please welcome it we shapiro. [applause] >> thanks roger. the reason i'm going second isn't because i have to get out of here immediately although i am monitoring my phone in case something happens but i figure i would let seide reply to both of us if he wants to end david can continue that conversation rather than me trying to rebut seide because it's really that david's project. as we enter this final year of the barack obama presidency there is much that the president can do to change people's opinion of him for better or worse. his legacy barring some extraordinary occurrence including an extraterrestrial one perhaps as the holiday ever sizing -- advertising blitz for the independence day movie reminds reminds us as they can to history presented beside executive action on which more shortly one of president obama's chief accomplishments has been too returned the constitution to a central place i

u.s. court of appeals to the vista circuit. e has a ba, and a jd from the university of chicago law school. please welcome ilia shapiro [applause]. >> thank you roger. the reason i'm going second is that because i have to get out here immediately, although i am my phone in case something happens. i figure i would let's i reply to both of us if he wants to. and david david can continue that conversation rather than me trying to per rebut. this is really about david's project. as we enter this final year of the brock obama presidency, there is not much that the president can do to change people's opinion of him, for better or worse. his worse. his legacy, barring some extraordinary currents, including -- as a holiday advertising glitz for the new independence day reminded us is baked into history. setting aside legislation and executive action, one of president obama's chief accomplishments has been to return the constitution to a central place in our public discourse. unfortunately, the president fermented this up screwing in int

u.s. court of appeals said migratory birds pose a well-known threat to human safety. but special permits are needed to kill the snowy owls. the port authority has been trapping and relocating the birds since the lawsuit was filed in 2013. >>> the leader of a group occupying a national wild al wildlife refuge in oregon is under arrest. mon bundy was stopped by fbi agents while he and several others reportedly were heading to a community meeting. the fbi and oregon state police say shots were fired during the confrontation and a rancher from arizona was killed. there's eight people now in s. custody. it's unclear how many people from bundy's group are still at that refuge. manager says the candidate will not take part n tomorrow's televised debate. trump doesn't want fox newschannel's megyn kelly to return as a moderator. th feud happened after their last debate you remember. trump called her questions ased. but fox insists she will be on the stage tomorrow. >> i'm not a fan of megyn kelly. i think she's a third-rate reporter. >> i would like to invite donald right now

u.s. court of appeals is set to hear an argument on a government rare case. did commissioners violated the constitution when they had a prayer before the meeting. we will have the latest coming up today on eyewitness news. coming up on good morning america how you can make $1000 from the stuff that is hanging eyewitness news >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. oprah dropping 26 pounds and eating bread every step of the way. >> i don't deny myself bread. >> she says weight watchers has changed her life for good and we talk to dr. ashton live. >>> also this morning, pamela health battle with hepatitis c and her 12-week medical miracle cure. >> i'm just really grateful i feel like i got 20 years back of my life >>> super saver secrets. put a thousand dollars in your pocket right now. the apps you can put to work to make money in your closet. how all your junk can add up to cold, hard cash this morning. go go big or go home >>> going broke to stay buff. >> it's an investment in myself. >> the people addicted to working out and willing to pay just about anyt

of states. the court here this is a three-judge panel, the u.s. court of appealsr the district of columbia issuing a brief order denying an application seeking to stay the rule while litigation continues. the battle will continue in the courts but for now what the court is saying here is that this rule will stay in place and that is a defeat for the coal industry. >> eamon, does this basically mean the baton is passed to the supreme court? >> i think what it means is they are going to have to sort this out in litigation, there's ongoing litigation on this. what they asked for the states and some of the coal companies here were interested in getting a stay of the obama administration new power plant standards. they wanted them to stop implementing that rule all together. what the court is saying now that that rule will be able to stay in place and those people who are planning for its implementation will have to keep planning for it. ultimately the litigation will continue as well on a separate track. this is just an incremental thing here but it means that the oba

