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this turned out to be an emotional day for william balfour in the courtroom. he welled up when he saw the large screen photographs of julian king playing dad.laying dead investigators say that balfour still an s u v and drove the child across town where the child had been shot twice in the back of the head and found dead days later ... jennifer hudson and william belfort's ex-wife the sister of jeff rutzen julie hudson were not in the courtroom a phone call was made to julia hudson the morning of the murders and then a cellphone was turned off for several hours after that other officers are scheduled to testify today other members of the hudson family including jennifer hudson will be in the courtroom this afternoon a boy who was kidnapped from a saint louis hospital on tuesday while awaiting a heart transplant is headed back home. five-year-old porter stone was reunited with his mother this morning. his father, grandmother, and aunt face charges in his abduction. they will also face extradition back to missouri. porter was found unharmed in a motel room in al

he said can you point out william balfour in the courtroom? and she did. her family never wanted her sister julia to marry balfour. that they didn't think he was any good. of course william balfour is accused of murdering hudson's mother, brother and nephew. he was the estranged husband at that point of hudson's sister, julia. in the opening statements, the prosecution said that balfour threatened to kill julia hudson and her family in early 2008. that he did so about 24 times, if not more. he started doing that because he was forced to move out of the southside home. the prosecution said he wasn't idle threats. he said if you ever leave me, i'll kill you but i'll kill your family first. prosecutors said he was at the house at the time of the murders and he was on his phone all that day except the time in april. the defense says this is all circumstantial. that there are no witnesses to the crime and no physical evidence that links balfour to the murders. there was no dna on the gun. the murder weapon. no fingerprints on the suv in which the 7-year-old nep

in this case there's not a lot of physical evidence to link william balfour to the crimes. unshot residue but they do have a hurdle to climb. how they'll do, they're going to basically establish for this jury, that balfour threatened to do exactly this, to kill his ex-wife's family. >> ted rowlands, we know you'll be watching. thank you. >>> bubba watson's unbelievable hook shot helped him win the first-ever masters tournament and now gets to wear, of course, the infamous green jacket. one problem, though, it covers the logos of some of his sponsors which include ping, travis matthew and footjoy. another one of his sponsors is marquee jets, owner of net jets, whose customers by fractional ownership in private jets. here's our number tonight, $119,900. that is the base cost of buying one of these marquee jet cards that gets you 25 hours of flight time which the company describes as the ideal entry level business jet. doesn't include government taxes and fees, by the way, but bubba can afford it. he won $1.4 million last night. we are betting marquee gives him a wee bit of a d

accused of killing of the victims william balfour appeared emotional dabbing his eyes with tissue bloody picture showed a seven year-old julian king later similar death photos of mother and brother shown to the jury all 3 shot to death october 2008 jennifer hudson sister julia hudson the ex-wife of william balfour in court today but leave when the gruesome testimony pictures shown to the jury cell phone records introduced as evidence by prosecution indicating spoke to julia hudson mourning of the murders and telephone went silent alleging that is when he committed the crime. city of north chicago put seven police officers on paid leave justice department investigated death of a man police custody darrin hanna died after being restrained and a taser to during arrest last november decision friday whether seven officers face disciplinary action from the city taser darrin hanna after resisting arrest fighting with pregnant girlfriend lake county coroner says cocaine abuse poor health and taser contributed to death. swing chicago archdiocese claiming father molesting john curran he and

the real effect was how she felt about william balfour, the defendant. ld the court and jury that her family did not want her sister julia to marry balfour. she said we told her not to marry him. when the prosecutor said why, she paused and said because of the way she treated her. she started to cry again. very dramatic. very beneficial for the prosecution. >> i was living in chicago at the time, the search for julian king's body, that little boy, from the very beginning everybody was pointing a finger at this man, william balfour. what is the defense strategy in this case? >> they're saying that because everybody was pointing the finger from the very beginning like you were saying, that they missed out on the fact that balfour didn't do it and there's no physical evidence to back this up. this is the crux of their case. a lot of times at a triple murder you would expect a lot of physical evidence. not in this case. william balfour is not tied with dna, fingerprints or anything else scientifically to the murder weapon, to the vehicle he supposedly took ju

