police now had enough to arrest steidl and whitlock. >> i think the brutal nature of the slayings, theact that it was a double homicide, the other aggravating factors that our office will likely seek the death penalty. >> both herb whitlock, age 41 and randy steidl, age 35, had histories of petty crime. news of their arrests reached steidl's brother rory, an illinois state trooper. >> for randy, he drank, being a bar setting, if he got angry or someone started something, there was a crowd and consequently, there would be problems. my master sergeant called me and said your brother's been arrested for double murder. in my mind, the illinois state police were involved in the investigation. number one, he's got to be guilty. number two, he's going to face the death penalty. and number three, a jury in east central illinois, they're going to give him the death penalty. >> that night, rory steidl met with investigators. >> they said that if you'll get him to confess, we'll spare him the death penalty, otherwise he's getting the death penalty. i marched right up to the jail. asked to talk to

the giants lining up, nikita whitlock. in there rushing. what do you expect. >> jim: a little more credit. >> phil: that was bad. i didn't mean it. you know, i will say this, when whitlock has been in the game as couple of games, unbelievable lead blocker in the fullback position. >> jim: doing more than taking up the position. reed holds on to it. >> phil: like baseball game. nice throw by kirk cousins. it's over, you don't want to use your pitching staff. just a guy in there to throw. >> jim: we've seen defensive linemen line up as fullback but don't see fullback line up as defensive tackle. throw back thursday. coming out of time out here in a moment. check this out. >> out of the shotgun. he takes it. pressure, he's in trouble. able to get away. looks to throw. he does. downfield and the leaping catch is played. what a play by eli manning. >> jim: how about that? pretty cool when you have marv albert calling your flag football game. >> phil: looks like him now. the movement. put on a lot of weight. the legs, the motion. crowder stepping

the giants lining up, nikita whitlock.n there rushing what do you expect. >> jim: a little more credit. >> phil: that was bad. i didn't mean it. you know, i will say this, when whitlock has been in the game as blocker for the giants first couple of games, unbelievable lead blocker in the fullback position. >> jim: doing more than taking up the position. reed holds on to it. >> phil: like baseball game. nice throw by kirk cousins. it's over, you don't want to use your pitching staff. just a guy in there to throw. >> jim: we've seen defensive linemen line up as fullback but don't see fullback line up as defensive tackle. throw back thursday. coming out of time out here in a moment. check this out. >> out of the shotgun. he takes it. pressure, he's in trouble. able to get away. looks to throw. he does. downfield and the leaping catch is played. what a play by eli manning. >> jim: how about that? pretty cool when you have marv albert calling your flag football game. >> phil: looks like him now. the movement. put on a lot of we

grad david whitlock says he hasn't take an shower in over 12 years. >> ooh.whitlock sprays a mist containing bacteria on his skin twice a day. it has no odor and feels like water. he says our ancestors enjoyed so called good bacteria. we've stripped it away with excessive cleaning. not sure i'm giving up a shower. >> he says he hasn't taken a shower in 12 years. i'm guessing he hasn't had a date in that time. just guessing. >> single man. >>> facebook may will hurting your relationship with your significant other. a new york therapist says couples who unfriend each other on the social network are more likely to stay together. those who don't are more likely to avoid face-to-face conversations and interactions. >> not being facebook friends puts spark back into a relationship. therapists recommend deleting your facebook account and spending more quality time together. real time spent together is good for a couple? >> that's shocking. are y'all friends on facebook? >> my husband and i? sure. how else is he going to keep track of me? >>> an adorable mother and c

the giants lining up, nikita whitlock. in there rushing.hat do you expect. >> jim: a little more credit. >> phil: that was bad. i didn't mean it. you know, i will say this, when whitlock has been in the game as blocker for the giants first couple of games, unbelievable lead blocker in the fullback position. >> jim: doing more than taking up the position. reed holds on to it. >> phil: like baseball game. nice throw by kirk cousins. it's over, you don't want to use your pitching staff. just a guy in there to throw. >> jim: we've seen defensive linemen line up as fullback but don't see fullback line up as defensive tackle. throw back thursday. coming out of time out here in a moment. check this out. >> out of the shotgun. he takes it. pressure, he's in trouble. able to get away. looks to throw. he does. downfield and the leaping catch is played. what a play by eli manning. >> jim: how about that? pretty cool when you have marv albert calling your flag football game. >> phil: looks like him now. the movement. put on a lot of weight. the legs, t

