watson said i'm the devil.e desm's business. >> -- the devil's business. >> i started hearing loud screaming. >> when jay sebring tried to stop watson from man handling tate, he shot him and kicked him several times in the head before stabbing him seven times. voitek who put up a fierce fight managed to get to the front door as susan atkins slashed his legs with a knife and tex pummeled him with the butt of a gun. >> i started walking toward the house. and next thing i know, a man comes stumbling out of the house. covered in blood. and falls down and tex starts stabbing him. >> do you railroad what was going through your mind as you see tex stabbing -- >> i remember looking up at the sky, realizing that charlie was definitely the devil. greta: frytotski was stabbed 51 times and bludgeoned with a gun 13 times and shot twice. >> and in the background, i see a white figure of a lady gh a nightgown. -- of a lady in a nightgown. and stabbing her. >> abigail folger died after being stabbed 28 times by patricia krenwi

watson said i'm the devil.e to do the desm's business. >> -- the devil's business. >> i started hearing loud screaming. >> when jay sebring tried to stop watson from man handling tate, he shot him and kicked him several times in the head before stabbing him seven times. voitek who put up a fierce fight managed to get to the front door as susan atkins slashed his legs with a knife and tex pummeled him with the butt of a gun. >> i started walking toward the house. and next thing i know, a man comes stumbling out of the house. covered in blood. and falls down and tex starts stabbing him. >> do you railroad what was going through your mind as you see tex stabbing -- >> i remember looking up at the sky, realizing that charlie was definitely the devil. greta: frytotski was stabbed 51 times and bludgeoned with a gun 13 times and shot twice. >> and in the background, i see a white figure of a lady gh a nightgown. -- of a lady in a nightgown. and stabbing her. >> abigail folger died after being stabbed 28 times by patri

watson said i'm the devil.ere to do the desm's business. >> -- the devil's business. >> i started hearing loud screaming. >> when jay sebring tried to stop watson from man handling tate, he shot him and kicked him several times in the head before stabbing him seven times. voitek who put up a fierce fight managed to get to the front door as susan atkins slashed his legs with a knife and tex pummeled him with the butt of a gun. >> i started walking toward the house. and next thing i know, a man comes stumbling out of the house. covered in blood. and falls down and tex starts stabbing him. >> do you railroad what was going through your mind as you see tex stabbing -- >> i remember looking up at the sky, realizing that charlie was definitely the devil. greta: frytotski was stabbed 51 times and bludgeoned with a gun 13 times and shot twice. >> and in the background, i see a white figure of a lady gh a nightgown. -- of a lady in a nightgown. and stabbing her. >> abigail folger died after being stabbed 28 times by pat

tex watson, leslie van houten, patricia krenwinkle and susan watson.atson and krenwinkle took part in all seven murders, five at the home of actress sharon tate in beverly hills and the next day they came to this house with van houten where they tortured and killed lino and rosemary labianca. >> i stood in the hallway and i looked into a blank room that was like a den. i stood there until tex turned me around and handed me a knife and he said, do something. i went back in the bedroom and mrs. labianca was laying on the floor on her stomach and i stabbed her numerous times in the back. >> reporter: atkins was with watson and krenwinkle holts down 8 1/2 month pregnant sharon tate as she pea pleaded for her and her child's life. >> she asked me for mercy. i told her i didn't have mercy. >> reporter: how skmoon vinced his flock to kill and torture without remorse baffled the world. manson family members said it was a combination of charisma, drugs and manson's knack for recruiting the right group of vulnerable followers. >> we were like little birds with o

hitching dennis wilson.nsio watson came face to face with his future, charles watson. >> watson didn'tave the havee longhair and gruffy work, youh would confuse him as ahim freshman -- people could confuse him as a freshman from cornel university. from farmersville, texas, aaveg average in high school. football, basketball, track>> e star. >> nice guy.i ever texasmet accent. drove a beautiful old semimet. restored pickup truck and was just a sweet heart. ansted to smoke we'd and just was always out for a good time and party with the girls and go swimming. >> with the family,. life with the beach boy was pretty good but they were beginning to wean out their welcome.s >> manson was also hitting wilson for money. they appropriated his wardrobe and did a lot of damage to the they d. theid gonorrhea bill the docto says it was the highest>> gonorrhea bill in hollywood history.w pay >> dennis was paying for everything and charlie and thed girls would stay there and the didn't leave. i know it started to get old and ultimately he had to get out of there.u'l >> greta: now, you will hearar how m