of appointing such fine jurists as judge donald bean and judge james maxwell to the supreme court. i have appointed harvard law graduate jack wilson and former u.s. attorney jim greenlee to the court of appeals. tonight we are all honored by the court's presence. let me say congratulations to all of the members here tonight, particularly of those who have or will be selected as committee chairman. i can assure you the leadership weighs every appointment with extreme deliberation and attention. and i'm certain you will do no less than the consideration of your important duties as committee chairmen and chairwomen. 25 years ago, i took the only of office as a member of the house of representatives. it was a wonderful day and has been a beautiful journey. but all along the way, i have remembered the pride and excitement i felt becoming a representative of this body and a humbled public servant. my goal then as it is today was to do the most good. i believe we have all had help accomplishing our goals and our personal and professional life. you see, i am confident god continues to rule over the affairs of man. and i believe he has blessed mississippi's leadership and its people. we now face a ne

u.s. court of appeals for the third circuit in pennsylvania. finally. he was nominated way over a year ago, nearly 14 months ago. strong bipartisan support, home state senators, and this is just a case where unfortunately the republican leadership has subjected judge restrepo to totally unnecessary delay, but as part of their wholesale obstruction of judicial nominees. during all of 2015, senate republicans allowed votes only 11 judicial nominations. i mention that because democrats took the majority in the last two years of president bush's term. we confirmed 40 judges during that year, 40. i was chairman. i remember that very well. i wanted to not -- i didn't want to repeat the things like we saw during the clinton administration. republicans came in and the then-chairman of the -- republican chairman of the senate judiciary committee killed over 70 nominees of the clinton administration by not allowing them to have a vote. so i said let's move faster, and so i moved 40 through. republicans, did they do the same? no. they allowed 11. judge restrepo ex

interests in the supreme court, occasionally in the federal circuit courts of appeals, but is really the central figure in terms of litigating the u.s.' position before the supreme court. >> host: whether or not that person is an expert in the topic being discussed or not, it's more of a trial attorney type thing? >> guest: well, that's a good question. the office of the solicitor general sort of has three layers to it. at the very top we've got the u.s. solicitor general, now don verrilli. that's a position that is nominated by the president, confirmed by the senate. so these typically are people who are very, very good in the legal sense but also well connected politically. so below them then you've got four deputy solicitors general, and those are folks who are experts in the issue area that's involved. and then below them, of course, you've got the staff attorneys. so what's unique about the sg's office is cases that, with which they're involved start off with the staff attorneys who are generalists, and they sort of investigate the case, they do their research, and they write as a generalist judge would want to read, right? not

in october the 11th circuit court of appeals said the u.s. supreme court's ruling on gay marriage nullified the earlier decision of the alabama supreme court, which it upheld the same-sex marriage ban. the main thing moore accomplished is to create confusion for judges who could be held in contempt by a federal judge if they refuse to issue licenses to same-sex couple. joining me now, alabama state representative patricia todd. maybe i'm naive. i thought we settled this. we had you on the program several months ago, this little dead end of rebellion. that seemed to be stamped out. where'd we come from? >> alabama's a little -- i'm not sure why he decided to issue this order today. he's wrong. my response is get over it, you lost. you need to go back and do your jobs. >> am i right that this essentially came out of nowhere? >> exactly. i'm not sure what prompted him to do this today. i guess maybe he needs to raise more money for his foundation to pay his family members. i don't know. but we were all sort of shocked that he issued this order to

u.s. supreme court -- the u.s. supreme court has just agreed to hear the appeal of former virginia governor bob mcdonnell. julie carey just broke the story on twitter. mcdonnell wants the court to hear his corruption convictions. mcdonnell was convicted based on an overly broad definition of corruption. a definition that puts all elected officials at risk of prosecution if it is allowed to stand. mcdonnell and his wife maureen both convicted in 2014 doing favors of the vitamin executive in exchange for $165,000 in gifts and loans. the high court is expected to hear his case this april. >>> too many families in virginia and in maryland and the district are touched by gun violence. >> that through regional cooperation we can stem the tide of gun violence. >> it was a first of its kind meeting in our area today to help curb gun crimes. today the attorneys general of d.c., maryland and virginia met to talk about ways to prevent gun violence and they committed to making some changes. the plan includes establishing regular communication about shooting cases between their offices and sharing strategies and crime