the alleged killer, william balfour, the estranged husband of hudson's sister, julia. utors say that balfour acted in a fit of jealous rage. he denies all the charges. jury selection begins today in chicago. ted rowlands is there. tell us more about balfour. the hudsons actually knew him quite well before he married julia hudson, right? >> reporter: he grew up in the neighborhood where the hudson family was in the south side of chicago. he had a tough life. he was abandoned by his mother at nine, in and out of trouble, did some prison time, came out of prison in his early 20s and ended up marrying julia hudson, apparently according to the family against the family's wishes. they broke up. he apparently according to the family and prosecutors threatened to kill julia hudson and her family. that's the biggest piece of evidence that prosecutors have, the threats that william balfour made. >> some are voicing concerns that he could walk, right? >> well, because there isn't a lot of physical evidence in this case. you would think with three fatalities, including a 7-year-old

jennifer hudson was the first person called to testify at the murder trial of her ex-brother-in-law william balfourholding back tears, hudson told the court she tried to warn her sister julia, saying i would tell her over and over again not to marry william. and when asked about the last time she'd seen her mother, brother, and her 7-year-old nephew she nicknamed hugabear hudson broke down, took a second, and described a surprise family reunion shortly before they were murdered. i was playing my piano, and my mother sat on one side of me, and my brother sat on the other side. i was singing them a song. and it was just us being a family. hudson wasn't with her family when they were murdered in october 2008. she recently told lester holt on "dateline" that a last-minute phone call from her fiance likely saved her life. >> i was literally picking up my bag to walk out the door to go to my mother's house, and he called me like, can you come out here, instead of going. that one decision. that one thing, i wouldn't be sitting here. >> reporter: prosecutors say balfour, in a jealous rage, shot and killed

balfour who was married to her sister. we did not like how he treated her. i told her over and over again not to marry william. none of us wanted her to marry him. balfour, who also testified today has denied all charges. if convicted, he faces a maximum life sentence. ted rowlands has been in the courtroom all day. ted, what's the latest there? >> reporter: yeah, tom, what a day it was. first you had the opening statements from both sides, which in any case is riveting and then the first witness out of the gate is jennifer hudson. we just finished hearing from julia hudson, jennifer's sister. riveting testimony, very emotional testimony. julia hudson got on the stand and talked about finding her mother dead and talked about the horror of realizing her 7-year-old son, julian, was missing an then three days later she found out that he was dead as well. prosecutors asked her to describe the relationship with her husband at the time, william balfour and she talked about specific threats that he made to her on previous occasions before the murders. several times, up to a dozen times he told her that he was going to

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william balfour has pleaded not guilty to three murders. turning to the trayvon martin investigation, city leaders in sanford rejected the resignation of the police chief. bill lee had been criticized for how his department handled the death of the 17-year-old. accused of killing the unarmed teenager is now free on bond. george zimmerman is in hiding. he was fitted with a gps device so police can keep track of him. one of the man accused of killing an alexandria community activist is now being linked to two other murders. tyrone lewis was arrested in january and charged in the murder of actress lenny harris. yesterday prince george's county police announced they charged him and kelvin walker with the murder last october of 17-year- old justin isaacs. police have also charged tyrone lewis with a 2007 murder of a taxicab driver. >> metro riders may have been exposed to a contagious infection. >> it happened last friday after a bus driver went to work with viral meningitis. now more from john gonzalez. fortunately, the metrobus driver had been

william balfour is hudson's former brother-in-law. gunning down her family members back in 2008. the oscar winning actress and singer is on the witness list and just arrived into court. mike tobin has more on this live in chicago. >> reporter: so far no sign of jennifer hudson. shys expected here at the courthouse. as you mentioned the case is very personal to her, with her mother, brother and young nephew who were auld killed in this case. according to the allegations it was all about a jealous rage. a bouquet of balloons who was sent to hudson's sister julia. that set off her estranged husband william balfour, according to the facts. the mother, the brother were killed in one location, the seven-year-old nephew was taken to another location where he was shot in the back of a car. the police were not immediately called, because the neighborhood where it all happened is called inglewood here in chicago, where gang activity and gunfire is so common that no one was really alarmed when they heard the gunshots. jenna: they are saying that

