recalling vic at age 6. i am going to say something here that is a challenge to you all, a point about civics education and constitutional education for which this university is, is, so justly renowned. at the age of 6, vic learned his presidents. and he asked me a question one day. just out of the blue. he said, dad, when did the british become our friends? i said that is a really interesting question, vic. why do you ask? he said, dad, george washington fought against them. and dwight eisenhower fought with them. so some time in between they must have become our friends. now, what vic at age of 6 understood is it is a very deep point. if kids can, can learn about baseball players and trade baseball cards and learn statistics and pokemon, they can learn, you all can learn, the presidents, if you know each of the presidents, there are less than 50 of them, and their order, and -- and one page, a wikipedia like page about each president, the basingbasics, myd at your disposal, just with that the spine of amer

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vic is in the newsroom with that story. vic? >> the nurse charged with stealing a baby from his dying mother's arms, tells a judge, she understands she is facing capital murder charges. 33-year-old verna mclane is being held without bond. she spoke softly and looked down during today's hearing. police say mcclane waited outside for a random woman with a baby. she's accused ofil canning 28- year-old kayla gordon and snatching her 3-day-old son. the baby was found safe and is now back to his mom. -- father. >> mcclane recently suffered a miscarriage and was desperate for a child. >>> a new case broken wide open. christine jared was last seen in her home in january 1991. today, her husband, 57-year-old robert jared, is charged with her murder, acting on new information, police searched jared's home and found the remains of a woman believed to be his wife, under the floridas of a shed, buried in concrete. wjz will bring you more on the shocking news coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> the mother of baltimore native yeardley love, wants

vic. >> mary, thank you. hasan, who studied to be a psychiatrist here in maryland faces the death penalty if convicted. >>> 44 years ago dr. reverend martin luther king was assassinated. the civil rights leader was gunned down on the hotel balcony in 1968. >>> a suicide bomber strikes a market in afghanistan reportedly killing two u.s. troops. >> reporter: a senior u.s. official says two american soldiers are among the victims of the suicide bombing in northern afghanistan. police say the bomber rode a motor bike included a crowded vegetable market killing at least 10 people. u.s. troops were reportedly having tea with the local police commander minutes before the attack. the assault on foreign troops are on the rise. nato says it's unclear who is behind them, but anger has been building after a u.s. soldier allegedly killed 17 civilians and other u.s. troops mistakenly burned korans. >> one of the things we are finding in many cases there were signs and symptoms that could have been seen. >> reporter: two da

vic is in the newsroom with tonight's wjz pump watch report. vic? >> mary, after hovering below the mark for more than a week, overnight, gas prices hit in maryland, $4 a gallon. montgomery county drivers are -- that price matches maryland's all-time record high, set on june 17, 2008. here's a look at pump watch numbers. the average cost for a gallon of regular was $2.71. today, that same gallon was 29 cents more. across maryland, there's a 51- cent difference in the price. >>> and to find the lowest prices, go to wjz.com, and click on links and numbers. >>> a missing persons case is upgraded to murder in baltimore county. a body found tuesday in the woods near benji's drive in essex is positively identified as 57-year-old jeffrey jennings. jennings was last seen july 15th of last year. under arrest and recently indicted in his -- murder are 27-year-old dushell. police say they have evidence linking the suspect to jennings' murder. but they are not releasing a motive. >>> testimony continues in the second day of a trial of a twin brother. weijia jia

vic, back to you. >> gigi, thank you. baxom joined the army in 2007 and spent time in iraq and south korea. >> a warning to drivers on the jones falls expressway. prepare for major construction delays, starting tonight. wjz is live along the jfx. weijia jiang has more on the repair project that begins in less than two hours. hi, weijia. >> hi, kai. and hi to everybody. the city says this is emergency work and the lanes have to be shut down tonight to protect the public. but they admit, this is going to be rough on drivers who should expect bottlenecks and gridlocks. >> reporter: the jfx is the main artery in and out of baltimore. but soon it will be very clogged. >> if not enough people divert on monday, they'll change their mind and do it on tuesday. >> reporter: transportation officials urged drivers to stay off i-83. at 7:00 p.m. friday, one lane in each direction will be shut down near 28th street, as crews fix crushed pipes underground. >> you need all the lanes you can get. so rush hour, it's going to be plain miser