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i'm carlos watson. is the anger and outrage projected across town halls across the country going beyond health care. >>> reports of wildfires are sparking and revealing a deeply divided nation. >>> ration health care and a divided nation. we talked with a former executive blowing the whistle on industry tricks. >>> former vice president dick cheney unleashes on his old boss, president bush for going soft, in his term. >>> the fed says the recession is leveling off. reports out today are painting a different and darker picture. >>> leniency for lockerbie? authorities in scotland discussing releasing the only individual involved. >>> former chair and one-time democratic chairman howard dean joins me, congresswoman louise -- "washington post" gelman and tge. >>> news we use every morning, fast forward through top headlines. new economic data reveals recession still has a grip over much of the country. retail sales fell 4%, worse than expected. adding concerns jobless claims raised by 4,000. >>> a deadly en

i'm carlos watson.ight now on msnbc, the battle over health care hits a fever pitch in the heartland with angry protesters pounding away at lawmakers and turning town halls into chaos. today, the white house fights to regain control. >>> is america off course in afghanistan? the top u.s. commander says the taliban now actually holds the upper hand while the jury is still out on whether the president's revamped strategy is taking hold. >>> nobel prize winning economist declares the world has aremembered averted a great second depression. is the government the solution? we have a terrific lineup this hour. democratic congressman and senate challenger joe sestak stops by and u.s. news and world reporter peter roth and ryan ellis and tim martin and del castilla will be with us. chuck todd is at the white house in addition and richard engel will report live from us from afghanistan. >>> recovery crews resumed operations this morning following tragic mid air collision over the hudson river. nine people were k

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i'm carlos watson. >>> democratic congressman elijah cummings joins me and joanne emerson, a republican and mark potak joins me and kimberly martin and lisa jackson, terrific new film what is going on in the congo and nbc's chuck todd at the white house and richard engel live in afghanistan. let's fast forward through the top headlines. a small plane crashed from taking off in new jersey in sussex. police say two men flown to a nearby hospital and one of the men may have a broken leg. >>> u.s. troops in afghanistan launched a new operation to uproot taliban fighters ahead of next week's presidential election. eastern result two is designed to make months of stalemate in the south where the taliban remained entrenched. >>> host of a crime show in brazil is accused of ordering five killings and sent tv cameras to arrive to the scene before police. he faces several weapons charges and drug charge and yet to be charged directly with the murders. >>> a short time ago, president obama hosted a reception for n

i'm carlos watson. >>> torture on trial with justice department signals it could reopen nearly a dozen cases. potentially exposing cia agents and their contractors to prosecution for the alleged torture of terror tee dane tee dane danees. >>> mike mullen issues a sobering assessment of the situation for the u.s. forces on the ground in afghanistan. >>> president obama on his first vacation. will he be able to leave the health care debate behind? i'm carlos watson. a lot coming your way today. rhode island senator jack reed and new york congresswoman from brooklynee yvette clark and documentary filmmaker from hbo and who is out that run house reverend run joins us live in the studio. let's fast forward through the top headlines. stunning home video capture inside maine as a killer wave from hurricane bill pulled a family out to sea. this home video as the coast guard tried to desperate rescue three people and a 7-year-old, unfortunately, died. her father and a 12-year-old were hospitalized there. you see

i'm carlos watson.. soldiers killed and three others wounded when their vehicle hit a bomb in eastern afghanistan and taliban claiming responsibility for a separate attack. a suicide bomb targeting a nato convoy. seven civilians killed in that attack and 50 injured. all this happens two days before afghans head to the polls to pick their next president. i'm joined live from kabul, afghanistan, by nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel and also joined by jean chatzky, my divest guest co-host. richard, let me go to you first. where do things stand right now just some, i guess, 36 hours before the voting starts? >> tension has been raised significantly here in kabul after not only that suicide bombing attack that happened on the outskirts of the city today against the nato convoy, but also a rocket attack that landed not far from here on the presidential compound of president karzai. no injuries there. the taliban is promising more and more attacks. they are trying to keep as many people as the