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it led to the arrest of 27-year-old william balfour. >> reporter: the hudson family knew william balfour and ended up marching jennifer hudson's older sister, julia. balfour, known as flex on the street, has a long criminal history. the hudsons, including jennifer, didn't want julia to marry balfour. balfour killed his ex-wife's family members because he was jealous she was seeing another pa man. the defense says there are no eyewitnesses or fingerprints linking him to the murder. this has michael jones concerned that it could walk. >> a murder especially in the black community is so easy. >> reporter: 3 1/2 years later, the hudson home in chicago is boarded up. jennifer hudson has said very little politically about the murders but recently talked to piers morgan about her mother. >> my mother was a very wise and strong person and i feel like she raised us well and she prepared me well. so that's what i live by. >> opening statements are scheduled to begin, april 23rd. jennifer hudson is expected to attend. >> ted rowlands is live. her status could affect this. explain to us how. >> repo

william balfour killed her family members. >>> a disurk new discovery in california, a cow has tested positive for mad cow disease. now feeshes are trying to determine how the animal got sick in the first place. >> reporter: it's the first case of mad cow disease since 2006. according to experts it was pure luck that a dairy cow with mad cow disease was detected. less than 1% of the tens of millions of cattle slaughtered. >> the government needs to take stronger action in surveillance and the feeding practices oar door causes nervous system breakdowns in cows and humans, 175 people died in the 1990's english outbreak. in this country it's rare. >> we have a very robust surveillance program. through the inspection of the meat, or food is safe. >> reporter: after the first confirmed case in 2003, dozens of countries band u.s. beef. this is the fourth confirmed case in the u.s. but the usda insists it occurred in a product other than food. >> this did not enter the food supply. >> reporter: since the english outbreak the food has band feed and cattle remnants but the fda is investigating

>>> a little over an hour ago, jennifer hud sond took the stand in chicago to testify against william balfour and she burt -- she burst into tears. >>> george zimmerman is now out on bail. he walked out of a jail in sanford, florida around midnight on $150,000 bond. he was taken to an undisclosed location for his safety. he was also fitted with a gps ankle monitor and must observe a 7:00 p.m. curfew. zimmerman is facing seackd- degree murder charges for the fatal february shooting of the 17-year-old martin. martin's attorneys say trayvon's parents are not pleased by zimmerman's replease. >>> re-- release. >>> the president made a visit to the holocaust museum in washington, d.c. and stood at the eternal flame dedicated to the 6 million jews killed by the nazis. they also lit candles at the wall for those who died at the concentration camp. president obama vowed to never allow genocide happen again. >> the bigotry says they are less than me, less than my level. these are seeds of hate we cannot let take room in my heart. >> the president signed an order that will give sangs to companies who mr

less arrested 33-year-old william balfour for the trillion pel -- trillion -- triple mmpletd jennifer hudson told jurors she never approved of balfour. she said i didn't like how he treated my nephew. she has vowed to be there every day of the trial. the case is circumstantial. the prosecution will have to convince the jury that balfour is guilty. >>> and a real life hero. he plays the doctor on abc but his bravery extends beyonded tv screen. a 17-year-old was driving down the street in his mustang when he lost control, flipped his car over near patrick dempsey's home. the teen was still trapped in the car when dempsey came running down the driveway with a fire extinguisher and crow bar and pride the door open -- pried the door open to rescue the boy. >> he had a certain authority to his voice. i asked if he was a paramedic. he said, no this is patrick dempsey. >> i thought mcdreamy? >> dempsey's representative as refused to comment on this story. >>> two men out for a ride ended up in serious danger when they were hit by a car. how something they used for training ended up helping fi