vic? >> okay, bob. that's good to hear.'s check in on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hi, kristy. >> hi, vic. hi, everyone. 95 is just a mess. and it's because of that earlier accident at little gun falls bridge. it stretches and is at least 30 minutes long. southbound 95, all 15 delays there, from route 24 to the beltway as well. on the top side inner loop, stop-and-go there, from park heights avenue to falls road. and west side inner loop, still a good 25 minutes there. as far as the outer loop on the west side, we still have a delay there as well. at least 20 minutes from 795 to baltimore national pike. and a couple of new accidents out there. we have liberty road at north rolling road. and also martin boulevard at wind blast drive. let's now take a live look. as you can see, things still, they're easing a bit. there's another look look at eastern avenue. very busy there in the same direction. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. stop in and get a pair of one- topping pizzas for

that is where vic lee is live right now with the story. vic? >> well, this is 16th and mission. the heart of the district z this is where most of those attacks transcend and have occurred. >> and vic we're trying to get the tape up, obviously. tell us about it. we'll go to tape when you get it this is the mission district. we're having a bit of a problem with a package we fed earlier. there has been five instances of attacks on transgender women here in the mission district. this is a concerning disturbing pattern for the district attorney. george gascone told us he's concerned. they've talked to oofsers here and are working with members of the transgender community here to help increase safety. so that is the situation. there has been an increase in attacks on transgender women. >> there is a trend here not seen before. about a thrd of the hate crimes this year have been focusing on transgender women owe a security camera caught suspects police say committed one of the brutal attacks when beating a woman with an iron pipe. she was a victim in another attack. in april, assaulted

we'll have a look at the rain and those numbers, coming up, vic? >> okay, bob.let's check in on the roads with sharon gibala. >> we're going to hear that the rain is holding off for the afternoon rush. latest one is actually in towson. another one just in in cockeysville road. in parkville, that wreck still there. and 6th now in the city. east cold spring at hillen and west pratt. west lombard and mlk. and if you're headed out on 895, you'll find northbound delays, approaching the harbor tunnel. then a seven-minute setback as you approach the 95 merge. there's a look at your average speed. average speeds, in the low 30s, with 19 to 20-minute drive times. you'll also find delays on the jfx in the northbound direction. that's where we're finding that delay. and again, that is partially because of people leaving downtown. partially because of that construction project that is going to be there for quite sometime. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. get a pair of medium, one- topping pizzas, for only $9.99 each. back to you. >> thank you very much.

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you, vic. students and staff at oikos university came together today to mourn their schoolmates. a couple hundred people gathered to pay their respects. deborah johnson smith told us some students were interning in a prison. >> i feel they're a part of us as well. that is why i'm here. i didn't know them very long. you know? just -- i thought, you know it's only appropriate for me to represent, you know our department. >> in all, seven people were killed and three others were injured. oikos set up a memorial fund in the names of the victims. and funeral services held for one victim. a 24-year-old catleen ping. carrow rin tileler will join fruts church. san jose state university president blamed elected officials for forcing him to limit enrollment. the admission policy ends for the fall semester, meaning local college students living within a community distance may need better grades than required after the governor cut $200 million from california state university system budget. >> this is a s

mary, back to you. >> vic, thank you. the maryland state's attorney's office says it spoke with jurors before it dropped the charges. >>> let's take a live look at sky eye chopper 13. the backup continues as emergency construction continues. derek valcourt is live along the expressway, with more on the solutions drivers are finding to deal with the traffic. derek? >> reporter: kai, this traffic is just really slowed down within the last five or 10 minutes here. that speaks to the volume of cars getting on during this rush hour right now. it's another long drive home on this major artery in the downtown. >> reporter: tuesday morning rush hour traffic, along the jones falls expressway. the vehicles moving faster than they did on monday. and there were fewer of them on the jfx. transportation officials know -- >> that's where the closures are. starting on radio and camera 24. >> because they're monitoring conditions from their operation center downtown. keeping a close eye on what they say was a major improvement over monday

and for bob and stan, i'm vic carter. thanks for watching. don't go away.uch more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, including more severe weather expected in the nation's heartland. we'll take you to new york and >> pelley: tonight, dangerous weather. heavy storms are rising, at least one tornado on the ground. dean reynolds is inside the severe storm forecast center. police officers are dying in the line of duty at the highest rate in years. braving the flames, the mayor of newark, new jersey, rescues a neighbor from her burning home. >> at that point i would like to say i was feeling courageous but honestly it was terrifying. >> pelley: and if it's friday we're on the road, kuralt and hartmann with the major doe mow of dominos. wait until you see what he's calling for now. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, we've received a rare warning today about a massive storm system that is hitting the middle of the country right now. a tornado has already touched down this evening nea

