watkins. and both admitted they were involved and both said johnny was not. >> reporter: hughes also watched the original interrogation videos and for the first time, he saw how that other suspect told cops that hincapie and another teen were not at the crime scene. >> and they all needed money? >> no, johnny and kevin left. >> reporter: hughes was intrigued especially when he heard the suspect say a second time that hincapie was not involved. >> so there were eight people surrounding? >> no, there were six. >> there were six? >> yeah, because the two of them left. >> a tape hincapie's jury never saw. >> the more i investigated it, the more i came to believe that he might be tellin' me the truth. >> there is not a shred of forensic or physical evidence. >> but he confessed. not after 15 days of interrogation, but after several hours. >> yeah, like most people you can't possibly fathom admitting you did something you did not do. >> reporter: nobody does that. >> nobody would think they are capa

watkins. and since then, this man, johnny hincapie, has been locked up, one of the seven men convicted of the crime. but he insists he's innocent. >> i had no involvement in this crime, lester. i'm the only one that's claiming innocence. >> reporter: so what is johnny hincapie's story? to find out, i went to speak with him at new york's fishkill correctional facility. hincapie took me back to the night of the crime. he had recently turned 18 and was on his way to a can't-miss event, a party at the roseland ballroom in manhattan. >> there was a very popular d.j. who was throwin' a birthday party for himself, and everybody just wanted to be there. >> reporter: he explained that he and as many as 50 other teenagers took a subway, all headed to the same club. and how when the train arrived he went upstairs to the street, where he lost sight of a friend who was holding his money. he says he couldn't carry his cash because of the tight designer jeans he was wearing. >> they had numerous pockets on t

watkins is a columnist for salon.author of the book, "the beast side: living and dying while black in america." jill stein, your response, overall, to the debate, what was covered, what wasn't. >> it was not a new day for the democratic party. it was -- it was enriching, it was wonderful to see the focus on economic justice, and that was very welcome, but there it was taking place in the luxury when hotel in nevada, and this is where we are having a discussion about economic justice. and hillary clinton as the dominant voice in the debate is a little hard to believe. she is sort of talking out of both sides of her mouth. she wants to go against wall street, but she won't support glass-steagall. amy: explain what glass-steagall is. >> the law that separated speculative banking from everyday consumer banking. basically, allowed banks to take risks -- i should say, it prevents banks from taking risks at consumers' burden. it permits bailouts. or i should say, it prevents bailouts from going forward. glass-steagall was re

watkins was one of 2200 people to die in new york city in 1990. since the hincapie s conviction witnesses came forward claiming hincapie was not on the platform when the crime took place. hincapie says although justice was a long time coming it feels really good. >> is sad that it took 25 years for the truth to be uncovered. it is sad they kept an innocent man in prison so long because of a false confession that should never have taken place. thank god that now i can start to put all of this behind me. >> reporter: he may not be able to put it behind him just yet because the d.a. is considering an appeal and says he will retry that. one of the indulgences use most looking forward to is seafood because presumably there is not a lot of that in prison. he spent 25 years, one month and three days in prison. ben: do we know what the victim's family things? >> reporter: they have not commented. multiple messages my various news organizations, so far we have not seen a public comment. ben: raging floods in south carolina washed away cars and homes but no

author d watkins beat the streets of baltimore. he talks gun violence, race relations and the law. >>> philipp, the man on a wire. hollywood has the new movie, but we have the real thing. his mesmerizing story of walking between the twin towers. >> and we begin with the mass shooting at a community college in oregon. there is a lot of new information on the massacre and the gunmen. we're going to get to all of that. but first the innocent lives lost. we have their names now, and we want to share them with you. first, lucero alvarez, trevon taylor anspach, rebecca ann carnes. quinn glen cooper. kim saltmarsh dietz. lucas eibel. jason dale johnson, and lawrence levine and sarena dawn moore. the suspect is 26-year-old chris mercer. now the shaefer ha sheriff refused to officially release his name, but the name has been reported. we have the latest sabrina? >> we're here this evening at the douglas county fairgrounds. you can see the flags flying at half staff for the victims of the shootings. we're learning a lot about the heavily arm