trial of the man accused of killing three members of singer jennifer hudson's family. 30 year-old william balfour is accused of shooting and killing jeff rutzen smother brother and 7 year-old nephew her brother jason and her mother darnell donerson were found dead in the family's south side, and october 2008. the body of her nephew julian king was found three days later on the west side in jason hanson's as you the a former police officer will be sentenced today for the attempted murder for chicago police officers howard morgan as a former police officer for the burlington northern santa fe railway line in february 2005 he was pulled over for an alleged traffic violation chicago police officers claim that morgan discharge his weapon and shot an 28 times his first-round it with a mistrial in the second when he was convicted ... >>it should never have gone to a second trial ... at this hour the court hearing continues we will bring you more on the sentencing on the wgn news at 5:00 >>anti-war protesters will be allowed to march during the nato summit after all demonstrators now have an approved pro

complete and opening statements are expected to get underway tomorrow in the murder trial of william balfour. he is accused of killing the mother, brother of a, a nephew of a cinder jonathan hudsonjennifer hudson. he has pleaded not guilty and faces life in prison if he is convicted. >> a man who robbed a california tourist in the gold coast has been caught thanks in part to some construction workers. 26 year-old is accused of taking a $7,000 camera from the tourist hands on friday and. police say he attempted to run away with the camera but two construction workers gave chase forcing him to throw the camera in the street. he was later called by security guards and police. >> one person was killed and another is in police custody after a fiery crash on interstate 57 south of chicago. it happened early today near the exit at 127 st.. where illinois the police say one vehicle or rear ended another that was stopped or slowing down. the second car burst into flames in the driver was killed. the victim has not been identified. the other drivers in custody on suspicion of drunken driving. so far n

hudson's former brother-in-law, william balfour, faces three. >>> a place of worship turns violent this sunday. police say a colorado pastor's mother and a suspect are dead after both were shot outside a denver church. an off-duty officer was in the congregation when the shooting happened in the parking lot. police say there was an argument between people in two cars. the pastor's mother came out of the church to see what was happening when she was. >>> coming up on 9news now, trading bullets for the ballet. >> do we feel that they've not only, but they've also taught us so much. >> a soldier swaps his guns for the chance to help. >>> and the weather may not have been perfect but that didn't stop the earth day celebrations this weekend. we're back in a moment. stay with us. >>> thousands of people braved the rainy weather to take part in earth day events today. on the national mall, umbrellas went up as earth day celebrants showed up. there were a number of speakers on the topic of ensuring a sustainable future and a wide variety of music groups including cheap trick and dave mason. >>>

her estranged husband william balfour is now on trial for murder. balfour is accused of killing hudson's mother, their 29-year-old brother, and julia's 7-year-old son. prosecutors say balfour did it in a fit of jealous rage thinking julia had cheated on him. he has pleaded not guilty. three police are investigating a daytime home invasion near the university of maryland. it happened in adelphi within walking distance of the campus. investigators say masked men stormed into a house and demanded money, electronics, and keys to a car. pat collins in adelphi now with what might be the motive for this. >> reporter: jim, in the neighborhood there is a reputation. it's a party house. today it was a state crime lab scene. a home invasion house. why would armed robbers target that house? let's begin with the 911 call for help. >> i woke up to one of them walking in my room and asking where my money and drugs were. he showed me the gun, told me that he wasn't here to hurt me but that he was here to basically just take whatever. >> the 911 call for service. he

