. >> now, let's have a moment of silence for haruka weiser. >> reporter: late thursday, many were in tears, remembering haruka weiser, just 18 years old, a freshman dance major. >> i'm so grateful for the opportunity to have known her and to have taught her for that brief period of time. >> reporter: her body just identified after being found >> it's disturbing. i walk to that place every day.

police say weiser had been assaulted. the campus on high alert, as the suspect remains on the loose. the parents putting out a statement about their daughter saying the pain of their sudden and tragic loss is unfathomable. kayna whitworth, abc news, austin. >> the senate has benched legislation that would have helped airline passengers squeeze by shrinking seats. an amendment by new york senator airlines from any further width and length reductions.54-42. schumer complained that as a six-footer he feels cramped when flying and he adds it shouldn't cost you an ample and leg just to have room for your arms and your legs. >>> here's something that you probably never thought you'd hear. postal stamps are going to be cheaper starting sunday. a stamp for a standard letter will drop from 49 cents to 47 cents, a temporary price hike granted to the postal service in 20141 now expiring. it's the first time the postage rate has been lowered in nearly 100 years. incredible. >> if you have a stamp that's more, do you get money back? c

haruka weiser was just 18 years old, a dance major at the university of texas at austin. but now police confirming her body was found in a campus creek tuesday. >> as a parent, this is my worst nightmare. >> reporter: friends reported weiser missing on monday. police say she was last seen leaving a campus building the night before, around 9:30. >> that is our person of interest. >> reporter: now authorities are looking for the man in this surveillance video, seen walking with a woman's bicycle at about 10:00 p.m. and again after 11:00 sunday night. >> we clearly need the community's assistance in this matter. >> reporter: weiser's death now prompting ramped up safety measures on the campus of more than 50,000 students. >> it made me kind of check myself to make sure that i'm being as safe as possible. >> i don't like walking home alone at night anymore. >> reporter: it's the first homicide investigation on the main campus here since 1966, when student gunmen shooting from the u.t. tower killed 14 people. the university already at the center of the debate over campus secur

17-year-old meechaiel criner is in jail, charged with first-degree murder in the death of haruka weiser. an emotional austin police chief saying he had just spoken to her family, who had this message. >> go home and hug your children, not once but twice. >> reporter: just 18 years old, weiser was a freshman dance major, her body found tuesday in a creek on the main campus of the university of texas. authorities have not revealed the cause of death. but a police affidavit released today alleges the suspect pulled out what appeared to be a shiny rigid object and followed weiser. what do you think is the motive here? >> you know, it's hard to know. >> reporter: police say austin firefighters provided the crucial tip after seeing this surveillance video released thursday of a person of interest walking with a bike shortly after weiser disappeared sunday night. they remembered that on monday, a woman had seen criner lighting a fire in an abandoned building. when firefighters arrived, police took criner to this shelter for homeless youth. once police connected the dots, that's where they foun

haruka weiser, 18 years old, from portland, oregon.ice also releasing this video of a man, the focus of their investigation, in the hopes that someone may recognize him. >> we believe the individual is a black male, approximately six foot. >> reporter: at 9:30 p.m. sunday night, police say weiser was leaving the fine arts building. >> she never made it to her dormitory that night. >> reporter: the video showing the suspect wearing a backpack and walking with a bicycle on campus later that night. at 11:00 a.m. monday, weiser's roommates report her missing. her body was found in this creek on campus. fully say weiser had been assaulted. the campus on high alert, as the suspect remains on the loose. and today, david, the parents putting out a statement about their daughter. saying the pain of their sudden and david? >> kayna whitworth with us again tonight. >>> next here, to the desperate manhunt in washington state, after two patients, charged with violent crimes, escape from a psychiatric hospital. one of them is back in custody, the ot

