should leslie van houten be set free, or should she spend the rest of her days in prison? miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> a man convicted of a nearly six-decade-old murder has been set free. relief poured over 75-year-old jack mccullough in an illinois courtroom today when a judge overturned his life sentence. in 2012 mccullough was convicted for the 1957 abduction and murder of riddell, but a review found many alleged missteps by authorities and new evidence supporting his alibi. >>> a major announcement from the military today, the very first female officers have been commissioned to lead ground combat units after the pentagon changed the long-standing rules to allow it. as nbc's jim miklaszewski tells us, these women could soon be commanding troops on the front lines. >> reporter: they have trained. they have struggled. they have battled to prove that women can hold their own in combat. and now they are going to get their shot. >> i've got you! >> reporter: for the first time the army has selected 22 female soldiers to be commissioned as infantry and armor o

and what van houten once told our diane sawyer. >> reporter: leslie van houten, a homecoming queen turned flower child killer. member of the 1968 cult who carved "x"s into their foreheads. fueled by lsd and the helter-skelter philosophy of the mass-murdering monster charles manson. now, 46 years later, the california parole board says her life sentence should be commuted and the now model prisoner, freed. diane sawyer talked to her in 1994. >> reporter: how do you live with knowing that was inside of you? >> it's not easy. if anything, the older i get, the harder it is. >> reporter: at 66 years old, she does not deny a direct role in the murder of grocery store magnate leno labianca and his wife rosemary. >> i stabbed mrs. labianca in the lower back about 16 times. >> reporter: and there was no pity? >> no mercy. no. no. >> reporter: van houten's final fate now in governor jerry brown's hands. he routinely follows the parole board's guidance on these matters. but those parolees were not in the labianca house behind me, and they were not members of the manson cult. david? >> jim, thank you

but van houten's release isn't a done deal.go before the governor and another parole board who could decide to keep her in prison. robin. >> all right, matt. thank you. we'll talk to abc's chief legal analyst dan abrams about that very thing that matt was allowing to because bruce davis who was an associate with ma was recommended for parole governor brown rejected that. what are the chances he'll do that here? >> close, close case here. she's got a better argument than even bruce davis meaning she was younger, has done more in prison. taken more responsibility for what she did. so if you think that people should ever be paroled for murder and parole was part of her sentence, the possibility for parole then she's done everything right. she's got a masters degree. she hasn't had problems and helped other prisoners, everything on the list to parole someone leslie van houten can check off and, yet, as a political matter, how could it help the governor to release a manson follower? so it's a very tough situation here and i think in

no. >> reporter: van houten's final fate now in governor jerry brown's hands. he routinely follows the parole board's guidance. but those parolees were not in the labianca house behind me, and they were not members of the manson cult. david? >> jim, thank you. >>> next to the growing outrage after a piece of video showing two adults at a school in georgia, preparing to paddle a 5-year-old child. it's legal there and in 18 other states, but parents across the country are divided. here's steve osunsami. >> you're going to get a spanking. >> reporter: georgia police say what you're about to see a perfectly legal. a mother gave consent to school officials to paddle her son after he fought other students and spat at a teacher. for some parents, it's disturb disturbing, and others feel it's fine. but the mother says she felt pressured to allow it. >> i wish i could go back and stop this, and say, take me to jail. suspend him, i don't care. >> reporter: georgia is one of at least 19 states that still allow corporal punishment in school. authorities in jasper county wi

leslie van houten seen here smiling with the x carved in her forehead, the youngest woman ever to bened to death in california. the sentence later commuted to life in prison. on thursday, 46 years after the murders, a california parole board finally approved her release after denying parole 19 times. >> i can never say we'll never be willing to accept the fact that these people cannot influence the actions of others. >> reporter: sharon tate's sister deborah, the last in the family line that has consistently worked to keep manson's followers in prison, calls van houten's pending release an injustice. david wright, abc news, new york. >>> well, you know, deborah has been to every single parole board hearing for all the manson folks who have been up on parole. and of that young woman van houten, she's not getting out immediel that decision gets put to administrative review and governor jerry brown has the final say. >> he does have the final say. i can't imagine what it's like for the families of these victims to have to go through this. almost like reliving it all over again. >> and s