eyewitness news at 4 continues with denise and vic right after this ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> it is 4:30.m., 45 degrees and cloudy, i am denise koch >> i am vic carter. >> the search ends and investigators in new york have unanswered questions in the 30 year disappearence of a 6-year- old boy. jessica schneider reports a manhattan basement turning up few details who what happened to aton pats. >> reporter: massive containers filled with debris, dirt and garbage taken away from this scene first thing this morning it has all been sifted through after days of digging into the concrete walls and floors below this shop on prince street. law enforcement sources tell cbs 2 investigators uncovered what they initially believed to be food, bones strand of hair it is not clear if it is human or not all findings are being examined by a forensic anthropologist with hopes new light will be shed on the decades old disappearence of the 6-year-old in 1979. >>> old and cold cases shouldn't be forgotten cases. >> this weekend authorities reportedly uncovered a suspicious stain on a concrete wall inside the

i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise

mary, back to you. >> all right, vic. thank you. the prince george's county state's attorney's office says it could be months before the case goes to trial. >>> desperate for a baby. a texas woman confesses to shooting and killing a young mother to steal her newborn son. moments ago, she is charged with capital murder. >> reporter: 3-day old kegan shushard was found alive tuesday night, hours after his mother was gunned down in this parking lot near houston. >> she was nice, sweet. lovable. i loved her, she loved me. and everything was going fine until today. >> reporter: authorities say kayla was getting into an argument with another woman in a parked car. witnesses say someone shot golden. golden fought desperately to hang on, screaming for her baby. >> she tried to get the child from the vehicle and she was dragged to the ground as the car took off. >> she was laying on the ground. she wasn't moving for nothing. but then i saw a blue lexus drive up in that direction. >> reporter: police immediately issued an amber aletter. they r

vic? -- criminal. vic?the accident is the second in the past year, where the car tum tumbled offer the same stretch. >>> rooftop batteries. a controversial plan to keep the summer olympics safe. monica villa villamizar explains what may be done. >> reporter: the surface-to-air missiles on this apartment rooftop, during the summer olympics. they say the missiles are the best way to protect the skies over london during the games. residents received leaflets, notifying them that testing will begin this week. >> i still can't get it through my head, why they decided to use a residential area. >> it does raise a lot of questions. whereby they can put missiles on private property. >> reporter: police say they will be based at the sites where the missiles could be placed. but residents worry that these locations could become targets for terrorists. >> generally, in this country, the military don't just announce that they're going to occupy private property. it puts us at risk. >> reporter: authorities insist, the

and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >>> traffic delays on the main route into and out of downtown baltimore. a live look over the jfx near 29th street, from sky eye chopper 13. it's slow going because of repairs to the drainage system. wjz is live with complete coverage. kristy breslin is in wjz traffic control with the latest on delays. but first, derek valcourt, live along the jfx with what drivers are saying about the mess. >> reporter: this is the northbound section of them here, where the lane drop ends. by the time the cars get here, they're in the clear, their problems over for today. but keep in mind, this problem is going to be around for a week. >> reporter: as expected, the commute on the jfx, out of the city tonight, slow and congested. in fact, it looks a lot like the mess trying to get into the city this morning. a mess that left those trying to get to work, late and frustrated. >> it's a pain in the neck. >> yeah. it was bad. >> this is going to be a nightmare

i'm denise koch. >> for bob and mark, i'm vic carter.s for watching wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away. much more coming up. a rare case of mad cow disease is discovered in california. is the captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> good evening. all 12 of the u.s. secret service agents and officers caught up in that prostitution scandal in colombia have now been fired or resigned, or retired, or cleared. the director of the secret service acted against the last of his personnel today. a separate investigation of 12 members of the military continues. knor are a o'donnell is at the white house tonight with the late breaking news. norah. >> scott, tonight secret service officials credit director mark sullivan for move being quickly to clean house. we learned the fate of those five additional agents today. two were cleared of any wrongdoing, two resigned and one was fired. director sullivan made a rare personal appearance on capitol hill today to assure lawmakers that he was moving to resolve

tell us something new, mike. >> we're back at square 1, vic. press conference, holding the

