and ann's guilt. there was the single shot to the back of john's head, a spot, he says, makes ann's story impossible. >> the only wound mr. bender had had was located in the right occipital region, shot like this. experience tells us, when a person is going to commit suicide, they will shoot themselves in a central location, specifically here, here, and here. or directly to the heart. >> what about the position of john's body? >> translator: the position of john bender's body when found shows that he was in a fetal position, asleep, when shot. >> no gun powder residue found on john's hands. >> translator: the gun powder residue only appears on ann, in her hands and in her clothes. >> but forensic tests found no significant residue on ann's hands. and ann's attorney says the residue on her clothes does not prove she fired the gun. >> translator: if someone shoots a firearm, the gun powder residue can end up coating another person's clothes. >> what would have been ann bender's motive for killing her hu

i'm anne-marie green. robert durst, an heir to one of the largest family fortunes in the united states and the subject of an explosive hbo documentary, is due in a new orleans court today following his weekend arrest on murder charges. authorities have spent decades investigating durst. the 1982 disappearance of his wife kathleen remains unsolved. in 2001 he admitted to killing and dismembering his neighbor morris black, but he was acquitted of murdering black. but his arrest this weekend comes in connection with a 2000 murder of his close friend and spokesperson susan berman. to make it all the more dramatic, durst may have issued a confession during the filming of that documentary. now brian webb is here in new york with more on that. brian, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. it reads like pull. fiction and investigators hope they have the smoking gun. robert durst was arrested hours before the conclusion of the six-part hbo documentary and it was in that final episode televised last night that d

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i'm anne-marie green. early this morning two police officers were shot in ferguson missouri. violence erupted during a protest following the resignation of the city's police chief. he is the latest city official to quit following a justice department report finding incidents of racial violence in the city police department and the government. witnesses say several gunshots were heard from a distance. >> we hear what we thought were fireworks up the street. it turns out it happened three more times. it was gunfire because we saw the muzzle fire from the gun on top of the street and so we were all kind of just duck down and once we duck down we saw the cop shot down next to us. laura hettiger is outside the hospital in st. louis. laura, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, anne-marie. yes, this is where two police officers are being treated the morning for what the county police chief is calls very serious gunshot injuries. let's get you right out to the scene right outside the ferguson police dep

i'm anne-marie green. robert durst, an heir to one of the largest family fortunes in the united states and the sub jektds of an explosive hbo documentary is due in a new orleans court today following his weekend arrest on murder charges. authorities have spent decades investigating durst. the 1982 disappearance of his wife kathleen remains unsolved. in 2001 he admitted to killing and dismembering his neighbor morris black but he was acquitted of murdering black. but now the killing of susan berman to make it more dramatic he may have made a confession during that documentary. brian webb is here with more on that. >> good morning, anne-marie. robert durst was arrested hours before the conclusion of the six-part hbo documentary and it was in that final episode televised last night that durst may have unwittingly offered a confession to murder. >> killed them all, of course. >> that's the voice of robert durst talking to himself in the bathroom. he was still wearing a microphone in the bathroom following the

>> yes, anne comes into our meetings at times. >> yes. >> but to tell you the truth i thought that anne would be here and reporting on this and not me. that i could, but as far as getting details of these. i thought that she would be here doing that and but the fact is, anne is there and we can get all of the information, you know, she is always very generous about helping us. >> okay. >> did i legislate that you wanted to -- >> we did, anne did bring us up to date on the finalization of that report, and that they were working on a platform, and that trying to get all of those things pieced together, and looking also, at folks that fall through the cracks, some, and we were able to, and san francisco was able to move the money around but a lot of other jurisdictions lost those moneys and so they are looking at trying to get some of those moneys back. and they are looking at, and they were looking at the resources and data in that report. and she had promised to share the document with the legislative committee when it was complete. and so i would expect that we can report on that i will