of the u.s. rule last year, and the u.s. sirkt court of appeals granted a nationwide stay on the rule. however, this joint resolution is a measure we needed to finally send this bill to the president and put the responsibility for this harmful rule on him. i will continue to fight against this radical environmental agenda being forced on americans by this administration through executive overreach and the congress is in the right -- is right to take steps to stop it. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? for what purpose does the entleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. poe: mr. speaker, recently the harris county, texas, precinct constable's office received a phone call from arkansas. the anchorage police department was looking for a missing girl. they knew she met some bad p

of time to vote. you'll find the web poll on our home page and we'll have updated results throughout our evening newscast tonight. >>> a federal appeals court is siding with the u.s. go in a decades old legal battle over livestock grazing rights in nevada. in addition to overturning an earlier ruling, the ninth circuit court of appeals strongly admonished a reno judge for abusing his power and manager. the court ruled that the family was guilty of trespassing cattle on federal land. the appellate court also decided that the federal judge robert jones had no basis in finding the forest employees in contempt of court for doing their jobs. >>> and new recycling bins being deliver police department the sparks area are causing some confusion for residents. the cans look like the current trash cans northern nevadans already have, but they are their lids are blue instead of green and are only used for recyclable items. this includes paper, cardboard, empty glass bottles and jars as and tin cans. the carts have been a success in reno and it is time to lead the way to a greener spot. the times. a lot of cities have been doing 1990s. reno implemented it in 2014 and it was

u.s. economy as a whole is sound. >>> virginia's former governor insists he is innocent of corruption charges and looking to the u.s. supreme court for redemption. today, the court agreed to hear bob mcdonnell's appealnd explained what the justices have to decide. >> his lawyers say the kind of thing robert mcdonnell and to some extent his wife did for this man, williams, basic opportunity service, to meet with him and talk about it, the normal discourse of political conversation, they say. to criminalize that would be a vast overreach. mcdonnell never actually put his thumb on the scale of any government decision and johnny williams never ended up getting anything out of the state of virginia and they they can't bring corruption. the justice department argued they should uphold the conviction. that's not how it works as long as there is an agreement an elected official will do something for somebody in exchange for money and favors, that constituents a corrupt agreement and doesn't matter what the elected official actually does or the person that provides all the goodies actually gets what he pants. >> -- what he wants. >> pete says the court will take it up the end of april and decision by june. >

u.s. supreme court. the court today agreed to hear his appeal of his conviction on federal corruption charges. in september 2014 a jury in richmond found bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen guilty of doing favors for businessman jonnie williams in exchange for gifts and loans of about 170- thousand dollars. bob mcdonnell was sentenced to two years in prison. maureen to one year and one month. arguments at the supreme court are expected in april and the court should rule by the end of its term in june. the former virginia governor issued the following statement: i am very grateful to the us supreme court for its decision today to hear my case. i am innocent of these crimes and ask the court to reverse these convictions. i maintain my profound confidence in god s grace to sustain me and my family, and thank my friends and supporters across the country for their faithfulness over these past three years. ) norfolk police -- fire -- state surrounded a norfolk home last night -- after they say they discovered a dangerous meth lab. newschannel 3 s nadeen yanes spoke to neighbors and friends of the 4 s

of the abc7 newsroom. this is about the supreme court appeal. michelle marsh in the newsroom. what the latest in michelle: the u.s. supreme court will hear an appeal from former virginia governor bob mcdonald. we just received a statement from mcdonald. i'll read some of it. "i am grate to feel the u.s. supreme court for its decision today to hear my case. i am innocent of these crimes and ask the court to reverse the convictions. i maintain my profound confidence in god's grace to sustain me and my family. and thank my friends and supporters across the country for their faithfulness over the past three years." mcdonald is seeking to overturn his corruption conviction. he and his wife maureen were convicted in 2014 of doing favors for a wealthy businessman in exchange for gifts and loans. the case will be argued in april with the decision likely sometime in june. michelle marsh, abc7 news. alison: thank you. there is a race in hawaii to find any survivors after two marine corps helicopters collided in midair. jonathan elias has been following the story. what is the latest? jonathan: the race is in the 13th hour sea