vic is in the newsroom with more on this long-awaited arrest. vic? >> police say they charged the fourth and final suspect for the videotaped beating on st. patrick's day. 21-year-old shatia baldwin. detectives say she participated in the attack on a tourist in the downtown courthouse last month. the video went viral across the country and helped investigators identify the suspects. three others are facing charges in this crime. denise, back to you. >> the victim tells police, he woke up in his hotel room after the attack with a black eye, and noticed his watch, phone and car keys were missing. >>> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is weighing on the suspension of a city police detective. detective daniel thomas nicholson is the subject of a criminal investigation, after he allegedly used his police powers to conduct unauthorized searches for his missing daughter. nicholson's daughter eventually returned home. city leaders say they have a responsibility to hold nicholson accountable for any wrongdoing. >> the public needs to know that if an of

and i'm vic carter.ple are talking about. >> a chilling scene in a norwegian courtroom today. the trial begins for a man who admits to killing 77 people. survivors and family members of the victims packed the small courtroom. >> reporter: anders berring breivik smiled as a guard removed his handcuffs, then gave a defiant, closed-fist salute, as his family crowded into the courtroom. breivik said he killed 77 people in a bombing shooting spree last summer. but he pleaded not guilty to criminal charges, saying he acted in self-defense to save the country from a muslim takeover. breivik wiped away tears when prosecutors showed him anti- muslim video he posted on you tube before the killing spree. lawyers showed a map of vatoya island, and detailed breivik's movement as he attacked. victims and their families sat behind a thick glass barrier in a courtroom built specifically for the trial. >> last time i saw him in person, i saw him shoot and kill my friends. so it's tough, but it's also important to get thr

i'm vic carter.nt to update the breaking news from oakland california where five people are dead after a shooting at a religious university. this video shows a swat team going into oikos university. here's a live look at the scene right now. police say they have detained one possible suspect and looking interest the possibility there was -- into the pocket there was one more shooter. an update from california coming up new at five. >>> we have new insight to the controversial shooting of trayvon martin. . >> each and every one of you mean so much to us to see you all here. >> reporter: five weeks after trayvon martin was killed, his mother, sabrina fulton, thanked a crowd in miami for the support. strangers showed up by the thousands to show their support. >> i have to make an effort and come out because this totally upsets me. >> reporter: the case has sparked questions nagts wide about whether race played a role in the killing. george zimmerman insists he shot martin in self-defense after the teen

vic lee is live with developments. vic? >> ramos has been on the stand this is the second day he's given testimony. today he face aid tough prosecutor who was relentless in his questioning. word got out ramos was on the stand. curious spectators packed a courtroom. yesterday, he told the court he was not the shooter june 22, 2008. he says it was a passenger in this car, a gang member who shot and killed the victims after mistaking them for rival gang members. ramos's lawyer continued to ask ramos about the days after the shooting. ramos said he lied to police that he was home that sunday because he was afraid for his wife and young child's safety if he talked. he said flako told him if they get to you you know what we can do to your family, right? asking if he was a member of a faction of ms 13. he replied i was not. ramos says he and flako had been cruising the streets the day of the shooting and he said if i had turned on the right street those people would not have died. when the prosecutor's turn to cross examination, h

. >> and i'm vic carter.ere's what people are talking about tonight. >>> two jet planes crash into homes. three people in the homes are still unaccounted for. tara mergener has the latest from virginia beach. >> reporter: this was the scene just moments after a navy fa-18 fighter jet crashed into a two- story complex in virginia beach. the thick, black smoke filled the air while the tail smoldered in the rubble. witnesses could tell the aircraft was in trouble. >> it was like a skittering where it was popping and then stop. and then we just saw the plane go down. >> reporter: another eyewitness said this photo of the jet was dumping fuel. its nose was angled upward, apparently to slow its speed and then just fell from the sky. >> the front end of the plane just went down and then, boom. >> shortly after takeoff, the aircraft suffered a catastrophic mechanical malfunction. >> reporter: both pilots ejected moments before the crash and parachuted down near the ground landing by the wreckage and the apartments. h