wife in 1969, van houten described his client as numb when they heard the decision.f the recommendation passes an administrative review it goes to the governor who has the final say. van houten was 20 years old when manson members went on a summer-long killing spree in and around the l.a. area. >>> 4:16. decision 2016. after debating last night, the democratic candidates for president are thousands of miles away and an ocean apart. senator bernie sanders is headed to rome for a vatican conference on social policy. hillary clinton will be fund-raising in california. the candidates battled it out on stage in brooklyn last night, just five days before the new york primary. sanders challenged clinton on criminal justice reform and middle east policy. while clinton took issue with sanders on gun control and his support for president obama. a major point of the contention came on campaign finance and wall street influence. here's one of those exchanges. >> can you name one decision that she made as senator that shows she favored banks because of the money she received? >>

van houten has been denied parole 19 times before.y brown could reject this attempt. >> everything on the list of reasons to parole someone leslie van houten can check off. as a political matter, how could it help the governor to release a manson follower? >> the decision next goes to legal review board. if it's upheld it will go to the governor who has final say. lauren lister, abc news, los angeles. alison: we want to take a moment and reflect on life then in 1971. the year that leslie van houten was first, the colts won super bowl x, baltimore colts. the starbucks opened the first store in seattle's pike place market. they created the first communication system we know today as e-mail. rocker jim morrison died in paris. "time's" man of the year" was president nixon. the first of two the consecutive years with the tidal prewater gate. that puts in a little perspective for you. leon: alison starling wasn't born. alison: almost. leon: still ahead at 5:00 -- arrests inside the capitol rotunda. the message and how many people have been

carter evans is in los angeles how van houten still faces legal hurdle. >> reporter: this was van houten's parole hearing. she was just 19 years old when she stabbed a woman with other members of the cult. over the course of two nights they took seven lives. now van houten's attorney says this decision is long overdue? this is her first chance at freedom after more than four decades behind bars. >> she says she is numb. she's ready for this. she has been ready for this for a long time. >> reporter: then 19, van houten admitted she was on lsd when she participated in the murders of rosemary and lino one day after a pregnant actress sharon tate and four others were killed in 1969. manson and his followers believe the killings were a start of a race war helter-skelter after a beatles song. charlie rose interviewed manson about the murders in 1986. >> what did you think about sharon tate and her unborn baby? >> what did i think? not my world. i don't live in that world. >> reporter: you didn't care? >> care? what the hell does care mean? >> reporter: in houten's past payroll hearings, she has

a state parole panel is recommending leslie van houten be granted parole. van houten was convicted of murder and conspiracy in the august 1969 killing of wealthy grocers leno and rosemary labianca. that was a day after acted tress sharon tate and four others were killed. >> she is ready for this. she has been ready for this for a long time. it really should have happened a long time a do. >> i can't tell you what an injustice this is. i have the right to speak here because family members are scared to death of these people still. >> van houten isn't in the clear yet. the parole proposal will be reviewed. the final decision is up to governor jerry brown. >>> new details in the pepper spray controversy that uc-davis can't seem to shake. the administration paid $175,000 for outside consultants to remove images of police pepper spraying protestors back in 2011 on the campus. now many are calling for the university's chancellor linda katehi to step down because taxpayer money was used to clear away a controversy. >> it was an unfortunate turn of events but accep

leslie van houten was committed for the murder of a man and his wife back in 1969. sentenced to death but one year later the death penalty was overturned. to get a sense of how heinous these crimes were, listen to leslie van houten in her own words in the 1994 prison interview with larry king. >> i went in and she was laying on the floor and i stabbed her. >> where? >> in the lower back, around 16 times. >> now she is described as a model prisoner who earned a college degree. for the "legal view" i will bring in a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor. paul, such a disturbing case here. why is someone, who was convicted and admitted her role in this crime that was so brutal considered for parole? >> well, you know, it's a lesson for people who think that when you hear life without parole that really you are going toget life without parole because it doesn't always happen. in this case, she on her third trial was sentenced to seven years to life. it wasn't a life without parole case. so she's eligible for parole. we only hear about these high-profile cases