i'm carlos watson. on msnbc live pictures out of boston where more than a thousand people have lined up for a second day to pay their final respects to senator ted kennedy. as the public and private memorials for kennedy continue, democrats are now starting to face some criticism. in fact, they are being accuse of trying to politicize his death and legacy to bolster support for kennedy's signature issue, health care reform. >>> a california girl kidnapped in 1991 is found alive. the man who held her in a secret prison forcing her to bear two of his children is now speaking out from behind bars. we have exclusive tape of the man speaking. >>> plus is danny a dud? the tropical storm is falling apart in the atlantic. what does it mean for the east coast now? the latest update is straight ahead. >>> i'm carlos watson. a lot coming your way this hour. senator barbara boxer and congressman jim clyburn and yvette clark and clint vanzandt and fran treasure drescher joins us live in the studio. >>> first, the to

i'm carlos watson. a terrific hour this morning. eleanor norton and carlos gutierrez and chuck todd is live in new hampshire and we have real housewives in new york, bethany franklin who is joining us today. with me is my special co-host and financial editor jean chatzsky. divers hope to recover final two victims of the hudson river mid air collision. one of the bodies was recovered this morning. officials in taiwan say that a helicopter crashed into a mountain while on its way to res roux villagers whose homes were destroyed by a tee foon that has triggered the worst flooding in taiwan in 50 years and some remain unaccounted for in remote areas. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton snapped at a student in the conoco congo. she was asked what her husband thought of an international financial matter. . >> wait. you want me to tell you what my husband thinks? my husband is not the secretary of state. i am. [ inaudible question ] >> so you ask my opinion, i will tell you my opinion. i will not be channel

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i'm carlos watson. after a full six months after the president implemented the stimulus plan rngs it's got a long way to go when it comes to convincing the american people that it's working. a just-released "usa today"/gallup poll found that 57% of americans think it had no impact on the economy or it's making things worse. meantime, just 18% of those polled say it's done nothing to help the situation. let's bring in erin burnett. good to see you. >> reporter: good to be with you, carlos. >> what's wall street saying after what's been a last terrific month and a half or so, or actually i should say several months? >> it's interesting. we have a starkly down day due to concern about the economy. and it lynxes into the survey you were talking about, carlos. what we just saw overnight, right? japan's economy grew. that is a feat. but then everyone looks at the number and says, well, it was really because of government spending. and that's part of the concern we're seeing in this economy which is that the g

but in the grand scheme of things is somebody like paul watson effective? maybe. because he might shut down whaling. the japanese might say it's not worth it anymore. the whole world has turned against us because of this tv show, and i'm hearing rumblings that iceland has a new prime minister who's thinking about not whaling anymore and paul watson would be a big part of that, for sure. that's a good discussion and argument. but i'm not totally settled yet on what's effective and what's not. i think it's kind of case by case. >> i'm just thinking about what you said about paul watson is a huge product of getting whaling shut down. but he's been doing that for a long time. it would seem to me that animal planet would have an awful lot to do with it if paul watson -- if whaling gets shut down. i'm just wondering in your opinion how much of a role could the media play in changing things like the way animals are treated, whaling, biomedical research. and thank you doing for what you have done and i'm just wondering how things perhaps could be going that way? >> they c

text watson, leslie van outen.kren wrinkle and susan atkins, disciples of a madman who turned them into monsters. watson and kren wrinkle took part in all seven murders. four at the home of actress tate in beverly hills. they came to this house ten miles away where they tortured and killed the laviancas. >> i stood in the stairway and looked into a dark room that looked like a den. i stood there until text turned me around and handed me a knife and he said, do something. i went back in the bedroom and ms. lavianca was laying on the floor on her stomach and i stabbed her numerous times in the back. >> reporter: atkins was with watson and kren wrinkle during the murders holding down 8 1/2 month pregnant actress sharon tate as she pleaded for her and her daughter's life. what did you do to her? >> i told her that i didn't have her baby live. >> reporter: how manson convinced his flock to kill and torture without remorse baffled the world. manson family members say it was a combination of charisma, drugs, and his knack