>> whitlock says the key is restoring the good bacteria to our skin that has been stripped away from excessive cleaning. >>> now to elise with the workweek forecast. it looks like by the end of the week we may have rain? >> yes. beginning of the week, however, nothing but heat, and let's get started. we will take a live look outside tonight, and it's pretty cool. mostly clear, 73 degrees, and a little on the warm side for 11:37 at night, but generally speaking, cool overnight temperatures we expect, just take a look. 58 in middletown, 61 in wayne, and 62 in scarsdale, and 62 in keyport, and temperatures overnight, comfortable out there, and tomorrow, i think by most people's standards, it will be hot. a hot holiday for your labor day monday, headed into tuesday, even hotter it will really be hot and humid on tuesday, and you need to dress in your best summer clothing, even though so many people consider this the unofficial end to summer. itself. warmer. take a look. the beaches headed there tomorrow, not bad. 82-86. headed to the mountains, not bad. 84-88, and things will be heating

grad david whitlock says he hasn't take an shower in over 12 years. >> instead, he sprays a mist on his skin twice a day. he says our ancestored enjoys so called good bacteria. we've stripped it away with excessive cleaning. >> he says he hasn't take an shower in 12 years. i'm guessing he hasn't had a date in that time. just guessing. >>> you may be hurting your relationship with a significant others. couples who unfreend each other on the social network are more likely to stay together. those who don't are more likely to avoid face-to-face conversations and interactions. zblot being face book friends puts spark back into a relationship. therapists recommend deleteing your account and spending quality time together. real time spent together is shocking? >> are y'all friends on facebook? >>> an adorable mother and child meeting in south korea is giving new meaning to the term "doggie bag." >> the dog carrying her puppy down the street. no word on how or why the pup ended up in the bag. >> he looks quite comfortable. >> for some of you, your local news is next. [music] defiance is in our

whitlock the fullback. beckham in motion. play action. rolling under pressure, he has to throw that one out of the back of the end zone. so they are able to hold him to a field goal attempt. still a one-possession game. no time-outs when they get the ball back. and on fourth down, manning's looking over to the bench. this is an interesting call. if you want to kick a field goal, think you have to. >> cris: i think you do. >> al: but even if you don't get it, you make dallas start at its own 1 yard line. but then again you got to make them get a touchdown here. >> cris: the decision to throw that football right there cost you noanother 40 seconds so now you have a real opportunity. i was thinking they were going to be down under a minute when they got the ball back. >> al: they forced dallas to go all the way down the field with no time-out with 94 seconds remaining on the clock. >> cris: it's interesting, barry church was all over the receiver down the field on that play. and if eli had opted to throw that one a little closer, i wonder if

whitlock the fullback. beckham in motion. play action. rolling under pressure, he has to throw that one out of the back of the end zone. so they are able to hold him to a field goal attempt. still a one-possession game. no time-outs when they get the ball back. and on fourth down, manning's looking over to the bench. this is an interesting call. if you want to kick a field goal, think you have to. >> cris: i think you do. >> al: but even if you don't get it, you make dallas start at its own 1 yard line. but then again you got to make them get a touchdown here. >> cris: the decision to throw that football right there cost you noanother 40 seconds so now you have a real opportunity. i was thinking they were going to be down under a minute when they got the ball back. >> al: they forced dallas to go all the way down the field with no time-out with 94 seconds remaining on the clock. >> cris: it's interesting, barry church was all over the receiver down the field on that play. and if eli had opted to throw that one a little closer, i wonder if

but in lieu of a shower, chemical engineer date whitlock sprays a mist containing live bacteria on his skin. the mysticaled mother dirt is produced by his company. it supposedly restores the lance of micro organisms that live naturally n your skin. >>> just in time for labor day, a new survey shows 97% of employers will pronide a paid day off for all or most employees on labor day. and more good news for workers on this labor day. president obama will sign an executive order today requiring paid sick leave for employees of federal contractors. according to the white house, this will be the first time 300,000 of those workers will get this benefit. >>> just ahead, his major league baseball career lasted a single day. but now comedian will ferrell is getting some credit from the hall of fame. >>> plus the critter who got a great view at the u.s. open. watch out, sports is next. from bank of america to buy a new gym bag. before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time and 2% backrat the grocery store. even before he g y 3% back on gas. n kenny used his bankamericard cash rewards credit

but in lieu of a shower, chemical engineer david whitlock sprays a mist containing live bacteria on his skin. the mystical mother dirt is produced by his company. it supposedly restores the balance of micro organisms that live naturally in your skin. >>> just in time for labor day, a new survey shows 97% of employers will provide a paid day off for all or most employees on this labor day. and more good news for you workers on this labor day. president obama will sign an executive order today requiring paid sick leave for employees of federal contractors. according to the white house, this will be the first time 300,000 of those workers will get this benefit. >>> now to california's unprecedented drought. and some of its silent victims. giant sequoia trees. they can live to be 3,000 years old. but new evidence shows they are struggling with the drought more than ever. now a team of scientists is taking the trek up to monitor them. nbc's gaddy schwartz went along for the climb. >> reporter: towering above the sequoia national forest, living icons of resilience that have survived fire, sto