although they say he does in fact belong to a man it is not linked to william balfour. if convicted he faces life in prison. from the newsroom, erika gongz, news 4. back to you. >>> jurors at the john edwards trial heard tearful testimony today from sherry young, the wife of edwards' former aide andrew young. she said she was scared when she deposited money from a donor that was supposed to be used to take care of edwards' pregnant mistress. and she became emotional when she described edwards, how edwards asked her husband to claim responsibility for his baby. prosecutors are trying to prove edwards illegally and deliberately used campaign dollars to hide the affair as he campaigned for the white house in 2008. the trial is in its second week and is in greensboro, north carolina. edwards is denying these allegations. >> now to the latest in the race for the white house, republicans tonight are blasting president obama for a new campaign commercial that comes nearly a year to the day that osama bin laden was killed. >> he took the harder and the more honorable path. and

hudson's former brother-in-law, william balfour faces three counts of first degree murder in the case. opening statements are set to begin tomorrow in chicago. >>> bee gee fans will be glad to know robin gibbs' health is improving. he's out of a coma and able to speak. the 62-year-old was hospitalized earlier this month with pneumonia and has recently battled colon and liver cancer. >>> still ahead, dozens of earth day celebrations around the nation's capital today. >> and a special remembrance for holocaust survivors when we come back. >>> as we told you at the top of the newscast, the caps just lost a heartbreak of a game at the verizon center. kristen berset joins us now with all the depressing details. >> it's a hard loss, but this has been an incredible series. the caps and bruins playing another overtime game, this time with the series on the line. the caps had a chance to get it done at home, but the defending champs aren't going away that easy. the red was rocking this afternoon. braden holtby in net again, caps finding themselves down early on, but mike green with an assist f

begins today in the trial of the moon accused of murdering the family of singer jennifer hudson, william balfour is charged with killing her mother and brother in their home in 2008. police say he also kidnapped and killed her 7-year-old nephew, the 150 potential jurors will answer questions from the judge and attorneys today. opening statements are set for the 23rd of this month. >>> in philadelphia two firefighters are killed on the job. crews were battling a warehouse blaze early this morning when a wall collapsed on them. two firefighters are dead. three more are hurt. as crews tried to rescue the trapped firefighters they say the fire grew even larger. >> due to the high winds we had some embers blowing and we had small fires popping up towards the east of the building. at the time all those fires have been contained. >> crews eventually got the fire under control and no residents are hurt. it has been eight years since multiple firefighters have been killed while battling a single fire. the cause is still under investigation. >>> meanwhile up in rural new jersey homeowners are on the alert

she tearfully told the jury, that none of them wanted her sister to marry william balfour. she was so close to her mom, she slept next to her until she was 16 years old. >>> the search for a 6-year-old girl is resuming near a tucson, arizona landfill. isabel was not in her room. and a window was open in the room. police have questioned some sex offenders in the area. on top of that, authorities started combing through the landfill yesterday. they're not saying just yet, if they found any clues. >>> and here in new york, the search for a basement yielding no significant clues in the case of 6-year-old etan patz who disappeared in 1979. investigators say the search is now over. and that it came up with no obvious human remains and little forensic evidence. >>> also here in new york, a woman clanls she donated a kidney to save her boss' life and then got fired. now, attorneys for the woman are filing a lawsuit. that donor, debbie stevens, said she went homesick, three days after returning to her job at a car dealership. stevens said she made the donation to her boss, simply ou

hudson testified against her former brother-in-law william balfour who is accuseded in the murderers. >>> a search for the effort to find the missing arizona girl will stop. police now say that they are going to use investigative method towards finding isabella mare sid yeas c -- mercedes celis. they have gone through hundreds of tips and nothing pand out. they are offering a -- panned out. they are offering a 6,000 dollar reward for information leading to to the girl. >>> syria is bleak. kofi anonexpressed that government troops are carrying out operations in town. serial officials says the violence incareersed since the u.n. observers came in the country. >>> mexican officials don't know when they will have a wild fire ubd control -- under control. they have been burning since saturday and destroyed thousands of acres. firefighters are using helicopters, equipped with water tanks to combat the flames. local television stations are reporting that more than 350 firefighters are battling the wild fire and authorities say they suspect that fire was caused by illegal trash burning. >>> w