governor brown has 30 days and the final word. >>> this was van houten's 21st attempt at parol.ther family member was released in 2009. >>> in today's health alert, e- cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among middle and high school students for the second year in a row. new statistics show 16% of high school students and 5% of middle school students used electronic cigarettes last year and that is up significantly since 2011. but the cdc found traditional cigarette use dropped during that same period. >>> commonly used medications to treat acid reflux and ulcers may cause serious kidney damage when they are taken long researchers at washington university found patients who took proton pump inhibitors were more likely to develop kidney disease. the risk increased the longer the patient used the drugs. >>> well, there is not much room left on the beaches in massachusetts. at least some, anyway. that is because gray and harbor seals are stretched out. look at them along the beach for miles. this is in the sands of monnamoi island. back in the 1960s , it was unusu

and of that young woman van houten, she's not getting out immediately.n gets put to administrative review and governor jerry brown has the final say. >> he does have the final say. i can't imagine what it's like for the families of these victims to have to go through this. almost like reliving it all over again. >> she is fighting to make sure they are held accountable and i mean, how difficult is that to think all these years later someone involved in this is getting out. we'll see what happens. >> when we come back, remembering one of the hardest working actresses in hollywood. >> and the "skinny" next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues af ♪ skinny, so skinny >> the drum. i like it. you got the style right there. >> it's time for "the skinny." ♪ skinny, so skinny >> i like it. you got the style right there. >> it's time for "the skinny." topping our headlines this morning, remembering a television legend. >> emmy winning actress doris roberts who played the meddling mother-in-law marie barone on "everybody loves raymond" has died at the age of 9

and van houten and the group went on a gruesome rampage back in 1969. she admitted to stabbing an innocent woman 16 times. and her attorneys say she was -- she was an out of control brainwashed teenager when she committed the crime and now she totally different woman. >> they called her an exemplary prisoner where she's helped the other inmates. she's tutored them. she herself earned the master's degree in the last two years. >> what kind of punishment do you deserve? what is enough? >> i don't know when enough punishment will be enough for me. >> well, the decision to set van houten free must go to an administrative board now then the california governor has a final say about whether she is actually paroled. van houten has been denied parole 19 times over the past 45 years. >>> well, also in california, a high school, this is in southern california, is on lockdown right now after a mountain lion was seen on campus. cameras spotted mountain lion there it is, wildlife officials tranquilized the animal just about an hour ago. it is now being removed from

. >>> the parole board recommended parole for leslie van houten. she is now 66 years old and has been up for parole 19 times. the legal team will review the decision and forward it to governor brown. he will have the final say. at the hearing, van houten recounted had you she and other manson families killed a grocerieser and his wife in '69. she said she's ashame of her role. >>> a well known theater chain is considering relaxing the rules that ban people from using their cell phones to send and receive messages during a movie. >> reporter: despite repeated directives to turn off cell phones in theaters, many young people surf, text and talk nonetheless. and since teens as well as 20 and 30 somethings now live and day by their phones, amc theaters is looking at the concept of allowing theater texting. >> you're going to see light and it's going to distract you from looking at the movie you paid for. >> people are watching movies, it can bedy extracting and it's really dark in there and the lights will be distracting and people won't want to go to

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leslie van houten was sentenced to life in prison.he and three other women were part of the manson cult family as they were called. a parole board recommending the 66-year-old be released from prison. but the family of the people she stabbed to death are not happy about it. reporter: she has been in prison 47 years. she would be the first of the manson cult to get out. here she is at a hearing in 2010. >> tough no excuse for what i have done. my actions were contemptible and without justification. reporter: the parole board decided her 20 previous time. van houten described in graphic detail yesterday how she tied a pillow over the head of rosemary bianca and stabbed her in the back. but her lawyer says van houten, 19 at the time, deserves freedom. the family and the l.a. d.a. oppose her release. governor brown has nod made a statement. in the past he denied parole forther members of the manson cult. but this is pretty controversial letting the first person of the manson family if you will, for those string of killing in the summer of