vic lee has more on his background and how he ended up in police custody. >> reporter: he was in the backseat of this alameda police car hiding from our camera with a jacket covering his head they arrested him 11:30 in front of safe way this south shore center parking lot. a security guard called police after he spoke to the suspect. a source tells us that go called his father telling him everything that happened. he spoke to one safeway clerk who said he rambled on about a shooting. she called the security guard who was told by goe he shot a lot of people. the security guard call alameda police, they responded, spoke to the man and took him into custody this is video from sky 7 of the police car carrying the suspect back to the station. they also recovered the gun in the car. safeway shopper saw it call. >> it looked like they stopped him at the door to see if he anything in his pockets that he had stolen there was no fight. he was -- >> reporter: he stayed with his 72-year-old father part of the week at this senior apartment complex in oakland. police escorted the 72-year-old away

i'm vic cart er. >> and i'm denise koch.tching maryland's niewling >> pelley: tonight, criminal charge miss the death of trayvon martin. >> today we filed an information to charge george zimmerman with murder in the second degree. >> pelley: what's next? mark strassmann reports from sanford, florida, analysis from john miller and jack ford. indonesians run for their lives after a powerful earthquake triggers a tsunami alarm. can you stop crime before it happens? they're doing it in los angeles. bob orr shows us how. and just across from the 9/11 memorial a new tower soars past a milestone. nancy cordes takes us to the top. >> everybody's proud of what they're doing. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot an unarmed teenageer to death in sanford, florida, has just been charged with murder. a special prosecutor in the case has charged 28-year-old george zimmerman with second degree 17rder in the death of

vic lee takes us in the house for the first time and has exclusive details on a cell phone call that broke the case. >> the five bodies were found on march 23rd. the carnage happened sometime the night before. the victims, a cook at a chinese restaurant, his wife, their daughter and their son vincent. >> chief chan is married to the only member of the family that is now living. a daughter who discovered the bodies when she and their 12-year-old child went to the home the morning after the murders. he showed us the pictures of the victims which replace -- which were placed in a homemade altar in the dining room. they were bludgeoned to death one by one by their killer. police forensic investigators removed evidence from the house. but the two-story home is pretty much the way it was the day after the murders with blood stains covering the floors. several law enforcement agencies have given abc7 the following chronology of what happened that violent evening. they say the suspect knew both vincent and his wife. le hired him as a plumber to help him renovate the house last year. sources

there is still a danger of more storms tonight, vic?rning coverage continuing with bernadette woods, tracking the difficult storms. >> that is right, we'll take you down the texas where we see a line of intense thunderstorms moving to the east of dallas. but all of northeast parts of texas, under the threat for tornadoes and damaging thunderstorms. we're going to take you back to what happened a little bit earlier, immediately around dallas, we'll produce the damage you saw. at least two tornadoes as mary said. probably more, we had a few more areas that looked like tornadoes on the radar, and some clouds people reported. there was one, one passed off to the north. you see where all of that was tossed up. areas of white, an indication of hail. we have had hail reports up to baseball size. very -- very damaging situation, for immediate dallas metro area. but as you can see it will continue off to the east for the next two hours. >> all right, thank you. those tornadoes in texas could mark the start of a violent spring. you can't fight th

vic? >> let's check in on the roads tonight.jz traffic control. >>> well, friday afternoon, never an easy drive. traveling on the west side inner loop. delays stretch there from 95 to security boulevard. you can expect at least 20 minutes to get through. on the top side of the outer loop, delays stretch there from providence road to baltimore national pike. average speed, about 39 miles per hour. 70 westbound, bumper to bumper, from 29 to marriottsville road. also, very slow there, if you're heading towards the beltway in the eastbound direction. northbound 895. no improvement there. slowing from lombard to 95. and accidents include berryman's lane at deer park road. pulaski. echo dale at rommel. and also lombard at south monroe. let's take a live look. slow there, 70 at 29. things definitely slowing down as well, on the beltway, west of york road. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. $6.99 each only at pizza bolis. >>> it may be the most powerful tool on facebook. the like button is the key to saving money to a

vic, back to you. >> gigi, thank you. jared is being held without bond on first-and second-degree murder charges. >> sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene of the accident. and captain mike perry has more. where are you, mike? >> we are eastbound the at taioga parkway. not far from mondawmin mall. we have a city school police vehicle, which was involved in some sort of a crash. now, it's not clear whether the police vehicle crashed after it lost a tire or lost a tire as a result of the crash. but we do have eastbound gwens falls parkway, closed. looks like duke land street. police are blocking the roadway. city police are conducting the roadway. we understand that the injuries are nonlife-threatening. and as we said, it is not real clear what caused this accident. but we do have a disabled car in the roadway, east of the railroad bridge. and police are going to be working to clean up that accident and investigate and find out what happened. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you, captain mike perry. >>> well, a well-liked stu