i sang god now i can put this behind me. >> reporter: the killing of watkins was one of 2200 in 1990, it was emblematic of a more dangerous city than the one we know today. by comparison 333 people were killed in the city according to the nypd. this was a long time in coming and his mother could barely find words to describe her joy. he's looking forward to eating seafood. could face a new trial but he did not think that. >> jim on individuals who did this city or had knowledge of what happened to me. i forgive them. >> a spokesman says the d a is considering appealing the judge's decision to release him. he also said the office will retry the case if that is necessary. that is the latest, live from the newsroom. back to you. ben: robert moses, thank you. the nypd released new video of a man wanted for questioning in the killing of kerri, the aide to governor cuomo who was shot and killed last month. the man is seen steps from the site of the shooting in crown heights, brooklyn, black pants and black frames glasses. so far police of not made any arrests in the 43-year-old shooting dea

, and i said you're kathy watkins?o are you? i said i'm eric glisson. i said how are you involved in this? i don't know. we both didn't know, we were confused. >> her office believes there may have been an injustice, but only agrees to release glisson and watkins if they wear monitoring bracelets as the d.a.'s office continues to investigate. >> we have made a decision to take this unprecedented, as you know, judge, an exceptional step that we are going to consent the conditional vacating of the conviction of these two defendants and the condition being that the defendants do wear those electronic monitoring bracelets. >> all that's left now is for the judge to make it official. >> the record will reflect that the vacator that tor it is gran each is released on their own recognizance. [ cheering ] >> eric's friends and family and the news media are waiting for him outside and now for the first time in nearly two decades, eric glisson is about to take his first steps as a free man. [ cheers and applause ] >> eric, what'

watkins to testifying at another trial, said the da. reopening old wounds and forcing them to relive the horror of that night 25 years ago. end quote. nypd commissioner was the chief the time of the murder. >> we'll have to see as we go forward as to whether that new evidence results in a different verdict. >> now the judge's decision only guarantees him a new trial. it does not guarantee or certify his innocence. hincapie will be released as that retrial. retrial, they say, they are determined to pursue. live tonight lower manhattan. >> thank you. >>> new surveillance video tonight obtained exclusively by eyewitness news offering insight about what happened moments before a police chase ends in a violent crash in the bronx. eyewitness news reporter tim fleischer with video. >> you'll see how fast the shooting took place. just a matter of seconds. the victim extremely lucky that the shooter was in a split second as seen in this video obtained exclusively by eyewitness news, the gunman in the hoody pulls his weapon and fires two shots, m

reporting live in watkins park scott broom wusa9. >> it took too long for the family.n and out company that owns the assisted living home has been in business 20 years according to its written statement. >>> well a fairfax county parking enforcement officer under investigation right now. a few car repair shop owners say that they just can't believe what she was doing. >> stephanie ramirez reports that the officer was accused of targeting customers vehicles for easy tickets. >> reporter: that is where you'll find the 57-year-old bruce redwine who has been running the chantilly district. one kept costing them lots of money, causing them trouble, ticketing their customer vehicles in for repair. >> if you had gotten a ticket here while you brought your vehicle to get an inspection, then you think that you would ever come here? >> sometimes i need to pay out of my pocket because they said they brought the car for a repair and you're giving me a ticket now? >> reporter: a year ago this week is when redwine said that it turned in to a nightmare when he swiped this from her ha

manual rolling out finding sammy watkins for 22 yard touchdowns watkins would injure his ankle on play and not return. bills down 17-4 at the half. second half andy dalton continues to impress he hits marvin jones whoa stretches across goal line bengals now 6 and 0. they win it 34-1. dalton three dt basz. game tied at 13. in third quarter kirk cousins picked off by reeve is his third interception of the season. very next offensive snap, watch ryan fitzpatrick. he will take it 18 yards for the go ahead touchdown. jets are 4 and 1. they win it 34-20. dan campbell making his debut interim head coach. visiting tennessee, this is all you need to see. jarvis landry with end of round goes 22 yards for touchdown on this play. and at dolphins roll, 38-10. play of the day brought you by capital 1. >> houston hosting jacksonville. check out deandre hopkins with at 1 handed snag of that brian hoyer pass. hopkins making the former patriot look good with our play of the day. that's sports. we'll have our 7 on sidelines pregame show coming up in just a few minutes. >> joe, thank you. that's 7 news at