i'm carlos watson.he july jobs report is out for the first time in more than a year. the unemployment rate is actually dropped. the july jobless ratings is 9.4%. actually down slightly from june's 9.5%. the white house said this morning that president barack obama still thinks the jobless rate will hit 10% later this year. sharon o'halloran is a science professor at columbia university and my guest co-host harold ford joins me. we were talking during the break about whether or not this is good news and whether or not more the obama administration can and should do. >> right. >> to lower the rate. your thoughts. >> my thoughts are is that you need to get the money directly to the people who will spend it immediately, like a tax break. only 40 cents on the dollar is not an efficient way to get money back into the economy. so extension of unemployment insurance. that's important. getting money to people who need it, are in poverty levels and getting social security. those are the plays where the dollar-for

i'm carlos watson. welcome to a brand-new hour of msnbc live. a power-packed coming your way the next hour. "time" magazine assistant editor is bus and sharon waxman is also with us and joining me is my co-host karen finney. former deputy press secretary for hillary clinton. the big story today. two u.s. journalists held prisoner in north korea are safely home now in california. shortly after the plane touched down, president obama spoke from the white house saying he is extraordinarily relieved that they are home safe. >> i want to thank president bill clinton. i had a chance to talk to him for the extraordinary humanitarian effort. i think that not only is this white house, obviously, extraordinarily happy, but all americans should be grateful to both former president clinton and vice president gore for their extraordinary work. >> let's get right to nbc's jay gray who is in burbank, california. jay, i can only imagine what that homecoming was like, given that the two women, the two journalists had be

tex watson, leslie van houten, patricia krenwinkle, and watson and krenwinkle took part in all sevenouten where they tortured and killed leno and rosemary labianca. >> i stood in a hallway and looked into a blank room that was like a den. i stood there until tex turned me around and handed me a knife and he said, do something. i went back in the bedroom and mrs. labianca was laying on the floor in her stomach and i stabbed her in the back. >> reporter: watson held down 8 1/2 month pregnant sharon tate as she pleaded for her and her child's life. >> reporter: how manson convinced his flock to kill and torture without remorse baffled the world. manson family members say it was a combination of charisma, drugs and manson's knack for recruiting the right group of vulnerable followers. >> it was us. live birds with our mouths open, feed us. he would be saying the things he was thinking. we thought he had an in to our very thoughts and heart. >> reporter: they say they left broken homes. watson would be manson's right-hand man. the faces of the manson killers have gotten older. the courtho

they are all charged in this case according to charging documents watson said lockner approached james for water and a cigarette and erupted into racial slurs and violence when he said no allegedly beating the senior citizen with a hammer or bat and then taking off with the boys in their truck. we asked loyola psychologist dr. jay rue how a seemingly minor exchange could escalate so quickly. >> in this hard times, the -- it's easy to frustrate people whose feel as if they got nothing to lose by you know little tiny little or fans triggers a massive response like that. >> now all three are facing more than a dozen charges including attempted murder. coming up we'll hear from the elderly man's wife. >> a dozen members of the queen anne's county football team are recovering after they all succumbed to yesterday's sweltering temperatures. first responders turned the football field at kent island high into a makeshift triage center. all 12 students collapsed in what's being described as heat exhaustion. they were all qualityly quick to quarterback rumors that something other than the heat c

i'm carlos watson. torture on trial. the attorney general launch a full-scale investigation aimed at prosecuting cia interrogators who went beyond the law by employing torture tactics on detainees. >>> major ruling out west takes the michael jackson case to a whole new level. the coroner rules that jackson daejs was a homicide and the last man to see him alive dr. conrad murray could face criminal charges. >>> more than a million infected and as many as 90,000 deaths. a white house panel offers a dire prediction as the nation sets in for a second swine flu outbreak. a terrific hour coming your way. daily beast gerald posenor joins us and scott horton, defense attorney rebecca rose-wood land and richard engel in afghanistan and ron allen is with the president in martha's vineyard. we want to start by fast forwarding through the top headlines. in afghanistan four u.s. troops killed in a bomb blast. that brings the death toll to 41 americans killed there this month making it the second deadliest month in a