police say weiser had been assaulted.he campus on high alert, as the suspect remains on the loose. and today, david, the parents putting out a statement about their daughter. saying the pain of their sudden and tragic loss is unfathomable. david? >> kayna whitworth with us again tonight. >>> next here, to the desperate manhunt in washington state, after two patients, charged with violent crimes, escape from a psychiatric hospital. one of them is back in custody, the other, still on the loose at this hour. police just releasing this image of him, they say, buying a bus ticket from seattle to spokane. abc's jim avila on the escape and the warning to anyone who might encounter him. >> reporter: tonight, police are trying to figure out exactly how two patients, described as dangerous, managed to escape this washington state mental hospital in the dead of night. likely through a window. mark adams and anthony garver both charged with violent crimes, were last seen near the dining area at 6:00 yesterday. a city bus driver telli

. >> reporter: cecia, haruka weiser's class.onored her with a dance performance here on campus last night and this morning we're learning more about the troubled teen who police believe killed her. 17-year-old meechaiel criner accused of murdering 18-year-old haruka weiser, a university of texas dance major now in police cuss 2tody custody. his bail set at $1 million and his sister speaking out telling ktrk he had a hard upbringing and suffers from a psychiatric illness. >> he is slow on a lot of things but not slow enough to say he'll kill somebody and take her purse with her. >> reporter: her classmates performing an emotional tribute to weiser. >> she was a brilliant dancer and she's going to be deeply, deeply missed. >> reporter: the subject was also in possession of a woman's bike. >> reporter: according to an arrest affidavit, the suspect seen here in surveillance footage holding a bag matching the description of the one weiser had carried to dance class sunday. the night of her disappearance. weiser's body found in a cree

weiser's body found in a creek two days later. police taking criner into custody thursday morning.is youth homeless shelter criner was arrested after a tip from firefighters who told police they encountered a teenager hours after the murder at the scene of a fire in an abandoned building. according to court documents, investigators believe that teenager resembled the suspect seen in the video and that some of the items found at that fire may have belonged to weiser including a shoe and a burned notebook with college level coursework inside. >> we are very certain the suspect is in custody is the suspect responsible for the death of this beautiful young woman. >> reporter: state officials say criner was a foster teen who ran away last month. meanwhile, police here are still trying to figure out a motive. dan. >> sad story in so many ways. thank you, phillip. >>> we have new developments this morning in the terror investigation in belgium. investigators have captured a suspect who may, may be that mysterious man wearing a hat caught on camera moments before and after the deadly bombi

but tonight haruka weiser's beautiful life will be remembered during a dance performance. >> her spirit will be on that stage with us. >> reporter: yeah. students on campus here have been on edge all week. now finding some relief that police believe they have the killer in custody. tom? >> a very sad story. kayna, thank you. a major terror arrest in belgium. investigators capturing a suspect today who may be the same man seen in video seen around the world. they're trying to confirm if he's the man in the hat. alex marquardt in brussels. >> reporter: tonight, after a series of raids in brussels, officials confident they have captured the man in the hat. one of the men, mohammed abrini, a 31-year-old belgian. today, authorities say he would be the man in the hat, seen here walking calmly away. departures hall. he was seen with salah abdeslam at a gas station. after the attack, seen fleeing in the chaos, before he reappears, his coat gone, looking like he's on the phone. the bomb at the metro station will go off just minutes later at 9:11 a.m. authorities also investigating whether a man

we mention this earlier, haruka weiser. she was last seen sunday. her body later found in a creek , the victim of assault is all they would say about the condition. police released this video of a person of interest pushing a bicycle. we don't know if this is the person they took into custody but we know things are moving in that direction. bill: our colleagues that happening now start right now. jon: breaking news in many places, many quarters of the world but we want to take you first to san antonio where there were reports of an active shooter. that appears to be a situation under control now, report of a murder suicide at lackland air force base. joining us on the phone, roseann hughes, they are county sheriff public information officer. roseann, what can you tell us about what transpired there this morning? >> approximately 8:30 we received a call about an active shooter at lackland air force base. at that time it was not confirmed. we didn'thave confirmation that the report was accurate but when we arrived we discovered there was indeed an act