will not be charged in the death of phillip watkins. >> catherine:police say watkins called officers claiming he was faced with an armed intruder threatening to kill his family. an investigation found that watkins made the story up and had actually told his ex-fiance that he wanted to die. >> catherine:when officers arrived. they say he ran towards them with a knife. forcing the officers to shoot. today, the shooting was ruled a lawful killing. >> catherine:a san jose man is behind bars after a fatal stabbing during a teenager's birthday celebration in unincorporated morgan hill...saturday night. >> catherine:thirty-five year old gonzalo morales was arrested in the murder of 34-year-old jacobo rojos- vilchis. >> catherine:deputies responded to a fight around 11:15 p-m and found the victim had been stabbed. morales was tracked down monday in mountain view.and is being held without bail. >> catherine:the university of san francisco is rescinding bill cosby's honorary degree because of the sex scandal surrounding the comedian. >> catherine:the board of trustees made it a unanimous decis

witnesses came forward that he was not on the platform when watkins was savagely murdered. a detective beat a false confession he says out of him. >> took 25 years for the truth to be uncovered. it is sad that they kept an innocent man in prison for so long pause of a false confession should have never taken place. but i thank god that now i can start to put all of this behind me. >> reporter: killing of watkins was more 2200 in 1990. dangerous city than the one know today. by comparison, 333 people were killed in the city according to nypd. this day was a long time in coming. he his mother could barely find the words to describe her joy. >> i dreamed about this 25 years. >> reporter: he said he was looking forward to eating seafood. he could face a new trial but didn't seem to be thinking much about that. >> shame on those individuals that did this to me. shame on those individuals had knowledge of what happened to him. [inaudible]. i forgive them. >> reporter: really emotional go. the manhattan d.a. plans to necessary. so far we not heard any comment from the family of br

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boulware, watkins. and the clemson defense rises up. to hold off a furious notre dame rally. >> kirk: interesting call by brian kelly. relying on the feet and the legs the defensive line of clemson. watch dodd and watch watkins work here. and then, you have the safeties come in and help out. but a great job up front. i mean, kevin dodd, 98, would not -- look at the extension there against a tight end, wisher. he just throws him back into the -- into the quarterback. boulware's involved. you saw blanks get in there. >> chris: you saukelly's disappoint. watson's relief. the decision by kelly to go for two early in the fourth quarter. they got that first touchdown. it will be questioned now, the way things eventually worked out. >> kirk: no doubt about that. and you go to the last second here with seven seconds left. you had an unsportsmanlike penalty here on clemson, so, notre dame is going to be kicking from midfield for this onsides kick. and if they -- you know, it's a slippery field, it's wet. recover it, at least it gives you a chanc

watkins to testify re-opening ol wounds. our calls haven't been returned from the watkins family. johnnie hincapie is still locked up. you might be deported, a colombian. his conviction is overturned but his lawyer wants him to stay in jail until the deportation order is reversed. >>> a developing story on long island. a wild crash shut down the westbound lanes of sunrise highway in patchogue. a car hit an overpass at exit 54. the driver went to the hospital in critical condition. the overpass did not sustain any damage. it's unclear what was the cause. >>> well, the post-season starts tonight in the bronx but it could be over quickly if the yankees aren't careful. >> that's right. it's do or die for the bombers as they play the astros in the wild card play-off game. otis livingston live at the stadium in the bronx. >> reporter: hey, kristine and maurice. this used to be as much of a guarantee as death and taxes, meaningful yankees baseball in october in the bronx. it's been a drought three post- seasons where they missed the play-offs. whether they win by the division or wild car