copy from anne. it it is so well written, what it does is give a summary, kind of what the situation is and what are the problems and usually the big budget problems and trying to get these going. and the recommended anne was nice enough to invite me, what do all of these people do? they works with budgets and needs the fact and figures, what does it cost and what are we saving? and here it was just outlined, you can save and they just got right into it and responded so well and the respect that came out of this, for the area, agencies on aging, and that they had produced this document. and it was really you could feel it. i was just so glad to be walking in there, yeah, impart of the group. that did this for you. but, you really should if you don't, if you didn't get a copy of that, get it. and any one. because, it just outlines these and gives you the facts. and it is short. these are just short little summaries this is not some long page after page after page. you will look over this and you feel

i'm anne-marie green. well, republican critics and now some fell low democrats want hillary clinton to offer insight and answers about her use of a private e-mail account while she was secretary of state. there is increasing pressure on clinton to address the matter and today she'll have an opportunity. when a report on women's issues is released by the clinton foundation. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. hillary clinton appears in new york at 11:00 a.m. eastern time to talk about women in equally. ebb wonders if shay'll take that student to address the e-mail controversy. she did not up the opportunity while in florida. the president did take an opportunity to talk about it over the weekend, but now lawmakers from here want to hear about her as well. set to possibly launch a presidential bid next month hillary clinton will try to refocus attention on her record as a women's advocate with a series of public speeches beginning in new york today. but the cont

i'm anne-marie green. the protests in ferguson ended peacefully but texts remain high in the suburbs following the shooting of two police officers. the officers were shot early thursday morning as late night demonstration seeking forum in the city. during an appearance on jimmy"jimmy kimmel live", president obama condemned the latest violence in ferguson. >> what has been happening in ferguson was oppressive and objectionable and worthy of protest protests, but there was no excuse for criminal acts. and whoever fired those shots shouldn't detract from the issue. they're criminals. they need to be arrested. >> as craig boswell reports, both the protests and the search for the gunmen continues. >> reporter: police moved concrete barriers in the parking lot of the ferguson police department closer into the street. there's major difference of opinion here surrounding the shooting of two officers. police say the shots came from a small group of protesters. demonstrators say they came from far beyond and the bul

i'm anne-marie green. the university or rather the bloody arrest of a university of virginia student is sparking outrage on campus and has gotten the attention of the governor. marqise johnson, a third year student at uva was arrested thursday morning by the state's alcoholic beverage control agency. a photograph shows johnson pinned on the sidewalk with blood gushing from a wound on his head. he was bell lidge rant after being turned away from a bar. about a thousand students demonstrated on campus wednesday night. they used an outdoor amphitheater to sound the call for justice. a tearful marqise johnson was under arrest. he said it was unacceptable. a witness said an alcoholic beverage control officer grabbed johnson by the arm after a bouncer stopped athe 20-year-old from entering the bar. johnson asked the officers to let go of his arm and tried to pull away. that's when he was brought to the ground hitting his head on the sidewalk. johnson was treated at a hospital and charged with obstruction of just

anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington thank you, susan. >>> hillary clinton may be ready to face questions swirling about her use of a private e-mail address as secretary of state. the potential democratic presidential candidate ignored the issue during an appearance monday in new york but a source close to clinton says she may hold a news conference in the coming days to address the controversy directly. >>> and testimony resumes in the boston marathon bombing trial today. are to the first time yesterday, the jury saw images of dzhokhar tsarnaev and his brother from the day of the attack. kiss van cleave reports. >> reporter: the fbi pieced together video and photos to make this time line of dzhokhar and tamerlan tsarnaev's movements. it shows the brothers turning onto boylston street with backpacks. dzhokhar is seen walking up to spectators outside a restaurant and in this photo appears to have a backpack at his feet. phone records show he called his older brother, talking for 19 seconds.