of killing three women put to death hours ago. scheduled for an execution tonight at six but a last minute appeal to the u.s. supreme court. the latest. announced dead by lethal injection. 1986 murder of a woman. >> a former mother in law ran out of the room crying. dead inside the hole. accused of killing -- and her children. he denied killing the kids but killed -- >> great news for florida iconic manatee. the u.s. fish and wildlife service wants to reclassify them from endangered to threatened. the public would have 90 days to comment before any changes are made. >> thank you. somebody turned a dime into almost $2 million. quite a return on your investment. the coin is extremely rare. why it's for the one of a kind and should have us all checking it out. >> a woman walking into the work. the victim of a random attack. what happened right in the >> plus. >> i've been thrilled with the amount of interest getting from recruits. >> going one on one with ucf football coach. making an impact on the team. >> our forecast getting foggy outside right now. low visibility. rain showers girning to move in. the fog and rain and much

after just little more than a day, the retrial of jack parker and doug taylor has now moved to closing arguments. last summer, the u.s. appeals court threw out their gambling convictions. the case arose from the investigation into the 2012 murder of tammy parker and bryan capnerhurst. parker's son brett was convicted murder and sentenced to life in prison. authorities say their investigation into e murders revealed an illegal gambling business. jack parker and taylor were convicted in connection with the gambling operation. the court of appeals found prosecutorial misconduct and ordered a new trial. we are in the courtroom and will have updates throughout the day on wis news 10. the south carolina lawmaker who proposed registering members of the media is now talking about his bill... to the media. mike pitts held a press conference just about an hour ago. will whitson was there. it could be looked at as the ultimate customer service complaint- representative pitts addressed 9 press outlets in the state house, laying press. pitts filed a bill a couple weeks back- proposing what he bill. in his press conference today, pitts expressed

of utilities are helping them out. betty: thank you so much. with a quick look at the headlines, mark crumpton has more. market: the u.s. supreme court is refusing to hear an appeal of a group seeking access to records from the department of home and security. earlier today justices let stand an appeals court ruling saying that the agency could refuse to release the documents. a saudi prisoner in cuba has been sent back to his homeland 14 years after first arriving there. -- inmate, who was in love was among the way from recent releases, an alleged al qaeda recruiter and fighter. the united states has concluded that measures in place in saudi arabia make it unlikely that he will take part in extremist activities. bombers and gunmen killed 17 people and briefly took hostages in an attack on a mall in baghdad. the islamic state has claimed responsibility. they detonated a car bomb outside with suicide vests inside the building in the predominantly shiite neighborhood. wounded before security forces put an end to the raid. donald trump and ted cruz are locking in their lead among likely caucus participants in iowa according to a quinnipiac university poll that gives

u.s. supreme court' s decision on the death penalty should spare okafor' s life. a hearing was held this afternoon to review the status of okafor' s appeal. okafor is on death row for the murder of alex zaldivar. but the jury was not unanimous in it' s sentence of death. the u.s. supreme court ruled florida' s sentencing guidelines are unlawful because they give judges too much power. but the father of the man okafor killed says, he won' t be satisfied with anything but death. >> i' m speaking for my family. this is what we want and this is what we have been writing for 43.5 -- for 3.5 years. meredith: state attorney jeff ashton argued outside the courthouse that the u.s. supreme court' s ruling won' t likely sway the state' s high court to spare okafor' s life. jim: tonight, a man is recovering in the hospital after he drove his van into a home in maitland this afternoon. this happened in the 500 block of lightning trail, near tuscarora trail. the maitland fire department says witnesses told them the driver was speeding when he lost s not going to make that curb, and he didn' t. he tried to straighten out, apparently. jim: no one was ho