prosecutors say watkins provoked the incident telling his ex-fiancee that he wanted to be shot by police. >>> russian planes bombed syria today fueling new tensions over the country. russia says it is targeting isis. cbs reporter craig boswell explains the u.s. is questioning russian's motives. [ non-english language ] >> reporter: russian jets could be seen in the skies overseer yeah dropping bombs for the first time. russia laid out its case for the air strikes at the u.n. wednesday morning. >> we are referring here exclusively to operations of the russian air force to carry out strikes against isil positions in syria. >> reporter: but russian jets hit targets near homs syria an area not currently controlled by isis. >> we must not and will not be confused in our fight against isil with support for assad. >> reporter: the white house is concerned russia will use the air strikes in syria to not only fight isis but to prop up bashar al-assad who the u.s. considers a dictator. >> russia will not succeed in imposing a military solution on syria any more than the united states was successfu

whitmore house assisted living center took phipps and a group of other elderly residents to a picnic at watkins regional park. the 80-year-old disappeared while walking to an outdoor bathroom. police found his body yesterday. according to families, phipps made a living as an executive chef. he played the tambourine at church, loves betting on horses. but dementia forced him to move closer to his family in maryland. >> we trusted whitmore house assisted living with our father. we hoped that they would keep him safe and provide his care. and it's obvious that didn't happen. >> the family had no knowledge that mr. phipps was going to be leaving what they had assumed was a very controlled environment where his whereabouts were well taken care of, and where something like this couldn't happen. kevin: and mr. phipps' family clearly upset and also frustrated. while their attorney is all but saying a lawsuit of some form will be filed. we'll have much more at 5:00. but for now we're live in upper marlboro, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: okay, kevin. we'll see you soon. police are searching for van

boulware, watkins. and the clemson defense rises up. to hold off a furious notre dame rally. >> kirk: interesting call by relying on the feet and the legs of kizer -- this is all about the defensive line of clemson. watch dodd and watch watkins work here. and then, you have the safeties come in and help out. but a great job up front. i mean, kevin dodd, 98, would not -- look at the extension wisher. he just throws him back into the -- into the quarterback. boulware's involved. you saw blanks get in there. >> chris: you saukelly's disappoint. watson's relief. the decision by kelly to go for two early in the fourth quarter. they got that first touchdown. it will be questioned now, the way things eventually worked out. >> kirk: no doubt about that. and you go to the last second here with seven seconds left. you had an unsportsmanlike penalty here on clemson, so, notre dame is going to be onsides kick. and if they -- you know, it's a slippery field, it's wet. if you kick this and you somehow recover it, at least it gives you a chance at eit

boulware, watkins. and the clemson defense rises up. to hold off a furious notre dame rally. >> kirk: interesting call by brian kelly. relying on the feet and the legs of kizer -- this is all about the defensive line of clemson. watch dodd and watch watkins work here. and then, you have the safeties come in and help out. but a great job up front. i mean, kevin dodd, 98, would not -- look at the extension there against a tight end, wisher. he just throws him back into the -- into the quarterback. boulware's involved. you saw blanks get in there. >> chris: you saukelly's disappoint. watson's relief. the decision by kelly to go for two early in the fourth quarter. they got that first touchdown. it will be questioned now, the way things eventually worked out. >> kirk: no doubt about that. and you go to the last second here with seven seconds left. you had an unsportsmanlike penalty here on clemson, so, notre dame is going to be kicking from midfield for this onsides kick. and if they -- you know, it's a slippery field, it's wet. if you kick

staff took phipps and other residents here to watkins park for a picnic but at some point he disappeared. he had dementia. they never imagined his life would end up this way. >> it's very heartbreaking. we didn't expect that his last days would be spent out there for however long he was out there. we didn't get that chance to give him that final hug. >> reporter: our crews went to woodmore house to try and get a statement. they would not speak to us on camera. however, they did hand us a written statement that simply said they plan to work with authorities during this investigation. police say they are looking into this matter. in prince george's county, i'm nikki burdine, wusa9. >>> drug deaths now outnumber highway fatalities in virginia according to state records. they show that 728 virginians died from heroin and opiate use compared to 700 people who died on the state's roads. the state has launched a series of initiatives to help recovering addicts and dekindize -- decriminalizing behaviors that could save lives. >>> a s.w.a.t. team raided lorenzo sanders apartment last week and fou