>> reporter: well, vic, he's a little younger than you may expect. and he tells me, he has big shoes to fill. but he says he is definitely ready for tomorrow's major league debut. >> reporter: ladies and gentlemen, and boys and girls. and welcome to oriole park at camden yards. >> reporter: this is the audition reel that earned ryan wagner the job of a lifetime. >> or have any questions. thank you. >> reporter: the 26-year-old says the new gig is a dream come true. >> i'm well aware of the history of the game and of the men that have come before me in jobs like this. men and women, i should say. and i am just excited to become part of that. >> reporter: wagner was one of 670 applicants. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. >> reporter: vying for a position dave mcgowan has held for 14 years. >> i'm going to enjoy kind of the blend of being a younger guy and being able to tune in with fans on facebook and twitter. but also providing the classic voice this game demands. i think i'll be able to do that job. >> reporter: this celebrat

i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. >> even after two

. >> reporter: hey there, vic. while the ceremony is just coming to an end, and more than 1,000 people did attend today's dedication, including a royal family, and as you said, the mayor of new york city. >> reporter: road closures and tight security took over east baltimore, as johns hopkins prepare the to unveil its billion-dollar baby. >> it's real truly an absolute state of the art facility. we think it's probably the best hospital in the world. >> reporter: gary stevenson says the hospital wouldn't have been possible without two major donors. the united arab emirates royal family is also expected to attend the dedication. >> their contributions were critical to this. but there are also, many, many other donors. >> reporter: a quick tour of the hospital only gives you a glimpse of what this 1.6 million square foot building has to offer. it boasts new technology. football-lengthed hallways and better patient rooms for patients and their families. >> our son was in the hospital for five months. that room was our

i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about. >>> the presidential candidate and his mistress, john edwards is on trial, facing charges he used campaign finances to cover up an extramarital affair. he is also facing a hometown jury. >> how are you feeling? >> reporter: john edwards arrived at the greensboro courthouse, with his daughter 8 and his parents -- kate and his parents, to begin the jury selection. katherine eagles introduced the former presidential today to about 200 potential jurors. she told them, this is not a case about whether he is a good husband or politician. it's about whether he violated campaign funds laws. he is alleged to have used funds to keep his affair quiet. he later admitted the affair. the public new edwards as a husband devoted to his wife elizabeth, as she battled breast cancer. she died in 2008. >> they have to get spojohn edwards' psyche, his mind. did he know the law? and did he intend to break the law? >> reporter: the prosecution's star witness, edward's s

vic? >> kai, thank you.rman admits to shooting the teen as he walked in the florida neighborhood, but says he acted in self-defense. >>> we're learning more about a utah mother who disappeared in 2009. before she vanished, susan powell sent out several e-mails to friends and coworkers, saying she feared her husband could harmer. josh powell was considered a person of interest in her case but never arrested. back in february, powell killed himself and their two young sons in a gas-fueled fire in washington state. >>> three florida siblings involved in a multistate crime spree learn their judgment. today, they sentence 27-year- old dim do herty for his part in a bank robbery and high- speed chase. hours later, his sister lee doherty, received her sentence. the trio still faces, -- charges in florida, where the alleged crime spree began. >>> with the placement of one beam, the tallest building in new york is once again in lower manhattan. >>> one world trade center surpasses the empire state building. >> the re

vic lee takes us in the house for the first time and has exclusive details on a cell phone call that broke the case. >> the five bodies were found on march 23rd. the carnage happened sometime the night before. the victims, a cook at a chinese restaurant, his wife, their daughter and their son vincent. >> chief chan is married to the only member of the family that is now living. a daughter who discovered the bodies when she and their 12-year-old child went to the home the morning after the murders. he showed us the pictures of the victims which replace -- which were placed in a homemade altar in the dining room. they were bludgeoned to death one by one by their killer. police forensic investigators removed evidence from the house. but the two-story home is pretty much the way it was the day after the murders with blood stains covering the floors. several law enforcement agencies have given abc7 the following chronology of what happened that violent evening. they say the suspect knew both vincent and his wife. le hired him as a plumber to help him renovate the house last year. sources