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watson claims lock they are in approached the 76-year-old victim james privet for water and a cigarette and erupted into racial especially tets and when he said no allegedly beating the man with a hammer. among the injuries a fractured eye socket. we asked dr. jay rue how such a seemingly minor exchange could escalate so quickly? >> it's easy to frustrate people who feel as if they've got nothing to lose by -- you know, little tiny little -- triggers a massive response like that. >> now more than a dozen offenses including attempted murder and right now all three remain behind bars without bond. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. baltimore city police are investigating a homicide a man was shot in the 100 block of south high land avenue. four hours later the victim was pronounced dead. if you have any information on this case you should call baltimore city police meanwhile police are searching for cell phone video of a shooting. two men are being treated for gunshot wounds but police say they are not being cooperative at all. a reward of $2,000 in this case. 1866-7 lock

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watson felt dissatisfied with the care that he received at great western hospital. well, that's comforting, isn't it? just think, in just a few short weeks, all americans can be forced into a system just like that one. and the obama administration has done a lot of bragging about the success of the cash for clunkers program. now that's the government program that allowed americans to trade in their so-called gas guzzling cars for a $4,500 cash rebate. it sounds like a pretty good deal, right? well, what team obama forget to mention was that those $4,500 dolled out by uncle sam will also be taxed by uncle sam as regular income. so just as quickly as the government gives you money, it will be there taking it away. isn't that funny how it works? a county treasurer in south dakota said, quote, well, they didn't realize that would be taxable. a lot of people don't realize that. so they're not happy and kind of surprised when they found out. i think that's generally how people react when they learn about taxes under president obama. and that is the news tonight from hanni

i'm carlos watson. after tensions at the town halls across the country president obama tries to reclaim the health care debate today and breaking for big opposition out west as he has a town hall meeting today in montana and another one tomorrow in colorado. >>> in washington, it's damage control. the white house downplays reports it made an $80 billion back room deal with drugmakers. >>> spilling secrets. why is the man known for keeping secrets now penning his own tell-all? is cheney trying to score or settle with his former boz president bush? >>> good morning, everyone. i'm carlos watson. terrific hour coming to you. republicans strategist kevin madden and sarah taylor and laura tyson and plus we talk to the filmmakers behind hbo new documentary "the fixer." and savannah guthrie at the white house and prime time ed shultz is joining us in the studio. here are the top headlines. nbc news obtained dramatic video of the air collision over the hudson river. it's incredibly disturbing to watch. a warning

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tex watson, leez livan houten, patricia atkins. watson turned them all into murderers.y came to this house with van houten where they tortured and killed leno and rosemary labianca. >> i stood in the hallway and looked into a blank room that was like a den. i stood there until tex turned me around and handed me a life and he said do something. i went back in the bedroom and mrs. labianca was laying on the floor in her stomach and i stabbed her numerous times in the back. >> reporter: she was holding down 8-month-old actress sharon tate as she pleaded for her and her child's life. . >> i told her that i didn't have mercy for her. >> reporter: humanson convinced them to skill and torture without remorse baffled the world. it was a combination of chari a charisma, drugs and manson's knack of recruiting the right group of vulnerable followers. >> it was us, like little birds with our mouths open, feed us. and he said the things we were thinking. we thought he had access to our heads and hearts. >> watson would turn out to be manson's right hand man. the faces have gotten ol

our ivan watson now live from kabul with more on this. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, heidi, it was a deadly attack this morning in afghanistan's largest western city. there forces tell us that around 7:00 in the morning a roadside bomb hit a passing convoy that a police chief, an afghan police chief was riding in. and that explosion killed 12 people, it wounded the police chief, killed two of his body guards, and killed 10 afghan civilians and then injured dozens of other afghan civilians as well as security forces. and this, of course, coming after a bloody weekend for u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan. nine killed, six american troops in southern and eastern afghanistan as well as two canadian soldiers and one french soldier, and this coming after the deadliest month yet of this eight-year war when some 775 nato american and other nato troops were killed last month here in afghanistan, heidi. >> so, ivan, this country's gearing up for an election. it's going to be a very big deal for the people there, but i wonder, a