but in lieu of a shower, chemical engineer david whitlock sprays a mist containing live bacteria on hiskin twice a day. this mist, called mother dirt, is produced by his company. it supposedly restores the balance of microorganisms that live naturally in your skin. let me know how that works, folks. >>> just in time for labor day, a new survey shows 97% of employers will provide a paid day off for all or most employees on this labor day. and a little more good news for you, you workers out there on this labor day. president obama will sign an executive order today requiring paid sick leave for employees of federal contractors. according to the white house, this will be the first time 300,000 of those workers will get this benefit. >>> now to california's unprecedented drought. and some of its silent victims. giant sequoia trees. they can live to be 3,000 years old. but new evidence shows they are struggling with the drought more than ever. now a team of scientists is taking the trek up to monitor them. nbc's gadi schwartz went along for the climb. >> reporter: towering above the sequoia

whitlock does not miss bathing. >> no one has done clinical trails on people taking showers every day. what's the basis for assuming that's a healthy practice? >> reporter: whitlock says the key is restoring the good bacteria to our skin that has been stripped away from excessive cleaning 126789 years is a long time without the shower. >> i'm curious about the hair? does it work for the hair? >> i don't think it would help us. >> thank you for trying. >>> 6:24. the new york mets are gearing up for a make-or-break series after dropping two against the marlins. >> and the yankees power against the rays. >>> the yankees host the orioles, and the mets start a big series with the nationals today. yesterday both serena and venus won for the u.s. open setting up a matchup for tuesday. it's a great sign when it's labor day weekend and you're in the playoff hunt. the yankees right now are in the hunt. brian mccann helping the yankees come back after being done. the bluejays also won, and they remain a game and a half back. >>> mets are just 4 glimes up in their division. the marlins with a wal

whitlock the fullback. beckham in motion. play action. rolling under pressure, he has to throw that one out of the back of the end zone. so they are able to hold him to a field goal attempt. still a one-possession game. no time-outs when they get the ball back. and on fourth down, manning's looking over to the bench. this is an interesting call. if you want to kick a field goal, think you have to. >> cris: i think you do. >> al: but even if you don't get it, you make dallas start at its own 1 yard line. but then again you got to make them get a touchdown here. >> cris: the decision to throw that football right there cost you noanother 40 seconds so now you have a real opportunity. i was thinking they were going to be down under a minute when they got the ball back. >> al: they forced dallas to go all the way down the field with no time-out with 94 seconds remaining on the clock. >> cris: it's interesting, barry church was all over the receiver down the field on that play. and if eli had opted to throw that one a little closer, i wonder if

grad david whitlock hasn't showrd in 12 years.says excessive cleaning hurts us by eliminating good bacteria from our skin. he has a mist he's developed that he vas on his science twice a day to stay clean. it has no odor and feels like water. abc news will take an in-depth look at the view. amy robach will live with the scientist for a month for a "20/20" special. we salute your dedication. >> well, it's not even april fool's day. that's funny, tom. thanks. >> she'll take the month off when she comes back. >> i take two showers a day. i mean, that's crazy. okay, thank you. >>> we move on to serena williams. she's moving cleser to tennis history. there's an emotional hurd blocking her path. she has to beat her sister venus. >> it will be the match of the tournament. se rear that versus venus. >> serena williams may have struggled through her last match. she was on the take right from the start against number 19 seed madison cease. setting up a williams sisters showdown. in the end, it was all serena. >> ace from serena. >> oh. >> w

grad david whitlock hasn't showered in 12 years.ys excessive cleaning hurts us by eliminating so-called good bacteria from our skin. he has developed this mist conning live bacteria that he sprays on his skin twice a day to stay clean. it has no odor and feels like water. he's trying to convince the public to buy it. abc news will take an in-depth look at the view. amy robach will live with the scientist for a month for a "20/20" special. she will not shower. amy, we salute your dedication. that special airs next month, check your local listings. >> you are a strong woman. >> well, it's not even april fool's day. that's funny, tom. >> and she will definitely take the month off. >> i take two showerers a day. that's crazy. okay, thank you. >>> we'll move on to serena williams. she's moving closer to tennis history. there's an emotional hurdle blocking her path. she has to beat her sister venus. more on that in just 30 seconds. but there's an emotional hurdle blocking her path. she has to beat her sister venus. >>> it will be the mat

dave whitlock is an engineer and says excessive showering removes good bacteria on your skin. called mother dirt, a live bacteria spray. he says that and the occasional sponge bath. >> a sponge bath is kind of a shower. >> you don't get rid of the stench. >> he said if there is grime on his body he'll spoung off. but not taking a full shower or bath. he said if you shower too much it's not good for you. >> he's single. we have established that. >> he's looking. >> a lonely man. >> we are looking. >> he said he was on a date once with a woman who was asking him why do horses roll on their backs in the summer time to stay clean. he said that was it. >> he's modeling this off of horses? >> they don't smell great and they live in a barn. >> oh, my goodness. now to the one thing you can do on facebook that could improve your relationship from a couples counselor in new york. his advice -- unfriend your significant other. ian kerner was friends with his wife on facebook and didn't want to see her posts about being tired or having a third cup of coffee so he unfriended her and found