u.s. supreme court denied bolin's appeal after a 4-hour delay in his execution. he was convicted of killing three women in the 1980s and sentenced to death in two of the cases. 8 on your side's mark douglas witnessed the execution at the florida state prison in bradford county. >> shortly after 10:00 oscar ray bolin mouthed the words no thank you to his attorney in the witness room, replied no, sir when asked if he had any final comment and died from lethal injection. >> he died for the murders of three women and died for killing one. her mother had a front row seat in the witness room and insists she can finally rest. >> as to my possibly forgiving oscar bolin for his deliberate and cruel murder of my daughter, it will never happen as oscar responsibility for his heinous acts. >> bolin's attorney expressed sorrow for the victim's families as well as bolin. >> i have three daughters. i can't imagine having to deal with that. this is not the solution. >> 30 years after the murders of three tampa bay women oscar ray bolin has finally paid the ultimate price for what he did. at the flo

u.s. supreme court rejected his final appeal. he was found guilty of killing three women 30 years ago. >> maine's governor is facing criticism after remarks some call racist. governor paula page was talking about the state's heroin epidemic wednesday when he described out of state drug dealers, take a listen to the quote that started the controversy. >> these are guys of the name smoothie, shifty, these type of guys that come from connecticut, new york, they come up here, they sell their heroin, then they go back home. incidentally, half the time they impregnate a young white girl before they leave. >> a representative of hillary clinton's campaign condemned the comments as racist rants. a spokesperson says that lepage was not referencing race when he made the comment. >> new jersey lawmakers will decide whether to increase the legal age to buy cigarettes to 21. the vote is scheduled monday and if it passes it would need the governor's signature. they argue that raising the age will make it less likely for young people to become addicted to nicotine. >

u.s. supreme court rejected his final appeal. he was found guilty ofilling three women nearly 30 years ago. >> happening today funeral services will be held for an airman from the area killed a suicide bombing in afghanistan last month. staff sergeant peter taub was a graduate of cheltenham high school. services will be later this morning in easton northampton county. services will also be held today for a 5-year-old autistic boy who disappeared new year's eve and later found dead in a lehigh valley canal. he had run away from the party. the public is invited to celebrate the life of jaleel this afternoon in allentown. >> a search is under way to find the cause of an explosion at a dow chemical plant in northern massachusetts. four people with shrapnel and burn injuries are listed in critical condition. it happened in north andover. it appears that a chemical reacting to water likely triggered the blast. dow chemical says there are no risks to the community near the site. dow is merging with dupont to create a giant chemical producer, that means dupont

court. the u.s. supreme court released that decision today. michael addison is on death row for the murder of manchester police officer michael briggs. in 2006. his lawyers appealed his conviction saying the trial judge violated his rights by not allowing jurors to hear evidence that he was remorseful and concerned about the officer. tom: topping our commitment 2016 numbers out tonight from our wmur cnn poll with exactly three weeks to go before the new hampshire primary. jennifer: while more than half of those polled still haven't made up their minds, the democratic field may be turning into a one-man show. josh mcelveen is here now with some stunning numbers. josh: yes, a year ago at this time new hampshire was clinton country. a safe haven that would offer hillary clinton an island of support during the long march to the general election. one thing no one expected though was bernie sanders, and new hampshire isn't just feeling the burn, it might be on fire. in some ways it's a turn around that defies logic. it was, after all, speakingsed to be a mismatch, a warmup between the event you champion and the sparring partner no one her of. >> bernie sanders who star

judges from ninth circuit court of appeals overturned conviction of idaho man and judge based decision on 2012 u.s. supreme court ruling which said wearing metals is protected form of free speech. >> sara: oil prices continue a barrel and lowest since 2003 and at the pump the low is at $2 a gallon. >> julie: 93 south still sluggish from medford down into somerville and 128 southbound pretty typical slowing there as you head through lexington and down to the pike. take look through brighton bumper-to-bumper as you head eastbound and that solar glare is very strong this morning. here are live drive times, 60 minutes on the pike eastbound from 495 to mass ave and 31 minutes on the weston tolls to the ted williams tunnel and 31 minutes braintree split to the exit for the pike. fox25 storm tracker meteorologist shiri spear joining us and, shiri, you have been warning everyone about wind chill alert and we will feel like this today. wind chills really send the temperatures down. term, just coming from me, wind chill alert because going to be cold and very blustery. cleaning up one to three inches of sno