i'm anne-marie green. hillary clinton's explanation for why she exclusively used a private e-mail account while she was secretary of state hasn't stopped a storm of criticism. addressing the issue publicly for the first time yesterday, clinton said she did it because she didn't want to carry two phones but says she broke no rules. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. yeah. her answers did not satisfy many here on capitol hill. she indicated during that news conference yesterday many times that she went above and beyond what was required of her, what was asked of her when she turned over these e-mails to the state department. she also acknowledged it was her and her aides who went through the e-mails to decide which would be turn oefrd and she did it all for one simple reason. >> i saw it as a matter of convenience. >> reporter: the e-mail dogging clinton's likely presidential campaign continues to intensify despite attempts tuesday to explain why she used a pri

i'm anne-marie green. today is the first day of spring, but winter isn't taking the hint. this morning a snow and rainstorm is pushing over the mid-atlantic and by tonight into new england. 3 to 6 inches of snow is expected, and that adds insult to injury to places like boston which has seen a record amount of snow this year and could get an inch or two more today. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz says behind the snow is more cold. >> well, spring may start today, but it doesn't mean it can't snow. weather doesn't necessarily have to match. we've got a storm moving its way northward. you see the snow blossoming as we head through the morning commute. for the commute, we're watching the dc area, much of maryland working in. it's creeping northward into the day. for the evening drive the corridor on 95 from philly to new york city, new jersey and southwestern connecticut, that's where you could see bands of heavier snow adding up, making for difficult travel. snow at the airports before it

ann is asking for a million dollars a month in child support. ken says that's excessive and includes things like private jets $450,000 vacations and $6800 a month for groceries that are mainly for what he calls, ann's op ewe lant lifestyle. it's what they spent during their marriage and illinois law requires child support to match the family's spending during their marriage and her filing diaz admits quote, it's a silly exercise to pretend that day-to-day living expenses even

city doing about it, anne? >> reporter: the city is now forming a new plan for prevention and enforcement. here at the scene of that fire there is still a fire burning right now in the form of candles. you can see flowers on the doorway and in the street here on 24th. a pile of debris left from the tragedy that has the city talking about new measures and why this neighborhood has had so many devastating fires recently. it was march 11 when a fire in this building on treat and 24th broke out ultimately killing that 13-year-old girl and her father. the fire was put out about a half-hour later after it was called in. but the first ambulance took 13 minutes to arrive at the scene. >> they were very nice to me and i think they were very nice to most people around. i never heard anything bad about them. >> then there was this fire in january just a few blocks away where one man died and 50 other people were left homeless. fire inspectors found several safety violations missing fire extinguishers, blocked fire escapes

>> dear miss sue ann, congratulations. you and only 99 other aspiring astronauts around the globe have been invited to round three of the astronaut selection process! one step closer! >> reporter: one small step for sue ann, still a giant leap from reality. but it can't hurt to dream. >> i'm feeling elated. i feel like i'm in a dream. it feels like my dreams are coming true. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm hammish mcdonald in london. >> what do you think? is the mission to mars crazy? or ahead of the curve? you can go to our facebook page and tell us what you think about those one-way tickets. >>> up next on "nightline," how did he do that? the amateur magician who has built an internet empire with a series of six-second videos. ah! come on! let's hide in the attic. no. in the basement. why can't we just get in the running car? are you crazy? let's hide behind the chainsaws. smart. yeah. ok. if you're in a horror movie, you make poor decisions. it's what you do. this was a good idea. shhhh. be quiet. i'm being quiet. you

anne-marie? >> the only thing with those top five states is they all have something i hope to give up when i retire which is winter. no more winter when i retire, but they're all beautiful states. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot, jill. >>> when we return, a page turner. we will meet a man with a love for reading that has taken him through thousands of books. >>> plus the sweet 16 is set and as usual some unexpected teams are still dancing in the ncaa tournament. nt. jack's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today, his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before your begin an aspirin regimen. ♪ ♪ ♪ (under loud music) this is the place. ♪ ♪ ♪ their beard salve is made from ♪ ♪ ♪ sustainable tea tree oil and kale... you, my friend, recognize when a trend has reached critical mass. yes, when others focus on one thing you see what's coming next. you