boulware, watkins. and the clemson defense rises up. to hold off a furious notre dame rally. >> kirk: interesting call by brian kelly. relying on the feet and the legs of kizer -- this is all about the defensive line of clemson. watch dodd and watch watkins work here. and then, you have the safeties come in and help out. but a great job up front. i mean, kevin dodd, 98, would not -- look at the extension there against a tight end, wisher. he just throws him back into the -- into the quarterback. boulware's involved. you saw blanks get in there. >> chris: you saukelly's disappoint. watson's relief. the decision by kelly to go for two early in the fourth quarter. they got that first touchdown. it will be questioned now, the way things eventually worked out. >> kirk: no doubt about that. and you go to the last second here with seven seconds left. you had an unsportsmanlike penalty here on clemson, so, notre dame is going to be kicking from midfield for this onsides kick. and if they -- you know, it's a slippery field, it's wet. if you kick

we're outside watkins regional park right now. there's part of an effort to locate luben phipps, the senior assisted living home that he stayed for a senior's picnic. now he said he wanted to go to the bathroom and after that, he hadn't been seen. seen since then. there have been flyers all over the neighborhood and searches have combed this 300-acre park. yesterday they came back and they were searching a part of the park they had search previously described as a soybean field when they found the body in that park. now t clothing matched the description of that that luben phipps was apparently wearing when he disappeared. however, there has been no positive i.d. at this point. the 80-year-old again was part of a group here for a seniors picnic. they've searched the park several times since then to have a public campaign to try to find him. the body has been taken to the medical examiner's office and that's where positive identification is expected to be made as well as a determination for the cause of death. live in upper marlbor

officers found a body in watkins regional park and it is believed to be that of phipps. his daughter tells us that phipps suffered from dementia. >>> a new poll out this morning about the 2016 race for president. the lawson center for public policy polled virginia supporters, their support for the current front r-runners is dwindling. hillary clinton and donald trump are still on top. >>> the wild card right now is joe biden. >> he could dramatically impact the race. tracie potts tells us how people are preparing if he does run and the latest on politics and congress. >> we still don't know if biden is in. we have learned if he announces as late as tomorrow it's still possible he could make that debate stage tomorrow night. >> reporter: joe biden with family this weekend, still pondering whether to hit the campaign trail. >> he's a very decent guy. it's a difficult decision. he will make that himself. >> reporter: even if he announces hours before the debate, the rules would allow him to participate. martin o'malley jones bernie sanders and hillary clinton opposing the t

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philip watkins called 911 saying an intruder was in his house. he was in the home of his ex-fiancee. they opened fire after watkins charged at them with a knife. >> a magnitude 2.5 earthquake hit around 120 in the afternoon. that's the mission san jose area. luckily no damage and no one injured either. >>> a correction now to a story that we brought to you last wednesday during this newscast. the story dealt with the california department of insurance offering caution to victims of the recent wildfires, warning them to be aware of the risks and dangers of using unlicensed contractors to rebuild. we reported public adjustors may be involved in scamming fire victims. that is not true. public adjustors are licensed by the department of insurance to negotiate the settlement of claims with companies on behalf of homeowners. for the service they generally charge the homeowners a percentage of the final insurance claim. the department of insurance recommend homeowners check with them to verify that a public adjuster has been licensed by the state. >>> s

horace: we are at watkins park. this is the last place he was seen three weeks ago. every day since he disappeared his family has come out here, searched the entire park. right now friends are joining them to pray. >> it's more than three weeks than michelle is scared for her father's sake. >> i am just hoping that we will find him safe. our life has been turned upside down. >> from the center where he lived. known as l.p., he is 80 years old and he suffers from dementia, his family doesn't know where he is. phipps moved in the woodmore assisted living home in upper marlboro shortly after he moved here from the united states virgin islands five years ago. employees at the facility took him and other residents to elder picnic in watkins park three weeks ago. his daughter says he asked to go to bathroom while there. >> it seems that the person sitting there with him didn't look to see which direction he was going. and didn't escort him. horace: he hasn't been seen since then. but the family and friends have searched the area around the park and the assisted living cent