u.s. military to carry out in essence acts of extraordinary rendition against u.s. citizens on the streets of american cities, we won in the southern district court of new york and the obama administration appealed it and when these people are seized and did this section they are stripped of due process and held indefinitely. and during that two year legal battle after we won the appeal in the second circuit an opinion poll went out and that section, 1021, had 97% disapproval rating and what we obscene is the courts have in essence a ended our most important constitutional rights by judicial fiat is that is how you get this absurd idea that unlimited corporate cash is the right to petition the government or a form of free speech. in this case the second circuit desperately did not want to rule as ted pointed out on the issue of privacy. in my case the use of military as a domestic police force so what they did is denied my standing in the way they did it was referred to the case i mentioned in my brief talk which was -- to get to the supreme court, clapper versus amnesty international in which i was the klan challenging surveillance and they said chris hedges does not have standing, therefore he

u.s. supreme court rejected his final appeal. he was found guilty oflling three women nearly 30 years ago. >>> later this morning, thousands of bells will ring at once in tucson, arizona. this is the five-year anniversary of the shooting that left six people dead and former congresswoman gabby giffords injured. she suffered a severe brain injury after the shooting in a supermarket parking lot. >>> it as a challenge for many in our area to be job ready after high school. barriers to training and other services keep too many people stuck in a cycle of unemployment. one local organization, the work force institute, is turning that around, providing people have limited resources with tools that they need to get a job. the work force institute also helps students prepare for ged or college entrance exams. nbc 10's tracy davidson, my colleague, is in center city at the office of the work force institute where she tells us there's some big excitement, big news building there. tracy, we're excited for the big reveal. >> reporter: here's the big reveal. we're g

u.s. officials and the immigration customs enforcement agency have already happened in parts of the u.s. officials with the agency says it's only happened to undocumented people who have gone through the immigration court, ec hasted their appealsalify for asylum. of course this has left some local undocumented immigrants nervous since filing for temporary assistance is not possible right now. >> i'm really scared for this family and they take me away. i have three kids. i've been living here 16 years. my home for me is here. >> reporter: of course hopes are very high this morning that the supreme court will in fact agree to review this case and vote in favor of the u.s. government. of course i'm speaking for the local undocumented immigrant families. reporting live this morning from the supreme court, mikea turner, wusa9. >> thank you, mikea. >>> coming up 06:15 now. new details are coming out about a man accused of causing a deadly crash on a busy prince george's county roadway yesterday. this was devastating. police now say juan sanchez of laurel was driving without a license. they say he's wanted on charges of driving under the influence in a separate case from 2014. sanchez is now in custody. this crash happened on lottsfo

u.s. marshals, he faces attempted murder, assault with a deadly -- and more charges from 2014 and 2015. >>> the court of appeals restricting taser use, not allowed to use tasers unless someone is creating an immediate safety risk. major agencies now having to revise their taser policies. >> if you look at this policy now, if that person is not a danger but yet will not comply, my concern is we're going ruling came out in response to a lawsuit against police that the family of a pinehurst man filed. the man died after police tased him in an attempt to get him to let go of a post. >>> locked in a see saw battle for first place, ted cruz tried the fiers it first republican debate of the year. >> here's tracy potts with more. >> reporter: the fox business debate, they all tried to focus on president obama. >> this guy is a petulant child. >> reporter: and hillary clinton. >> hillary clinton would be a national security disaster. >> reporter: but at times they turned on each other. donald trump questioned ted cruz's birth to an american in canada. >> there's a big question mark on your head. and you can't do that to

court and an appealles court both put the plans on hold. >>> to iraq, an operation is underway to find three missing americans. the u.s. contractors were taken hostage at an apartment in the dora section of baghdad. witnesses said gunmen in military uniforms carried out the kidnapping in broad daylight just 100 yards from a police station. no one has claimed responsibility for the abductions. >>> another search underway in hawaii for 12 missing marines. coast guard teams off oahu find life rafts but still no signs of the marines. all 12 disappeared when two helicopters on a training mission crashed. >>> california is bracing for more rain after scenes like this on monday. heavy rain leading to landslides, they washed out roads and overflowed creeks. here in the northeast, it's another day of frigid temperatures, even though the sun will be shining across much of the region, temperatures will barely get above freezing. those bitterly cold temperatures are not going away anytime soon. let's bring in nicole mitchell. no good news on those temperatures just yet. >> it's deceiving, you look outside, sunshine and you get in it, it feels totally different especially once you get the wind. it's