weiser was last seen on campus sunday night. monday she was reported missing. tuesday her body was found in this creek. thursday police released the surveillance tape. how quickly after the video came out did you get that call from the fire department saying we might know who that guy is? >> right away. >> reporter: the chief says crinner set fire to some of the property to destroy evidence. police transported him to a homeless shelter. as soon as the firefighters saw the surveillance tape they called in the crucial tip. weiser's murder has shocked the campus of 50,000 students. she was a dancer from portland. charles o. anderson was one of her instructor. >> i can't help but be angry and saddened at the loss of a brilliant talent. >> reporter: now, more about the suspect. he ran away from home last year. his grandmother tells cbs affiliate ksla, heeb had been under psychiatric care since he was a child. she also said he was a well-mannered kid but if you made him mad he would snap. b reached out to divorced catholics. the pope called for priests to become more

weiser's murder has shocked the she was a dancer from portland. charles o. anderson was one of her instructor. >> i can't help but be angry and saddened at the loss of a brilliant talent. >> reporter: now, more about the suspect. he ran away from home last year. his grandmother tells cbs affiliate ksla, heeb had been under psychiatric care since he was a child. she also said he was a well-mannered kid but if you made him mad he would snap. >> brown: today, pope francis reached out to divorced catholics. the pope called for priests to become more welcoming and lesjudgmentable. but church doctrine is not changing. seth doane reports from the vatican. >> reporter: in 2 fix pages, this is the pope's take on love, sex, and marriage, and we hear from a pontiff who seems to appreciate the stresses of modern family life. can be condemned forever and suggests those who are remarried without an annulment may be able to receive communion, even he provided no further details. >> pope is very aware that marriage is not a bed of roses. he's aware of the challenges. >> rep

but tonight haruka weiser's beautiful life will be remembered during a dance performance. >> reporter: students on campus here have been on edge all week. now finding some relief that police believe they have their killer in custody. tom? >> a very sad story all around. kayna, thank you. >>> now to breaking news overseas. a major terror arrest in belgium. and the possible end to an around the clock manhunt. investigators capturing a suspect today who may be the same man seen in video shown around the world. belgian authorities trying to confirm if he's the man in the hat caught on camera before and also after the airport bombings in brussels. alex marquardt in brussels. >> reporter: a dramatic arrest, of someone authorities believe could be one of the most wanted men. armed police pinning a man on the ground. one of them, mohamed abrini, a 31-year-old belgian. long thought to be involve nd in the november paris attacks. today, authorities say he could be the man in the hat, seen here in just released images walking away. as suicide bombs rip through the departures hall. abrini was spo

on tuesday, weiser's body want found in the campus creek. on thursday, police release the video of the suspect walking with a bike near where the freshman disappeared. austin firefighters remembered the connection remembering the fire and when searched the room in the homeless shelter and found the victim's belongings. according to a high school magazine profile, he had a troubled childhood in and out of foster care. >> it is tragic. >> reporter: charles robinson is head of the dance troupe. he recruited weiser from oregon. >> how much has this shaken you? >> to its core. at the same time, the gift she has given us is together as our program and department in ways i didn't think we could. >> as for the suspect, texas child protective services tells nbc news that he had run away from foster care. the agency says it did not know where he was until after police brought him to the homeless shelter. investigators do not believe he had any previous connection to ut. craig. >> gabe gutierrez for us in austin. >>> to politics now. although it is sti

that's the day after weiser was killed. well, the tip that led police to him came from the woman who called in that fire, and then recognized him from this surveillance video that we're showing, as did local firefighters who responded. at a press conference today the police chief gave some words of caution to students. take a listen. >> let's take some lessons we can learn and always be vigilant no matter how safe an environment is. we need to be vigilant. young people love to be on their iphones or ipads. it's important to be victim plant. >> police say criner has some of weiser's belongings, with him when he was taken into custody, and that there are also some of her balloonings in the container the fire was lit, and criner is being charged with murder today. >> thank you very much. >>> some breaking news right now out of brussels the belgian prosecutor giving an update on a series of terror arrests. let's listen in. speak speck. >> interpreter: the inquiry that salahed a deslamb -- and in that -- there were a number of s