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important moment in a new york courtroom about a 1990 murder of a tourist in a subway platform, the brian watkins murder. part of your story tonight, a clip from them. one of the young men arrested today. >> we saw you had incredible access to this story. >> we've been working on this story for over a year for an upcoming dateline episode. i talked to his family about the impact of the case and today's decision, so we're going to have our full report coming up at 6:30, and dateline quite soon. we'll tell you about that in the near future. >>> a bronze stapt tue of funny lady lucille ball got a lot of attention being anything but funny. now she has a new location. angry family members demanded it be taken down. the statue will now be scaring folks in the chataqua mall for halloween. >> scaring people, that's what it does. it doesn't look anything like her. >> 'tis the season to scare people. our weather today was the best. temperatures were back in the 70s again and we'll be holding onto that. right now as we look at our view from the top of the rock camera, you'll notice some high clouds streamin

they will not be charged in the death of phillip watkins.ing he was faced with an armed intruder. police say watkins made that up and told his exfiancee saying he wanted to die. he ran, forcing the officers to shoot. ruled a lawful killing. >>> a birth day party in unincorporated county. arrested in the murder of a 34- year-old. deputies responded to the call. the victim was found stabs. the suspect tracked down in mountain view and know being held without bail. >>> a school is the latest to rescind an honorary degree awarded to bill cosby. the u ssf president contacted him. he admitted to having several extra-marital relationships, including some that have accused him of sexual assault. many others have given him honorary degrees. no word on them rescinding those. >>> a testy hearing on the group's tactics and funding. the women's health organization is accusing the g.o.p. of bliepd siding -- blind siding them. more on the future of planned parenthood. . >> planned parenthood supporters are in an uproar over what they think was a hit job. i

leah watkins says congress needs to introduce better gun laws. >> we have the best congress money can buy and they are more beholden to the nra which representatives gun manufacturers here in america. don't forget, their only moarvetiomotivation is to sell . they don't care who they sell to. until the american congress represents the people, not the gun manufacturers which are soaked in guns, near 34,000 a year die in gun violence and over 80,000 are injured. this is a yearly, daily occurrence in the united states. unless people actually start to make this an issue and they vote, the members of congress out who refuse to take action, you know we're not going to see change but states like new york are making positive change. we have the third lowest gun death in the nation. we haven't had mass shootings at schools for many, many years and that's because strong smart gun laws work and i think congress needs to get the same message. >>> russian air strikes in syria have dominated talks on the sidelines of u.n. general assembly in new york. sergey lavrov said russian planes had targeted i

his classmates at what the kins mill high school in gaithersburg -- watkins mill high school in gaithersburg a campaign to raise money for him. they've surpassed their goal, raising more than -- get this -- $30,000. all that money will help ibra's family get that wheelchair and pay for some other medical expenses. >>> still to come on "news4 this week," it was supposed to be a traffic nightmare in d.c. this week. how did metro hold up to all the crowds? and the papal parade that you didn't get to see complete with secret service protection and a secret service protection and a bishop's escort. i was about to head to thecheck. bank, but out of nowhere it just started to rain. like really rain. [clap of thunder] i did not want to go out. [clap of thunder] but then i was like duh, just use your phone. mobile-deposit-techno-thingy to the rescue. i'm rayna. and i bank human at td bank. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> in the days, weeks leading up to the pope's arrival in the district, his visit had been billed a potential traffic nightmare. transportation experts warned that it could take up to two hours to get ar

. >>> the family of a man missing since september says their loved one's body was found in watkins park yesterday. however, investigators have not officially announced that the body is that of the 80-year- old. he had dementia and had been living at the woodmoore assisted living house. his daughter said the facility took her father and others to a park. >>> candidates will take the first debate tomorrow night. there's one person who could still make an impact even though he's not expected to be in las vegas. >> reporter: the democrats hold their first presidential debate tuesday night and the contenders are trying to show they are different from hillary clinton. >> secretary clinton is always quick for the military inteention. i believe that a no-fly zone is not advisable. >> from day one, i opposed the destone pipeline. >> destone -- the westone pipe lynn. >> reporter: hillary clinton is well ahead of bernie sanders. but there is a wild card. >> get out of my way. >> reporter: joe biden could announce his decision to run as soon as this week. his boss, president obama, talked about wha