. >> thank you, vic. we are still working to get more details on what started the chase. >>> a police union is airing its dirty laundry with anne arundel county executive john leopold on the radio. wjz continues to investigate this case. mike hellgren is live and has the showdown on the dial and why the union decided to run the critical ads. >> they're mounting the campaign to get the county executive to step down, something he says he will not do. and we learned today, there will be several ads the union produced another one, after the county executive spokesman called them bullies. >> reporter: both of ann arundle county's police unions have been outspoken critics of john leopold. calling for him and the police chief to go, amid accusations leopold was treating his security detail and ordering them to illegally dig up dirt on his enemies while the chief ignored it all. now, the international brotherhood of police officers is airing a radio ad to spread the message. >> doing the right thing wasn't easy.

abc 7's vic lee is live in oakland for us. vic?ppeared in a courtroom behind me on the sixth floor. there appeared to be no family or friends, or

and vic lee is there and joins us live. vic? >> just a brief recap.irst last month the mayor suspended the sheriff after he pleaded guilty to false imprisonment in connection with that new year's eve altercation he had with his wife when he bruised her arm, then, friday a judge at the court house over there gave the go ahead for ethics commission to begin its official misconduct hearing. so today, in fact momentarily the hearing begins here at city hall. >> the closest the commission has come to holding an official misconduct hearing was with ed jew. but he spared the commission from a hearing when he resigned after opening session this, commission will have to come up with rules of procedure for the hearing oor we going to have brief something are we going to call witnesses or not? what evidence we are going to look at? >> i'm going to object the commission doing anything other than shutting this down. >> is that in a nut shell is the position his attorneys are taking. >> we think this process is flawed and no rules can fix it. >> the hearing will be

abc 7 vic lee joins with us the latest. vick? >> this meeting started late and there are so far lawyers have taken center stage presenting their arguments for the rules and sitting in the front row is ross mirkarimi. suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi shook hands and hugged supporters. this is uncharted territory. not only for him, but for the city. the closest the ethics kmilgs has come to holding an official misconduct hearing is with ed jew. he was convicted in 2007 of bribery, extortion, and perjure. but jew spared the commission when resigning after opening session. so this commission will have to come up with rules for procedure, lawyers believe the hearing is constitutionally vague and that their clients due process rights are being violated. >> there is an objection other than bringing proceedings to a halt. >> today his lawyer argued any hearing should be held in front of cameras and public. >> there is a live hearing going to better serves goals of the commission in determining facts of what happened here. there is nothin

abc 7 news reporter vic lee on crime, and the punishment. >> good morning. >> before andrew vargas was sentenced' poll jized to ryan's parents. >> i cannot find words to express how remorseful i feel. so it's... towards the family. >> the prosecutor read a letter from the family. they were unable to leave philadelphia for the sentencing. it's hard to know how sincere you are with your remorse, sincerity can be seen in a person's eyes. this is why we wish we can be there for your sentencing to see and feel your remorse in person. >> but ryan's parents could not look into the iz of the 22-year-old who crippled their son. ryan, now 10 is going through yet another surgery. his fourth since he was hit by vargas's car last august crossing the street after his family left at and t park. >> you're incarcerated because of your actions but ryan is also incarcerated because of your actions. he can't do many of the things he used to enjoy doing. >> vargas left the scene, hitting other cars. and was arrested after a sobriety test showed he was drunk. >> i have learned so much out of this. and... i

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> a touching story bay dog he is cued after being dragged for miles behind a pickup truck. the dog is recovering tonight after his back leg was amputated. thursday a pinole family noticed the dog dangling from a truck and they tried to get the driver's attention but were not successful. >> he was trying to break free. you can see he was jerking back and forth and trying to survive. and honking the horn. yelling and screaming. nothing worked. >> the rope snapped and the dog fell on to the roadway. doctors say freeway is doing very well and that he is learning to dal bal on three legs. >> and an east bay woman being held on $1 million bail for the role in abduction of a 5-year-old boy in st. louis missouri. the 59-year-old rhonda matthew as rested along with her son jeffrey stone outside chicago. they're accused of taking stone's son from st. louis childrens hospital where he was being treated for a life threatening heart condition. police say the custody dispute put the boy's health in danger since he only had a day's worth of heart medicine with him.