after 40 years in prison parole was recommended for manson follower leslie van houten. carter evans reports. >> reporter: this is leslie van houten's first chance at freedom after more than 4 decades behind bars. >> she says she is numb. she is -- she is ready for this. she has been ready for this for a long time. >> reporter: then 19, van houten admitted she was on lsd when she participated in the murders of rosemary and leo la bianca one day after pregnant actress sharon tate and four manson and his followers believed the killings were the start of a coming race war dubbed helter skelter after the beatles song. >> watching you on the tube. >> reporter: charlie rose interviewed manson about the murders in 1986. >> what did you think about baby? >> yeah. >> it's not world. i don't live in that world. >> so you didn't care? >> care? houten's past parole hearings she expressed remorse for her involvement. >> you can never make it right. and i sincerely apologize. >> reporter: she earned a college and master's degree during her time behind bars model prisoner. those who op

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now van houten's attorney says this decision is long overdue? her chance of freedom for more than four decades behind bars. >> she says she is numb. she's ready for this. she has been ready for this for a long time. >> reporter: then 19, van houten admitted she was on lsd when she participated in the murders of rosemary and lino one day after a pregnant actress sharon tate 1969. manson and his followers believe the killings were a start of a race war helter-skelter after a beatles song. charlie rose interviewed manson about the murders in 1986. >> what did you think about sharon tate and her unborn baby? not my world. i don't live in that world. >> what the hell does care mean? >> reporter: vouten past payroll hearings has expressed remorse for her actions. >> you can never make it right and i sincerely apologize. >> reporter: she has earned a college and masters degree during her time behind bars and those who oppose her payroll say she is a danger to society. >> i know the carnage that happened to the affected families. they are absolutely out

steve: 20th time charm for a manson family killer, recommending release of 66-year-old leasely van houten, labianca in 1969. manson remains behind bars, the decision to parole van houten now, under administrative review, and could still be blocked under governor brown. dari: two army reservists are in critical condition after their humvee overturned on the new jersey turnpike in afternoon. two others were injured. the vehicle lost one ofs had tires in the crash, traffic was backed up for miles. steve: crazy video of the day, russia said that its pilots followed all safety rules while buzzing a u.s. navy ship this week in the baltic sea. russia has stringent safety rules, u.s. filed an official complaint with russian defense. simulated attack profile, and unprofessional. the plane buzzed u.s. ship, repeatedly once coming within 30 feet of the bridge. dari: give yours extra time if you are playing out of newark liberty, second delays caused long, long lines, with waits running about an hour or more, officials, one said it could be worse during busy summer travel. the problem is a lack of ma

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van houten said she is a set -- ashamed of her role in that crime. today's decision is not final. the parole board legal team has to review it and then governor brown has the final say. >>> today we got our first look at the unusual weapons the so- called ninja burglar had as he was casing homes in oakland. ktvu's crime reporter henry lee shows us the two swords that police say he was carrying at the time. >> reporter: this is surveillance video showing the so-called ninja burglar. he was spotted wearing all black in the oakland hills carrying not one but what turned out to be two swords and a black sheath. the video showed him tiptoeing around homes and cars. police say the suspect, justin joseph hobart of oakland, was arrested monday when he was found near a stolen car. the swords were in the car. police gave ktvu a close look at the weapons. it's unclear where the suspect got them. >> this weapon here is based on -- is illegal based on the side of the blade -- the size of the blade. the blade is a fixed 16 inches blade. in total, the swords -- each sort is 24.5 inches. >> offic