on the body found over the weekend in watkins regional park. phipps was in the park with the assisted living facility for a picnic when he disappeared. you can go to the nbc washington app if you have questions about assisted living centers in maryland. we posted a link to the state's consumer guide for assisted living. just search assisted living. >>> we know the name of a police officer on leave after he shot and killed a teenager. that is new this morning. howard county police say officer first class luke buchanan shot 19-year-old gary boitano this past friday morning. the department says officer buchanan fired one shot on cardinal lane in columbia, maryland. it said boitano ignored repeated commands to drop a knife. buchanan first went to the home after a 911 call that boitano was threatening a man inside with a knife. >>> there could be consequences for a paper mill that spilled thousands of gallons of chemicals into the potomac river. more than 9,000 gallons of latex spilled into the river in luke on the maryland/west virginia border. a m

in watkins park, scott broom, wusa9. >>> drug overdose deaths in virginia have outnumbered the highway deaths for the first time last year. dying from the heroin use while 700 died in auto crashes. a year ago virginia governor heightened efforts to combat heroin use in the state. showing the urgent need for solution to help solve the heroin epidemic. >>> local heros who witnessed south carolina for the deadly floods are back home tonight. the members of virginia's task force one did return this afternoon. they were met by their loved ones who were very emotional. fairfax firefighters assisted local crews in the search for victims of that historic flood, but they are happy to be home. welcome home guys. >> it feels great to be me with family. >> reporter: they even brought their own food and water. the team even brought their own food and water so they were not a burden on the devastated community that they are helping. >>> this is great. an estimated one million people turned out for new york's columbus day parade lining fifth avenue to washington dozens of floats go by. governor andre

boyce watkins posted on his facebook page that she doesn't need a record deal. she needs love, therapy and an opportunity. >> i was a little bothered by it. i can't lie about that. once i got the positive remarks from people and people started hitting me up and i'm starting to get followers and views on my videos, i was like wow. [music] >> reporter: she viewed the negative as a positive and never looked back. her new song, brooklyn popping, is gaining traction. street life, money and partying are hip-hop staples. it's her authenticity that's attracting attention. >> i'm ready for whatever. i'm breaking through the doors. >> it takes a lot for women to succeed in hip-hop. >> i think women just unfortunately have had to sell degree and also be tremendously talented. >> reporter: the beats of hip-hop have an impact on how adult women view themselves, says this psychotherapist. she treats many teen girls. >> unfortunately, the overwhelming amount of ideas that are presented in hip-hop are denigrating of women. whether that's a male rapper or a female rapper. >> rep

joe watkins is a former white house aid to president george h. w.ush, pastor with the christ evangelical christian church . growing one george william welcome to all of you thank you for being here. joe, former white house staffer, form he gop strategist and a pastor of a church in a poor neighborhood. >> yes right. >> if a candidate shared your views on the world your beliefs but was an atheist would you vote for them? >> sure, sure. at the end of the day, what matters is not what somebody's religious affiliation or beliefs, but whether it comes to politics and government where they stand on the issues i care about. on the issues of faith and love. >> what are the issues? >> everything is tied to faith but i realize most people don't necessarily take their faith seriously. you know just because somebody was born a protestant or born a catholic that they take their faith seriously, is imbued, how they would legislate if they were elected official. for me i care about poor people, i care about making sure that people who don't have a chance have a le

. >> brian watkins, a 22-year-old from utah name became a new york city crime statistic last night. and hincapie, 18 years old was iarrested along with six others for killing a utah tourists. he confessed on tape to the crime but later said he was coerced by abusive cops and maintained his innocence. his family remained by his side. >> i dreamed about it. >> reporter: a new trial is a possibility in the future, but first -- >> love you! at?d>> face time? okay. >> reporter: he's catching up ons technogegy. catching up with riends over dinner and grateful for freedom. what's the first thing he wanted with his freedom, seafood. you probably saw the lobster on his plate. he hid dinner at this restaurant behind me this evening. the manhattan d.a. says it will pursue another trial but ncapie says he's taking it one brynn gingras, nbc four new york. >>> police released a video of a man wanted. >> a triple shooting left one of the victims dead. according to investigators, 53-year-old man was fatally unded when he and a co-worker tried to stop a man from breaking in to their shop the co-worker w