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kpix 5's ann notarangelo talked to combs' neighbors and coworkers today. ann. >> reporter: elizabeth, cal/osha right now is conducting an investigation into the contractor who was involved in this accident. martinez police are handling the investigation into just how lindsey combs was killed. >> today the reality set in, and, um, you realize that you've -- you've lost a good friend. >> reporter: 32-year-old lindsey combs loved two things, her family especially her daughter lyric, and being a hairstylist. today her boss at sport clips in pleasant hill closed up shop telling us people need a die grieve. >> huge following, lots of regular clients that came in just for lindsey. great person to have around. >> reporter: exactly what happened yesterday afternoon is

i'm anne-marie green. real estate millionaire robert durst is scheduled to appear in a new orleans court next monday. durst is charged with first-degree murder in los angeles but is being held in louisiana on drug and weapons charges. durst was transferred to a mental health facility in louisiana yesterday. it's unclear when he'll be sent to california. but also yesterday federal agents and police searched durst's houston apartment for several hours. they carried away two boxes of evidence. the durst investigation is picking up steam. now police in eureka, california, are looking into the possibility that durst is connected to another missing woman. brittney hopper of our los angeles station kcbs talked to a reporter who said there's even more to consider. >> reporter: as with dust i've always maintained since covering this case since back in 2000 that he was psychotic. >> reporter: matt bertbeck spoke to us via skype from new york. for years he's been covering robert durst, the real estate heir who was ju

anne-marie? >> barry petersen, thank you so much for your observations. >>> well, premera said it has been the victim of a cyber attack. the company learned in january that hackers had gained access to its technology systems last may. so far there's no evidence that information has been removed. >>> illinois congressman aaron schock says he will reseen from the house at the end of the month. there was mounting evidence that the republican lawmaker used taxpayer money to pay for a lavish lifestyle. the 33-year-old was a rising star in the gop and a top fund-raiser. schock made headlines by decorating his capitol hill office like a set from the tv show "down"downton abbey"."" he was stepping down because constant questions had been a distraction. >>> coming up on the "morning news," a new fraternity scandal. >>> and sparks fly in one of two dangerous police chases on the streets of california. we'll have the dramatic footage. this is the "cbs morning news." can i at least put my shoes on? if your b

with me now, conservative columnist ann coulter. you know, ann, i have to tell you, this thing starts as a "the new york times" piece but the amazing part of it was that apparently the genesis of this thing is that somebody had hacked into the account which is how we found out about this in the first place which is why they're not supposed to have these personal e-mail accounts. >> i have a new theory on this, and that is one we've never thought of because it just seems like it's so corrupt. i think hillary's just really dumb. we always thought hillary clinton was the smart one. as you went through in your opening, i mean, the whitewater files, the cattle futures. this is a sort of thing someone from a private sector who's just been appointed to, you know, an ambassadorship might do. she's not -- >> i don't know about that. she's been first lady, she was secretary of state. we know she's planning on running for president and it doesn't occur to her that this is going to look bad. >> i would buy that, ann, if she didn't have the serv

ann and serene are glad they came. ann: we came all this way here. and we finally saw it. serene: it's worth it. you can't really describe it. reporter: the spectacular show in the heavens will last for a few more hours -- the northern lights, on this polar night in the far north of sweden. anchor: amazing. that really is spectacular. well, that's it for today. do get in touch with me on twitter -- and i'll tweet you back! but in the meantime, thanks very much for watching. and see you next week -- same time, same place. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ ♪ >>> a garment factory on the outskirts of phnom

anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington thank you, susan. >>> this morning several grass fires are burning out of control in oklahoma. this one in northwest oklahoma has burned at least 23,000 acres. the fire is 15 miles long in between one and two miles wide. a state highway has been closed and nearby homes evacuated, but no injuries are reported. the cause of the fire is not known. >>> more rain is expected in the seattle area today. just what folks there don't need. record rains over the weekend are causing mudslides. this one caused a hillside to crash into a street. no one was injured, and no homes were damaged. another mudslide buried a stretch of railroad tracks. >>> the red cross in vanuatu says survivors are separate for food, water and shelter. this morning relief workers and search crews started to reach some of the remote islands hit hardest by the storm. on one island 80% of the buildings were destroyed. at least 24 people were killed. the storm hit early saturday with 185-mile-p

anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington thank you, susan. >>> this morning several grass fires are burning out of control in oklahoma. this one in northwest oklahoma has burned at least 23,000 acres. the fire is 15 miles long in between one and two miles wide. a state highway has been closed and nearby homes evacuated, but no injuries are reported. the cause of the fire is not known. >>> more rain is expected in the seattle area today. just what folks there don't need. record rains over the weekend are causing mudslides. this one caused a hillside to crash into a street. no one was injured, and no h early saturday with 185-mile-per-hour winds. >> it was like the gates of hell trying to break it down a freight train noise, screaming at the windows, the doors. we were very prepared. we weree very lucky compared to what the locals have too with. >> some 3,300 people are homeless and living in temporary shelters. >>> coming up on the "morning news," dramatic testimony at the boston marathon bombi

this is anne sinclair in may of 2011. she was in new york as the wife of dominique strauss-kahn, then the head of the international monetary fund after he had just been accused of attempted rape of a maid at manhattan hotel. sinclair reportedly one of the wealthiest women in france, put up $6 million in cash and insurance to bail him out of jail. >> so we had to stay in new york because he had an electronic bracelet and all the journalists was on the sidewalk in front of the house. >> what was that like for you? >> it was very painful for me and for my family as you can understand. >> sinclair was relieved when the criminal charges were dropped. >> justice was violent but in america i must recognize that when justice goes wrong they recognize it quite well. and very quickly the prosecutor said there was no case. >> later came more accusations. and now strauss-kahn is awaiting a verdict in france where he recently stood trial for involvement in a prostitution ring. sinclair's marriage did not survive. the couple divorced i

and the recommended anne was nice enough to invite me, what do all of these people do? they works with budgets and needs the fact and figures, what does it cost and what are we saving? and here it was just outlined, you can save and they just got right into it and responded so well and the

live in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> thank you, anne. a check of traffic. are we "friday light"? >> er we "friday light" in most places. the exception would be

ann and serene are glad they came. ann: we came all this way here. and we finally saw it. serene: it's worth it. you can't really describe it. reporter: the spectacular show in the heavens will last for a few more hours -- the northern lights, on this polar night in the far north of sweden. anchor: amazing. that really is spectacular. well, that's it for today. do get in touch with me on twitter -- and i'll tweet you back! but in the meantime, thanks very much for watching. and see you next week -- same time, same place. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] steves: i'm meeting my florentine friend tommaso at i fratellini, a venerable hole in the wall much loved among locals for its tasty sandwiches and wine sold by the glass. -grazie. -tommaso: thank you. and when you're done, you leave it on the rack. steves: boy, it's intense in the city. tommaso: yes, it is. well, if you want to leave the tourists, let's cross the river, and let's go to where the real florentines live and

anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington thank you, susan. >>> texas senator ted cruz travels to new york this week to raise money for his just-announced presidential campaign. as craig boswell reports, crews kicked off his campaign yesterday by appealing to conservatives and taking dead aim at president obama's health care law. >> reporter: texas senator ted cruz says conservative christians should rise up and restore the promise of america. >> that is why today i am announcing that i'm running for president of the united states. >> reporter: he made the formal announcement at liberty university, an evangelical christian college. the 44-year-old republican laid out his vision for the next administration, calling for a flat tax securing the borders, and ending president obama's health care law. >> imagine in 2017 a new president signing legislation repealing every word of obamacare. >> reporter: senator cruz gained national attention in 2013 leading a 16-day government shutdown as he urged con