sergeant watson, appreciate the time. thank you for joining us. >> you're welcome. >> ahead, we'll ask the question why do these children who have access to the outside world not run, not call for help. we're going to be speaking with ed smart whose daughter was kidnapped and held for 19 months. >>> first we take you to california. a huge wildfire is closing in on the area's multi-million dollar hom homes. >> reporter: fires calmed down a little. these fires exploded. >> it's incredibly dry brush and dry air. >> in this exclusive town planes took off and flew up a canyon, taking several structures with it even though it was practically on the ocean's edge, the fire tore through tinder-dry brush. thousands were ordered to leave their homes. >> they were ordered to ee evacuate. >> there was no let-up around the rest of the area. a fire that was burning in the an jell less forest jumped a boulder line and started creeping down the hill. homeowners at the bottom started evacuating there as well. ben tracy, cbs news, los angel

today on c-span, watson -- highlights from the senate for debate at 7:00 eastern on "america and the courts." coming this fall, into the home to america's highest court, the supreme court. >> president obama used his weekly online address to refute critics of pending health-care legislation. the republican addresses given this week by bob mcdonnell, the candidate for virginia governor. he talks about the economy, job creation, and the federal energy bill. >> on friday we received better news than we expected about the state of our economy. we learned that we lost 247 nelson jobs in july, some 200,000 fewer jobs than we lost in june, and far fewer than the nearly 700,000 a month we were losing at the beginning of the year. of course, this is little comfort to anyone who saw their jobs disappear in july, and to the millions of americans who are looking for work. i will not rest until anyone who is looking for work can find a job. still, this month's job numbers are a sign that we have begun to put the brakes on this recession and that the worst may be behind us, but we must do more tha

jackry watson and they were arrested separately at their homes last night, this he are now facing charges as adults. >> we have our finger on a lot of these violent people that we need to be out there focusing on. >> reporter: early on tuesday morning, the three attacked a 76-year-old at a state park loading his gear into his car. one witness saw the victim. >> he said they came from behind and they had a bat and knocking him on the ground, kicked him. took his keys and sped off in the truck. >> they were able to use a tracking device. the teens got away. court papers reveal calvin lockner said it would not have happened if he was a white man. he has a hitler tattoo that says he is a member of the dangerous hate group the aaron botherhood. they disappointed. >> i'm surprised. this is -- this is a community that we live in. and we don't have problems like that around here. >> reporter: the suspects face a long list of criminal charges, including attempted murder charges. prosecutors say they want to try the suspects in the hate crime laws. we're live at police headquarters. eyewitness news

. >> watson and miller were arrested this morning. police there would -- say both will face a number of charges for beating a man on tuesday. live with the latest. >> police getting the other pieces of the couple, in this case arresting the two teenage boys. tonight we are hearing from the victim's wife for the first time as she opened the former first on camera interview. >> we try to have clean fun, and this is what happens. >> several lots for the first time about what happened to her husband early tuesday morning. >> the detectives have said they do not want to discuss it, but i want them away. >> she did not offer to many details, but she told 11 news it was a frightening experience and her husband is having a hard time mentally. she asked he not show her or speak on camera. >> he is not well. >> in this case, people did the right thing. >> at an afternoon news conference announcing the additional arrest of 16-year-old emanuel miller and watson, police say it was tips from calls and e-mail from the public that led to their addres

watson missed the play here. since then, the 59-year-old staged a stunning finish. he will be at baltimore country club for the senior event that teed -- tees off on september 28th. >> senior rock star. >> yep. >> thank you, mark. be right back. >>> don't miss the cbs prime time lineup. followed, of course, by eyewitness news at 11:00. that's it for us tonight. we're back at 11:00. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. thanks for watching eyewitness news on wjz. >> it's four little worda story. and that's all we do, tell them a story. >> rodriguez: tonight we tell the story of the man who invented "60 minutes." >> ilt's a kind of a magazine for television. >> we've got a piece to look at. >> rodriguez: remembering don hewitt. i'm maggie rodriguez. also tonight, the battle over health care reform. >> trying to have a conversation with you would be like tying to argue with a dining room table! >> rodriguez: are the democrats ready to go it alone? and marines on a mission to get afghan voters safely to the polls. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening n