they held a moment of silence and spoke about their friend 18-year-old haruka weiser, the brutal slaying of the theater and dance major has staunned th campus. a man seen riding here is a suspect in the case. weiser is described as a uniquely talented dancer by professors and classmates. >>> well, police in washington state have apprehended one of two dangerous patients who escaped from a psychiatric hospital. 59-year-old mark adamsas spotted on a public bus but 28-year-old anthony gar ver still remains at large found not competent to stand trial two years ago accused of stabbing a woman 24 times in the chest before slashing her throat. they believe he hopped a bus to spokane. >>> after nearly a hundred years this applies to the price of stamps. the price drops this weekend from 49 to 47 cents for a standard letter. a temporary price hike granted to the u.s. postal service in 2014 is expiring. the last time the postage rate decreased was 1919. >>> the senate legislation that would have prevented airlines from making airline seats even smaller. senator chuck schumer from new york was push

that was when haruka weiser, a dance major was murdered. on the campus with more. >> reporter: one of the first thing we noticed when we showed up here is how many police officers are in this area. it was here in this creek behind me where haruka's body was found on tuesday. it's friday now. you've got the devastated family and friends but beyond that you've got the students and the parents of the students who are fightened. but police are asking them to channel that fear into watching this video. >> police in austin, don't know who this man is. but they think he may have killed 18-year-old haruka weiser. the suspect was seen walking sunday night walking with a bicycle similar to this one and now the public is asking for help to identify him. >> we believe the individual is a black male, approximately six foot, and, like you say, that's about all we have at this point. >> reporter: weiser was last seen leaving the drama building on campus around 9:30 p.m. on sunday. she texted a roommate she was heading back to their dorm, but never made it

. >> reporter: haruka weiser shined on stage. the 18-year-old's life was cut short at the university of texas at austin by this man, a homeless teen now under arrest and charged with her murder. her body discovered tuesday in this campus creek. >>> we are certain that the suspect in custody is the suspect responsible. >> reporter: this surveillance video is why. wiser was last seen sunday night leaving the drama building. the suspect is spotted with the bike. the moment this video was made public tips flooded in. the fire department reporting the same suspect lit a fire in a trash can near campus monday and they took him to the she recalled. he was arrested there carrying haruka weiser duffle bag and evidence was recovered from the trash can. the theater and dance class performing a special moment in her honor at friday's spring concert. >>> a very short amount of time, she made it very clear she was going to be a star on the stage. >> reporter: her parents asking the chief to spread this message that even choked him up. >>> plea

that was when haruka weiser, a dance major was murdered. david begnaud is on the campus with more joot first. >> reporter: you have cops and cars on bicycles on this university and all over this area where the body was found. it was here in this creek behind me where haruka's body was found on tuesday. now it's friday. there is devastation and grief for a the people who knew her but the students and there is outright fear. police are asking to channel that fear and watch this video. police in austin, don't know who this man is. but they think he may have killed 18-year-old haruka weiser. the suspect was seen walking sunday night walking with a now the public is asking for help to identify him. >> we believe the individual is a black male, approximately six foot, and like you say, that's about all we have at this point. >> reporter: weiser was last seen leaving the drama building on campus around 9:30 p.m. on sunday and she texted a roommate she was heading back to their dorm, but never made it. two days later, her body was found. a medical