. >>> a panel has recommended that leslie van houten be recommended for parole. the panel agreed that she's committed her crimes under manson's mind control. it's unlikely the governor will sign off on the release. >> no governor who wants to maintain his or her legacy and credibility with voters in the state legislature will agree to the parole of a manson family member. >> she's been ready for a long time. it really should have happened a long time ago. >> before it gets to the governor. another parole board will review the decision. >>> a former priest is facing charges that he killed a young woman who went to him for confession. why is he arrested now? weekend forecast. at stop & shop, shoppers are discovering low prices by the thousands, plus a thousand more that just dropped. all these low prices! what are you trying to do, no. just trying to save you a whole lot of "bread." [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags, thousands of low prices. my stop & shop. he say's we should punish women who have abortions. there has to be some form of punishment. that mexicans

for van houten, while the l.a. d.a.'s office says it disagrees with the parole recommendation, it may ultimately be governor jerry brown who decides her fate. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> quite a bit of history there. well, up next at 11:00, new details about the zika virus. what the cdc is saying about the spread. >>> and presidential candidate bernie sanders is at the vatican. a complete wrap-up of decision 2016 as hillary clinton coming to the bay area. >>> a nice weekend ahead with some warmer temperatures and more beach weather. i'll have a look at the microclimate forecast coming up. new at 11 -- a plane makes an emergency landing after a bird strike. ==take vo== the delta flight was on its way >>> new at 11:00, a plane makes an emergency landing after a bird strike. the delta flight was on its way back to new york from nashville when the pilot radioed the tower in west virginia with an emergency. the jet hit a bird and it cracked the windshield of the aircraft. the plane landed just before 5:00 yest

less si van houten was the youngest woman condemned to death, but the death penalty was abolished andt was life in prison. >> reporter: would it have been easier if they were put to death? >> absolutely. you can breathe a sigh of relief and go about your life. >> reporter: instead they've been condemned to regular appearances at the california parole board whenever a member of the manson family comes up. deborah has attended every hearing. >> this has been a life sentence for you as much as for them. >> absolutely correct. >> reporter: every few years like clock work they have all asked for release. >> she was younger than i am now. i took away all that life. >> reporter: in 1994 she spoke in diane sawyer too. >> reporter: the homecoming princess who sang in the church quire. remember her? >> yeah, a little. a little bit, yeah. >> reporter: they told diane manson brainwashed them, claiming he was inspired by coded messages in the beatles's white album. >> somewhere in one of the songs we were supposed to hear them saying his name or something, and we'd listen to it over and over and o

. >>> charles manson's follower leslie van houten might be a free woman. she was convicted of the 1969 murders of two wealthy grocers after sharon tate was murdered by manson followers as well. jerry brown has the final say whether she will be released. >>> police are prepared for the protests of the national democratic convention. hundreds of protesters headed down city hall yesterday. there was strong police presence along the route, and no reported serious problems. chief inspectors said the key to keep the peace is a safe environment to allow people to demonstrate. >>> we've taken all the best practices that we've learned and it has become part of our standard play book we're consistent with how we approach those things. >>> police are predicting 50,000 people will visit philadelphia during the convention. >>> the eagles 2016 schedule is out this morning. get your daily planners. they have four prime prime time games. they open against the browns. steelers visit in week three and bye coming week four. back-to-back division road games with the giants no

. >> a review board recommended parole for leslie van houten convicted in the gruesome 1969 murder of a los angeles couple. this was the 20th time van houghton has appeared before the parole board. former ap reporter linda deutch has covered the murders from the start. >> no one will ever really forgive those crimes. there is a point at which you say, well, she has expressed remorse after and over again. she has tried to change herself in every way possible. >> well, the final decision now rests in the hands of california governor jerry brown. >>> families of victims of the sandy hook shooting rampage may have won a victory. a connecticut judge ruled the proceeding can go on. >>> the chase of a runaway chimp electrified a live tv audience in japan and even sparked a take a look. chacha escaping from a zoo climbing to the top of an electrical pole. he stubbornly refused to come down dangling until he just second. the good news we should point out chacha survived his ordeal bruises. >> good to know. >>> troubled quarterback johnny manziel is getting tough love from his agent who says he