one person who would know is charles "tex" watson, manson's right-hand man. we wrote to him in prison. he said, in part, i was the first family member to go to the desert after the murders and also the first to leave. i say this only to let you know that no one was killed while i was in the desert but i don't know what took place after i left. over the years, none of the manson family members have ever said anything specific about other victims. and they are the only ones who may have ever know. ted rowlands, cnn, los angeles. >> vin gent bugliosi prosecuted charles manson and his followers. he's also the author of "he'lte skelter." he joins us now. we just saw the report of charles manson. perhaps as many as 35 bodies out there. do you believe there are other victims out there? >> yes, i do. manson's been convicted of nine murders. but the family used the term 35, they said we offed 35 people. if your neighbor told you something like that, obviously you would dismiss it out of hand. but these are people, erica, who loved to kill. that was their lifestyle, th

cnn's ivan watson takes a look. >> reporter: every morning, he says good-bye to his wife. he gets on his bicycle and sets out alone on a long, bumpy road that he hopes will lead him to the presidency. compared to other far wealthier presidential candidates who travel in helicopters and armed convoys, he is a virtual unknown. a retired army officer scraping by on an $830 a year government pension. his political campaign is a very humble one. can i put my post up here he asks this street vendor? he introduces himself to voters as an independent candidate saying, please read my biography, then you're welcome to throw it away. i'm honest and i don't make back room deals, he adds. i'll struggle for the rights of the people. for this cash-strapped candidate, it's a one-man struggle just to get his posters up. >> this is a commando style of campaigning, riding on a bicycle, putting up his own posters. does he stand a chance of winning? probably not, but the people here seem to like him. >> reporter: i want him to do well, says this man, he's a man of the people. his bicycle campa

watson would be his right-hand man. the faces of the manson killers have gotten earlier. courthouse smiles and giggles replaced with pleas for forgiveness. >> and i'm appall ed that i coud even have been involved with something like that. >> it's terribly difficult to deal with this. i admit i made mistakes because i feel terrible about it, but i cannot change it. no matter what i do, i cannot change one minute of my life. >> granted, i have committed one of the most heinous crimes in the history of mankind, and i realize that, and i'm very remorseful for that and would give anything if i could pay for it. >> reporter: first sentenced to death, the manson killers were given life sentences when the death penalty was abolished by the state supreme court. charles manson remains in prison and has over the years attended his parole hearings. susan atkins has terminal brain cancer. last year, her request for compassionate release was denied, but she's scheduled for a parole hearing next month. krenwinkle and watson have parole hearings in before the end of the year, not expecte

details on when watson is coming and why. and that's ahead. on eyewitness news at 6:00. >> thank you, mark. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >>> a fisherman in south baltimore beaten in what police are calling a hate crime. i'm adam may. the security guard who help the the security guard who help the victim and called 91 when morning comes in the middle of the night... rooster crow. ...it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids, a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep. when taking ambien cr, don't drive or operate machinery. sleepwalking, and eating or driving while not fully awake with memory loss for the event as well as abnormal behaviors such as being more outgoing or aggressive than normal, confusion, agitation and halluciations may occur. don't take it with alcohol as it may increase these behaviors. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath, swelling of your tongue or throat may oc

brutal beating of a 76-year-old african-american fisherman early tuesday morning. 17-year-old zachary watson and amanda miller arrested separately at their homes. calvin lochner was also arrested. the police commissioner says it's unclear whether the teens were motivated by race. but it is clear they had a role in the attack. >> there's a couple different accounts as to who did what. even as subtle as who drove the vehicle when it crashed. i think that the version depends on who you talk to. >> reporter: a doll hitler was a role model for lochner. >> i thought all those days were behind us. >> steven hains is neighbors with the victim. he's glad all three suspects are in jail. >> i pray and hope that justice will come to them and they will get what they deserve. >> reporter: all three face a long list of criminal charges including attempted murder and carjacking. i'm derek valcourt, eyewitness news. >> lochner has spent most of this decade behind bars. >>> he has arguably one of the toughest jobs in the city and now andre gonzales is getting a bonus. the chairman of the school board says the