she knew william balfour since middle school and never liked him, even though he married her sister. the family didn't want her sister to marry him and he never treated her sister well. also accused of shooting three family members the family's nome a jealous rage four years ago. >>> a treasured soccer ball swept away by last year's devastating tsunami in japan turned up thousands of miles away here in the u.s. add egg to the drama and amazement, its owner has come forward to claim it the ball belongs to this 16-year-old boy who is very thankful to be getting it back. the soccer ball is his only surviving possession and has always been very special to him. when he transferred schools, his friend signed it with messages of good luck. a radar technician found the ball on a remote island in the gulf of alaska. it is reportedly the first salvageable debris from the tsunami that could actually be returned to its owner. am t g.>>is l htiligk. rac b w >>> a four-legged family reunion a new york city woman who lost her dog, found it the "today" show, up for adoption. that's dusty. the show a

she was the first witness in the trial of william balfour, her former brother-in-law charged in the killingsoke down and wept on the stand and described how the murders in 2008 of her family shook her family. >>> surveillance video showed a teenager walking, then suddenly falled straight through the sidewalk down 20 feet. a nearby cab driver jumped out of his car and went in after her. the sidewalk had apparently been eroded by undergroundwater. firefighters rushed to the scene and used a ladder to get both the girl and the man out. >>> well, coming up after your local new news the link between a cold. i'm michelle miller and this is the "cbs morning news." [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. love the air. [ sneezes ] . >>> good monk. welcome to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. today is tuesday, april 24. >>> good morning, dad. i'm mike hydeck. >>> we don'

william balfour is accused of killing hudson's mother, brother and young nephew in 2008. the family did not want her sister to marry balfour. balfour has pleaded not guilty to the murders. >>> robin gibb is out of a coma but doctors are revealing the full extent of the health problems. the former bg has advanced colorectal cancer. he's awake and talking. >> he's laughing, joking. he's really happy. he just wants to get out. >> reporter: doctors say gibb caught pneumonia while week from -- weak from chemotherapy and two operations. >>> margie j. bridge is off to the races. she's said to sing the national anthem at this year's kentucky derby. the 138th run for the roses takes place may 5. >>> judy dench's latest movie premieres here in new york. members of the ensemble cast turned out on the red carpet. it follow as group of british retirees who decide to spend their golden years in india. judy says she has no plans for real life retirement. >> no, i don't want to retire. i don't want to retire and i'll go on as long as i'm asked to go on. >> reporter: the best exotic marig

william balfour said he's going to kill his wife's family, julia hudson's family.ry little evidence. and that will you be basically the theme of this trial. >> so ted i'm assuming there's a break and that's why we're talking here. do we know what's next? >> yeah, we have an hour break here and we assume that we will hear from julia hudson who, of course, lost not only her mother but also her 7-year-old son and her brother. we expect that jennifer hudson's sister julia will be next on the stand. >> ted, thank you. >> in case you haven't heard of marco rubio, here's the deal. thought to be a rising star in the republican party, been asked time and time again, would he accept a vice presidential bid to which he's always answered. nobody, won't be me. until that was his answer until last week when he says you know, i'm going to respect the process. next thing you know, he's campaigning with, there you go, mitt romney. >> there's only one person running for president that understands that. there's only one person running for president that's ever helped do that. there's

this guy is from the neighborhood, william balfour. everybody knows him.ng, part of gang membership and what have you. his defense attorneys should move f a change of venue. >> what about jennifer hudson appearing in court each and every day. how does she maintain a straight face? >> that's going to be very, very hard. what the defense attorneys can do is ask the judge to say she's a potential witness and therefore she shouldn't participate in the trial because that might taint what she's going to say when she gets on the witness stand. it's not unusual. attorneys often do it, but i think it's going to be very difficult for a judge to deny her the right and the opportunity to participate in this trial, given the fact that this has to do with her mother, her brother, and her nephew, and not to mention her sister, who was married to this guy at some point. >> well, what if she does remove herself from that situation? you still have the issue, we get back to the jury selection, the fact that everybody knows her and perhaps may even want to be a part of this,