vic? >> we're learning tonight that salvage crews have a very small window to remove that boat from the island. and if they don't start tomorrow, it may be too late. the 38 foot yacht sits atop jagged rocks. a reminder of the tragic accident. once removed it may help the grieve prog ses for loved ones of the crew who lost their lives. sadly it may be a long time before that happens. >> right now they're in the midst of nesting time for birds. >> it is a big problem for tim parker owner of the salvaging company. the farallons are a protected sanctuary. the birds will begin laying eggs next week. >> once that occurs this pro claims attempted salvage of a vessel. they don't want the birds disturbed. >> parker had been contacted from the coast guard. he hasn't heard from the boat owners insurance company. if parker doesn't begin now he'll have to wait until october when the nesting season is over. looking at aerial shots he says it will take about five days to prepare, meaning air lifting the

. >>> viendo las imagenes sorprende que no se registren vic timÍctimas mortales en los tornados e dallasas consecuencias se sienten y pasarÁn meses para recuperar la zona. muchos vuelos fueron cancelados y decenas de aviones resultaron daÑados, fuimos a la zona afectada y somos testigo d lo que pasa hasta ahora. >>> buenas noches, para muchas familias en los suburbios de dallas fue un dÍa de espera, vecindarios como este estuvieron cerrados por la policÍa, al anoccer residentes vieron como quedaron las casas, acompaÑamos a una familia en esto. >>> miran parte del techo estÁ destruido tambiÉn. >>> david y erica tuvieron mucha suerte cuando el tornado devasÓo el vecindario ni ellos ni sus cuatro hijos estaban en casa, reesaron ye encontraron co esto. >>> es es la habitaciÓn mi niÑo, co ve. es la que sale de allÁ del tejado, atraviesa todo, atrevo so la pared. >>>sta madera. >>> es el cuarto. >>> si esto hubiera ocuido en la noche. >>> no nosimaginamos. >>> la familia estÁ intacta. >>> cuando vino la tormenta los padres trabajaban y los hijos estaban en la escuela. >>> no podÍa hacer nada,

vic? >> today's appearance was to let the judge know mirkarimi enrolled in domestic violence classes and he's doing all of the things he is supposed to do part of the guilty plea to false imprisonment. but the big story outside court. his wife wrote a newspaper op-ed piece from venezuela. where she and her son are visiting her sick father. >> i miss them terribly. and i want them to be okay. >> a sobbing moss rirk yeemy responded to his wife's letter after the hearing. lopez wrote the new year's eve argument was mischaracterized as domestic violence when it was simply an emotional misunderstanding between the two. >> lopez said her husband's troubles where the result of a vendetta by city politicians to oust him from office. last month the mayor suspended mirkarimi as sheriff, charging him with official misconduct, comparing it to an attempt to overthrow the government in her native convenient swaila. i'm shocked to witness the same formula being applied to hi husband. that is what's happe

i want to brick in vic coshy, how you doing? >> hi, how you doing. >> we are doing great. what is happening? >> tomorrow is national grilled cheese day and it is our national holiday for our company and we decided for national grilled cheese day that we wanted to give back to a community organization that has done so much for you know baltimore. they are friends of courses, that -- it is called my brother's keeper so tomorrow all day, all three locations, you are going to be able to get our great sandwiches and -- and help a great cause, we are going to donate a dollar for every sandwich sold tomorrow back to my brother's keeper. >> that is awesome, my brother's keeper based in irvington, southwest baltimore, provide hot meals, social services to a lot of folks. they do a great job and so do you guys. scott, one of the partners, how you doing? >> great, thanks for coming. >> our pleasure, so you are out and about obviously. >> yeah. with are actually first next weekend -- not this weekend at the decanter festival and that coming up soon and just like we do festivals we cou

vic? >> the defense attorney says he's established a good rappor with luc. his client he says is a union plumber but... he won't be doing any work in the near future. the judge set bail at $25 million. >> this is how do you lead? >> not guilty. >> those words uttered five times of a man accused of killing five people two weeks ago. a 35-year-old is accused of killing the victims including a cook at a chinatown restaurants, his wife, their daughter, their son, and his girl friend. police say luc bludgeoned victims to death, hacking some with a sharp-edged weapon. the judge read charges and luc seemed uncomfortable as he stood by his attorney at times shaking his head and took deep breaths. we asked his lawyer why. >> well, it's difficult to have those charges read to you and it's a difficult situation for him to be in. >> luc caught two days after the murder by s.w.a.t. team member who's raided a town house, apc 7 learned one thing that led police to luc is that his number was on the cell phone of one victim. goldrosen said he met with luc several times for h