angeles times" says the california panel has recommended parole for charles manson follower leslie van houten houten. she has been in prison for more than four decade for her role in the killing of a grocer and his wife. the decision will be reviewed by another board and then governor >>> the hartford current says a connecticut judge refused to throw out a lawsuit against sandy hook families against gun makers. the suit argues the ar-15 semiautomatic rifle is a military weapon and shouldn't be sold to civilians. >>> "the washington post" says the citadel is considering a request by a prospective muslim student to wear a hijab. if granted, it would apparently be the first uniform exception in the military academy's 175-year history. >>> the tennesseean reports on the governor's controversial bill making the holy bible the official state book. bill haslam cited an opinion by the state attorney general that it could violate the constitution. opponents say it amounted for an endorsement of christianity. the green light of texting during movies according to to "variety." they are open to allow tex

joining us now is the philips ceo, frans van houten.ve you on the program. -- great to have you on the program. things have been leading toward an ipo. what would stop you from choosing an ipo over other routes. -- other routes? frans: we are in a careful process of evaluation. we're looking at private bids as well as an ipo. we have no stake in the final decision could what we flagged is with equity markets improving an ipo is a more likely scenario . the decision needs to be taken which we expect in the second quarter. maybe back to the results, the revenuearter showed 3% increase for philips which was driven by two things. first of all, we saw 27% increase in led lighting. that gives us rate confidence and the lighting was able to improve profitability. on the health side, we saw 5% revenue increase across the entire portfolio. that is going very well. it gives me confidence that our strategy to separate the looks and have one part of philips focused on the health opportunity in the world and another part focused on the energy-effici

family is one step closer to freedom after 46 years in prison and 19 denied pleas for parole, leslie van houtenwas granted parole su suitability in california. 19 years old when she fell under the spell of charles manson and played a role in the killing of a wealthy grocer and his wife. >>> the families of those killed in the sandy hook school shooting says she can file a lawsuit against the gunmaker and seller used in the massacre. gun companies tried to have it dismissed the judge ruled in favor of the plaintiffs looking to hold the companies accountable for the 20 children and 6 teachers killed. >>> and celebrating a birthday with a missile launch that failed according to south korean officials. xpeshts athe 104 anniversary is the latest attempt to reaffirm his legitimacy and power. >>> now to montana. police are on the hunt for three suspects who rob add bar at gunpoint but won't be disturbing this couple who proved nothing, not even armed robbers, can stop true love, or at least one heck of a good kiss there. >>> let's get down to business with cnbc's landon dowdy. good morning, landon. >>

a california review board has recommended parole for leslie van houten convicted in the 1969 murder of a los angeles area couple. this was the 20th time she has appeared before the parole board. 9 decision now rests in the hands of the california governor, jerry brown. >>> a north carolina man who police say posted pictures of his dead wife and child on facebook appeared in court. he's charged with first degree murder and could face the death penalty if convicted. officers were sent to his home after a relative noticed the pictures on facebook and was alarmed. they then found two bodies inside the home. >> now to tense moments for passengers on board a delta flight heading to nashville from new york. a bird strike cracked a windshield forcing an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. the plane was able to touch down without incident. nearly 60 passengers on board the plane at the time. no serious injuries reported. a new plane was sent to pick up those passengers. is being rocked by after shocks after a deadly earthquake. we have some dramatic new images from the quake zone in

after 46 years in prison and 19 denied pleas for parole, leslie van houten w granted parole suitabilitylifornia. she was just 19 years old when she fell under the spell of manson and played the role in the killing of a wealthy grocer and his wife. they're basing it on her mod model -- they're basing the parole on the model behavior in prison. >>> the sandy hook parents can move forward against the seller of the massacre murder weapon. the connecticut judge ruled in favor of the ten plaintiffs who are looking to hold the companies accountable for the 20 children and six teachers who were killed. >>> north korea's attempt to celebrate its founding leader's birthday with a missile launch has failed. expert says the 104th anniversary of the leader kim jong un's grandfather is the young leader's latest attempt to affirm his legitimacy and power. >>> to montana, police are on the hunt for three who robbed a bar at gunpoint. they won't be disturbing this couple. look at this. they proved nothing, not even armed robbers can stop true love or at least a good kiss. they weren't even coming up for