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numbers at least when we take a look at iowa and joining me now, democratic strategist, bill, and joe watkinslet's start with you here, philip bump, what do you make of the drop for donald trump here, again, some seven percentage points in iowa and when we look at new hampshire, five percentage points? >> right. we've seen his holing average decline about a month ago and he was leading his closest competitor and that dropped to six points and donald trump said on "meet the press", that if his numbers continued to decline, and he seems to have say tendency to select the polls that he thinks are the most important. what does this mean? he's seen a decline, and i don't know if this is the sort of decline that will inspire him to give up on this thing. >> is he normalizing here, richard? is this what we're seeing here in terms of the numbers? are we starting to see the excitement on donald trump start to level off? >> i've certainly been in the group that thought trump peaked some time ago. i didn't think he was going to drop like a ridiculous, but yes, as we get closer and closer to people actua

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. >> labor day weekend of that year, brian watkins, a tourist from utah, visiting from utah, was stabbed and killed at subway platform while being robbed by a group of teenagers. within 24 hours, seven teens, including the 18-year-old confessed on tape to taking part in the robbery. >> [ inaudible ]. >> though he didn't have or use a weapon himself, because he was part of the group, he and the others were convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years to life. >> if you're going to do the crime on transit system, we're coming to get you. >> nypd commissioner bill bratton was in charge of the transit police back then. >> it was a seminole case for me. it allowed us to have a tipping point impact. >> among the changes, thousands of new cops, followed by a 25-year reduction in crime. but questions arose. was justice served? >> did you have any idea what was happening on the platform. >> no. >> he said he left the group on the platform before the robbery and his confession was coerced by an abusive detective. >> he slapped me in my face, and he pulled my hair and kicked me down to the floor.

he disappeared during an outing to watkins rentallal park. his daughter says she was told her father excused himself to go to the restroom and he hasn't been seen since. if you've seen luben fitz, please contact the police. >>> also tonight, another vigil held at northern arizona university in flag staff to remember a student killed on campus. >> the young man 18-year-old collin brough had strong ties to our area. collin went to broadneck high school outside annapolis during his freshman and sophomore years. collin was killed and three college classmates were injured overnight in a shooting sparked by a fight in a campus parking lot. in annapolis we spoke with some of the family's former neighbors. >> it's horrible. absolutely horrible. i just feel for the parents so much and his brothers. >> they were a loving committed family, the parents were devoted to the children who were very active in all the sports. i remember soccer and lacrosse. >> tonight the alleged shooter is behind bars being held on $2 million bond. he's also a student at nort

. >> developing right now, a body has been found in watkins regional park in upper marlboro, the samee 80-year-old ruben fits went missing a week ago. residents say he was taken for a picnic. they confirmed the body is believed to be mr. fitz. the body was found in a soybean field. that area had been searched before but the body was about 180 yards from the search area. police say the clothing on the body matched what he was wearing when he disappeared. we will continue to follow this story and bring you any updates as we get them. >>> it was a life taken too soon. 22-year-old garrett was smart, caring and a great father. he was found shot at a montgomery park and tonight, friends and family are getting together to remember his life and asking people to come forward to help find his killer. darcy joins us live. >> reporter: erica, this young man's body was found near this playground behind me at this neighborhood park in montgomery county. tonighty this family's grief is immeasurable. >> this has been a very difficult few days. >> reporter: alicia arnold is a mother preparing to do th

watkins glen, #3. new york state parks are a gift. plan your vacation at iloveny.com. there's something for everyone. sgv jury selection got underway today in the case of two men who allegedly kidnapped and beat a center city jewelry store worker. basil buoy and shadid were arrested in south philadelphia in june. prosecutors say they kidnapped a worker in a parking garage just after she left her job at the national watch and diamond exchange. when she said she didn't know the codes for the safe the men beat her and dumped her cemetery darby borough. a third man gray will be tried at a later time. >> and audit of pennsylvania department of education shows it failed students and taxpayers. that's according to auditor general eugene de pass equal. the report found state board of education failed to update the master plan for basic education since 1999. and it relied on retired employees to fill critical positions and also identified 814 academically challenged schools partsed on performance scores and a majority of those schools did not get additional assistance. the depa