u.s. supreme court and win 5-4. [applause] when a federal court of appeals struck down the pledge of allegiance because it includes theds, one nation under god, i was honored to bring together all 50 u.s. states to go to the supreme court and defend the pledge and win unanimously. [applause] and when the aclu sued in california zooking to tear down the mojave desert veterans memorial, a lone white, latin cross erected 70 years ago to honor men and women who gave their lives in world war i, i was incredibly humbled and honored to represent over 3 million veterans defending that veterans memorial. we went to the u.s. supreme court and we won 5-4! [applause] we're a nation that was founded by men and women fleeing religious oppression. coming to this land, seeking a land where we could seek out to worship the lord god almighty, with all our hearts, minds and souls without the government getting in the way. [applause] just a few months ago we host ad religious liberty rally in iowa. as you know the media regularly ridicules and suggest these threats don't exist. what we did we brought together nine heroes, people who came

of -- on religious liberty. defend the 10 commandments monument on the state capitol grounds in texas, go to the u.s. supreme court and when five-or. -- 5-4. federal court of appealsdown the pledge of allegiance because it includes one nation under god, i was honored to bring together all 50 and when defend unanimously. unanimously. tou -- a white cross honor veterans 70 years ago. i was incredibly humbled and honored to represent that memorial. we want -- went to the supreme court and one 5-4. [applause] we are a nation that is founded fleeing oppression. just a few months ago we hosted a rally here in iowa. media suggestse these threats don't exist. what we did is brought together nine heroes. people who can the other and told their stories. , florist, a baker, a fireman whose set up -- who stood up or their fate. they -- thefaith. religious liberty is under assault right now. -- i havepledged president, on am the first day, i will direct to end thetment persecution against personal religious liberty. also on that first day, i will instruct the u.s. department of justice to open an investigation into planned parenthood and prosecute any and all criminal violatio

of corruption charges and is now looking to the u.s. supreme court for redemption. on friday, the court agreed to hear bob mcdonald's appeal. news' justice correspondent broke this story. >> reporter: what his lawyers say is the kind ofç thing robe mcdonnell and to some extent his wife did for this virginia man johnnie williams is basic constituent service, agreeing to meet with him, talk about it. it's the normal discourse of political conversation, his lawyers say. and to criminalize that, they say, would be a vast overreach. mcdonald never actually put his thumb on the scale of any government decision but johnnie williams never ended up getting anything out of the state of virginia. they say they can't bring corruption. the justice department argued in telling the court they should upheld his conviction, that's not how it works. as long as there's an agreement that an elected official will do something for somebody in exchange for money and favors, then that constitutes a corrupt agreement and it doesn't matter what the elected official actually does or whether the person that provides all the goodies actually gets what

u.s. supreme court does not give him any sort of last minute stay, they want to see waiting for. he has been convicted, retried on appeals and convicted again, ten times in all for the murder of three young women, bolin abducted them mobs apart from parking lots and stabbed them to death. the 53-year-old maintains he is be this, the department of corrections saids bolin met with his wife and spiritual visor and his last meal, his death will finally give them some closure. >> i'm just sad, i'm just sad that he couldn't be hanged. i think that would be the ideal punishment, and i think that would be terrifying to him. and i think they should have a terrifying, not easy just go to sleep. >> now right now the doc is waiting for any word, any sort of stay on the execution. right now it is set for 6:00. update making sure there are no last minute changes. she doesn't boy that he is innocent. live at the florida state prison 10 news. >>> if you head to wtsp.com will you hear more from the victims family as the count down to his moment of reckoning continues. >>> time now for stories making headlines around the state, nation and