i walk to that place every day. >> reporter: friends reported weiser missing on monday. she was last seen leaving a campus building the night before around 9:30. authorities are looking for the man in this surveillance video, walking with a woman's bike a short time later. >> we clearly need the community's assistance in this matter of identifying this person. >> reporter: weiser said she danced because it challenged her. her family writing, although haruka loved to perform on stage, she never sought the spotlight in her daily life. she grew up just outside portland, oregon, but headed to ut on the largest scholarship anyone in her dance troope had ever received. >> she was intelligent, spirited and stunningly beautiful and worked hard every day to realize her dreams. she was loved and respected throughout the dance and arts community. together, we shall grieve. >> reporter: the campus mourns it's seeing a surge in students volunteering to escort classmates home in groups. authorities warning students to avoid walking home at night. >> coming together on our campus is th

weiser's murder has shocked this campus of 50,000 students. brilliant talent. >> reporter: we have more on the suspect. he apparently ran away from home in tax ar qana, texas, last year. his grandmother told our affiliate ksla he had been under psychiatric care since he was a boy. the grandmother went on to say he was a well-mannered kid but if you made him mad, he would snap. for "cbs this morning: saturday," i'm david begnaud, in austin, texas. >>> investigators are working to determine how an airman managed to bring a weapon to a texas -- on to a texas air base before carrying out an parent murder/sued. authorities found a pair of handguns near the body of two men at joint base san antonio lackland on friday. the possession of firearms on the base is heavily restricted. it's not clear if the gunman who has yet to be identified was authorized to carry the weapon. >>> mexican prosecutors say they have captured a woman who was on the 9 fbi's ten most fugitives list. brenda delgado is being held in she was accused of hiring a hit man to kill dr

weiser was targeted. a reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. >>> in san francisco, the supervisors are strengthening the cities already controversial sanctuary city policy. the committee passed an amendment yesterday that would prohibit the jail from notifying enteral immigration agents when an undocumented immigrant is to be released from custody. it would also by the use of city money to help immigration officials take custody of illegal immigrants. the board is set to consider the measure in two weeks. the policy has been under fire since last year when an undocumented immigrant was released from jail and later arrested, accused of using a stolen gun to kill kate steinle on pier 14. >>> on a lighter note, after 15 seasons, american idol is officially over. pam cook this morning spoke to the winner, trent harmon. next we will talk to the two runner ups. >>> good morning. we are looking at a commute that is busy and some areas but good in others. this is a live picture of the east

haruka weiser was just 18 years old. >> i want to turn you to the race for the white house.he presidential candidates are in a new york state of mind. rightly so because the biggest delegate jackpot of the month and one of the biggest of the entire year is up for grabs in 11 days. this as hillary clinton and her democratic rival bernie sanders are pretty much cooling all of that rhetoric you have been seeing blazing up the airways. the last couple of days has been tense. forget the talk over who is and isn't qualified to be president. things are different today. have a listen. >> it will be up to the voters of new york who will pass judgment in the weeks ahead. it is a silly statement but she free to say whatever he chooses. >> is he qualified to be president? >> here's what i believe. i believe voters will look at a both of us, but i will take bernie sanders over donald trump or ted cruz anytime. >> i have known hillary clinton for 25 years. i respect hillary clinton. we were colleagues in the senate and on her worst day she would be an infinitely better president than eith

haruka weiser's body was found in the creek at the university of texas in austin. she was a victim assault and endured unthinkable brutality. authorities have released a video showing this man who they say is the focus of their investigation. >>> u.s. coast guard said it has seized more than 14 tons of cocaine. these pictures were taken at the san diego broadway peer where coast guard members have been unloading them. commander said the coast guard stopped 13 vessels and apprehended dozens of smugglers. >>> 4:48. a rocket schedule for takeoff today is carrying an inflatable broom, hear what they will do with it when it gets to space. >>> a former speedway in the lehigh valley has a new owner. the track was the racing home of mar mario an get me to feed the whole neighborhood? no. just trying to save you a whole lot of "bread." [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags, thousands of low prices. my giant. >> reporter: welcome back we've got problems even at this early hour on the roads. you can see the flashes lights on the platt bridge. we have afternoon accident mid -- w