were they on a school trip ann, is that the case? >> well we don't know if these children were actually aboard the plane. as you reported 16 children and two teachers were booked to be on the plane from germany. this is a holiday period in germany. this is a budget plane. and since the fact that today is tuesday, it means essentially that likely these were students there was likely to be students and families aboard the plane, coming back from holiday period in barcelona. it is pretty common for people in dusseldorf in this time of the year where it is fairly cold in germany to spend some time in barcelona, to vacation in barcelona. that seems to be the scenario likely for at least some of the people aboard the plane, tamron. >> all right, ann. get you to stand by. anthony, let me bring you back. ann detailed what we learned in the press conference regarding the descent of the aircraft 38,000 feet to about 5,000 feet in 8 to 10 minutes. what could that indicate at this very early stage. >> that's about 4500 feet per minute. that does

i'm ann evans now back to you, nicole. >> ann thank you. still to come on "eyewitness news", carol answers your pet questions. and in this week's ask the vet. >> reasons you should vaccinate that you might never have thought of for your indoor pets. we'll check it out with doctor jerry >> ask the vet, doctor jerry give inch, mace mavis paw's 2900 grays ferry avenue and your questions. >> a lot of people say my pets are inside, they don't need rabies, or other vaccines. you say that's rad i can us? >> i think it is very intense and sometimes people call me up and i get a phonecall saying i just found my cat in the house caring a dead bat around in its mouth. so we do know that bats can carry rabies. i know the incidents is very low but not zero. so for peace of minds i would never keep a pet in the households that wasn't vaccinated against rabies. for dogs, cats, a lot of the upper respiratory disease also trans miserable airborne. so these are things that they can get even if they don't even go out to go to the bathroom. they get it just si

don't argue with ann osmond about it. she is smashing stereo types as malaysia's first professional female cage fighter. >> people do say that oh just another female fight, just another eye candy for the show. in that really hurts. >> reporter: the 28-year-old has earned her fair share of critics in malaysia a country increasingly known for its conservatism. >> i may not be the perfect muslim, but i try my best and sometimes to me what i do is just a job. >> reporter: and success is inspiring other women to take up the sport like delma. >> she is really tough and strong brave. she's superwoman. >> reporter: in the malaysian state they train another the tribal squad where women are breaking other boundaries as well like ann's training partner nat. a lot of people would say being a fighter does not go with being a mother. >> it's not true. [ laughter ] >> i think i'm a good example for that. i'm a mom, i'm a wife, so i'm a fighter. >> reporter: have you seen mom fight? >> yes, on youtube but not in real life. >> what do you

i'm anne-marie green. senator ted cruz said he's running for president. he tweeted his intentions early this morning. a favorite of the conservatives cruz has battled against the president's health initiative, promised to abolish the in term revenue service and the education department. cruz will discuss his candidacy today during his visit in virginia. susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning. >> anne-marie good morning. announcing early is part of a strategy on cruz to stand out and grab some early attention ahead o of what's expected to be a very crowded field of competitors for the republican nomination. hours before what was expected to be his official announcement at virginia's liberty university, texas republican ted cruz took to twitter to announce his bid for the white house. >> it's going to take a new generation of krafrmgs conservatives to help make america great again. >> the tweet posted shortly after midnight included this 30-second campaign video with a message to voters. aides say his

this live in vallejo, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >> thank you for that, anne. 5:08. how about a little traffic and weather? and roberta, today is going to be a scorcher, i guess, right? >> yesterday we began the warming trend between 5 to 10 degrees warmer than on tuesday and today we are anticipating near or record warmth. it's live it's our kpix 5 weather camera looking out at the clear skies over the bay bridge. temperatures into the 40s across many locations in the north bay. otherwise, we are into the 50s from the tri-valley through oakland concord and also to the south across the santa clara valley. average high temperatures this time of the year 64 in oakland, instead 80 there. low 80s in union city. across the bay 82 in los altos. 60s and 70s across the beaches today. now with the sunshine a slight breeze out of the northwest up to 85 in danville, 87 degrees in blackhawk, 60s, 70s and 80s common in the north bay. and here we go to lake county with highs today in the mid- 80s. the seven-day forecast still straight ahead. >> i spoke too soon about mass transit.