it's 11:00, it's carlos watson. >> great new show.r mario cuomo not being shy at all about his perspective on what president obama is doing well and not doing well. well, he might agree a little bit with joe scar different borough. >> we have the editor of "new york times" and the week in review, you know. >> if that's what you want to call it. >> week in review, we'll put it in quotes. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. achoo! (announcer) what are you going to miss when you have an allergy attack? achoo! (announcer) benadryl is more effecte than claritin at relieving your worst mptoms. and works when you need it most. benadryl. you can't pause life. >>> welcome back to "morning joe." a beautiful shot looking south in manhattan. no cockroaches on that camera, thank god. and let's bring in sam tanenhaus. he is the editor of the "new york times" book review. what the hell does sam not do? >> that's quite a cover there, sam. >> we heard about that. >> so tell us about it. >> about the book? >> yeah. >> it's by a great wri

their names, zackary dylon watson, 17 years old, and 16- year-old emanuel miller. they face a laundry list of charges in the bidding of james private at fort armistead park -- james privott, at fort armistead park. she was with him at the time of the attack. she spoke for her husband, who did not want to go on camera, still very shaken up by the whole event. >> what has happened is an unfortunate thing. i think we are living in the prison world. we are not safe here. we cannot have clean fun. this is what happens. fortunately, he is still with me. i have someone to yell at. that is the happy part. >> the victim was behind that door. it is good to see that she is able to keep a sense of humor here. already in custody is 28-year- old calvin lockner, who police say claims he is a white supremacist. he is facing a number of different charges, including attempted murder and assault. police say they are going to call a news conference in about half an hour. we will be there and have a very latest for you tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. >> the only person ever convicted of the

watson and krenwinkle took part in all seven murders.n about ten miles away. >> i stood in the hallway and i look under to a blank room that was like a den and i stood there until tex turned me around and handed me a knife and said, do something. i went back in the bedroom and she was laying on the floor on her stomach and i stabbed her numerous times in the back. >> reporter: atkins was with watson during the taped murders holding down 8 1/2 month pregnant actress sharonita tate she pleaded for she and her child's life. how manson convinced his flock to kill and torture without remorse baffled the world. manson family members say it was a combination of charisma, drugs and manson's knack of creating of the right group of followers. >> feed us and be saying the things that we had been thinking. we thought that he had an in to our very thoughts and our very hearts. >> reporter: atkins, kremwinkle and van houten said they left broken homes and watson would be manson's right-hand man. the faces of the manson killers have gotten older. the c

our ivan watson is west of kabul in central bamiyan province. behind cardboard screens and in dust caked tents. >> absolutely. it was pretty remarkable to see how people were voting here and you saw old men coming in turbines and white beards and women some in their burqas coming in to this polling center, estimated more than 5,000 at this location alone over the course of the day. behind me, drew, you may be able to see the counting process under way by battery-powered lanterns. very little electricity across afghan territory. this province also being one of the, i mean, the election and we can see those much higher than at least 30 other opposition candidates, perhaps second place coming in a man name who ran a remarkable campaign. he campaigned out of his tent near kabul and he really railed against what he called corruption against harmid karzai who was the president for the last seven years. a rocket fired in the town north of the province, but elections were able to go on fairly peacefully. all the polling centers were open and we were get

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ivan watson joins us from kabul. i know karzai, the presidential elections coming up this month and karzai looking for votes. how might, though, all of this violence undermine the elections later this month? >> reporter: well, it's definitely a major challenge, brooke, and i've updated some of those casualty numbers, those grim numbers with a spokeswoman. she says that six american and nato troops were killed on saturday in three separate incidents, three of them being americans killed by roadside bombs and went on to say that three more americans were killed today in eastern afghanistan by a roadside bomb that hit the patrol. now, the afghan president hamid karzai is running for reelection. and he conceded during his years in office, he's been president since 2001, there's still major security challenges in his country. let's take a listen to what he had to say, brooke. >> translator: we passed the journey of success, we passed the journey of happiness, but all of our joys were mixed with sadness, we could not bring