this new system surrounds 4 new orleans' parishes. it now includes, 133 miles of levees, flood walls, surge barriers and pumping stations. this innovation-the repel system is also one of the new solutions being tested by the corp. it's essentially a giant plug. when there is a breach it can be inflated on shore. then engineers float it towards the breach hoping the pull of the water will wedge the plug tightly enough to slow the leak. >> during katrina the 17th street canal was the site of one of the worst levee breaches todays it's one of the last pieces in the 14.5 billion dollar defense system. now has the design criteria been more strict more stringent this time around? >> yes the system design has really evolved based on the lessons that were learned during hurricane katrina. >> for example---an i-wall design was previously used on flood walls...which was a simple straight steel beam driven into the ground...now "t "walls made of concrete and steel provide more support around the base of the walls. the entire system is all design

orleans and visit new orleans, so i came here thinking i'd be here for a couple of weeks, and that was 30-something years ago. ( laughs ) i'm still here. >> reporter: his grandparents were performers, and his father played in a blues and folk band. clearly listened to all kinds of music growing up, but as he learned to play the family piano, he fell in love with american jazz and blues. how does someone from england come to new orleans and, you know, make a life out of this? >> well, i came here with no plan other than just to get to new orleans and try to find the funkiest music i could. >> reporter: cleary's first job in new orleans was painting and cleaning at a famed local bar, the maple leaf. one night, when the house piano player was late, cleary got his first break: the owner asked him to fill in. >> i played all the tunes i could play. and then played them all over again. everyone seemed to dig ¡em. ♪ >> reporter: cleary quickly ascended the new orleans music scene and gained a reputation as a skilled pianist and arranger. he played regular club gigs and toured with legends

the new orleans papers reported this. the major press showed images of his body lies in the window not removed by the fire department, not removed from the police. and when i saw the story i thought about ferguson. when. when i saw the story i thought about michael brown. i thought about black lives matter command i thought about the fact that when you think what mobilized black lives matter was the idea that michael brown's body was left on the street and in a very similar way reverend larson's body was left in a window. and just like michael brown's body mobilized likewise matter, reverend larson's body mobilized gay people throughout the country in order to fight for recognition. >> relegated by virtue of the fact the sea reports in 1981 we begin to lose our historical connection in those communities that protect 1st understand our history. one thing that hiv-aids did after 1981 is when you think of the reagans comeau we tend to whitewash the history of the relegated us to a type of nonexistence that is no relationship

orleans and send their children to new orleans schools. and they were so committed to making their home there. and the city really embraced will while he was playing, but it was a relationship that continued on. so it seems very fitting that his last night was spent in new orleans, a city that he loved and that he called home and that his family called home. >> and what was it about new orleans, do you think, that kept him, you know, that made him and the family say i may not be playing for the saints anymore but i'm very much a part of this community forever? >> they experienced tragedy together. and they experienced recovery together. i think will was there for hurricane katrina and was evacuated to san antonio with the team. but he came back, and he won a super bowl with the team as a defensive captain. and together the city and will embraced each other and rose up above tragedy together. and it's my hope that the city embraces the smith family now and helps his family rise above the senseless tragedy that took will's life last night. >

for "nightline," ryan smith, abc news, new orleans, louisiana. >>> next, which one is the real kim kardashian? and that's not bradley cooper. the bizarre doppelganger phenomenon. how to find your look-alike. >>> but first, the people versus o.j. simpson bringing back memories of the real-life cast of characters. shining a light on new sides of the story. >> if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. >> now former l.a. district attorney gill garcetti with an explosive admission, speaking out about how things should have been done differently at the o.j. trial, telling the "new york post" that prosecutor marcia clark wasn't my choice, i didn't pick her. the former d.a. going on to say that clark didn't pay attention to the clitrial consultant and chose african-american women despite being advised not to. she didn't listen and once she did that there was no chance we'd get a guilty verdict." according to the "new york post" garcetti said clark lobbied to take the lead and an emotional clark was no match for simpson's dream team. tonight clark responding telling abc news that it was garcetti's decision

the battle of new orleans planned. and jackson was invited to it. >> jackson was the personal victor in that battlefield. so obviously when it comes time to celebrate the battle of new orleans, it's about andrew jackson. >> the jackson people thought there was a sense of opportunity here. let's make it a big campaign event. >> in the war of 1812, america had been in danger of becoming a british colony again. vastly outnumbered, andrew jackson was ordered to halt the redcoat menace. >> jackson's army, they weren't trained to stand in a european battlefield and duke it out at 100 meters with muskets. so jackson put them behind barricades. >> the british lost about 2,000 casualties. and jackson lost not many more men than you could count on the fingers of both hands. >> what a personality. what a strength of character. and what generalship he showed. >> jackson's team have a year to prepare for the anniversary. >> the battle commemoration at new orleans was extensively planned. and it was very carefully choreographed and

the coroner says the 34-year- old super bowl winner died of multiple gunshot wounds in new orleans last night. police say smith was driving his mercedes with his wife in the city's lower garden district when it was hit behind by a hummer. at some point the driver of the hummer shot smith several times. >> one life is over and another life is ruined. >> he is a guy that has earned and people embrace saints down here. they are the heroes. and so when you see a tragic event like this, the support is just unwavering. >> the alleged gunman, 28-year- old cardell hayes, is charged with second-degree murder. >> a new report finds suffolk county has the biggest heroin problem in new york. there were 337 deaths in the county between 2009 and 2013. neighboring nassau county had

this is the "cbs morning news." >>> a former saints player is gunned down in new orleans, in an apparent road rage incident. the connection between the super bowl champ and his alleged killer. >>> a texas teacher yanked from the classroom, caught on camera slapping a student. the charges she is facing this morning. >>> the front page of the future? "the boston globe" takes a look at what a trump presidency might look like, and it's not pretty. >>> and danny willett wins it. jordan spieth gives up the lead and the green jacket at the masters. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. i'm meg oliver in for anne-marie green. >>> police in louisiana have a man in custody, suspected of gunning down former new orleans saints player will smith. don champion is here in new york with details on the shooting and what happened just hours earlier. >> reporter: the killing has rippled through the sports world. smith was admired by fellow athletes and beloved by fans for bringing a super bowl championship to new orleans. this morning, police are calling his dea

he had an even greater impact in the new orleans community. >> new details emerging over the apparent road rage killing of beloved new orleans saints defensive end will smith. police say this man 30-year-old cardell hayes exchanged words after rear ending his car at a new orleans intersection saturday night. hayes pulled out a handgun, gunning down the super bowl champion and shooting his wife in the leg. hours earlier, smith writing, having a blast. >> raquel is at the hospital recovering, surrounded by her family, praying she has the strength to get through this. >> police are investigating whether the relationship between smith and a former police officer, billy saravallo, dining with smith an hour before his murder had anything to do with the shooting. the reason, the former officer was involved in the 2005 killing of the gunman's father. in a decade old federal lawsuit filed by the gunman, hayes called saravallo and five others used excessive force after he lunged at them with a small pocketknife. >> we do not have anything to suggestion they knew each other or it was an accident

we will have that video next. >>> new developments from new orleans this morning. the suspect in the apparent road rage shooting death of former nfl star will smith claims the police have the story wrong. cell phone video from the crime scene saturday night. this is moments after smith was allegedly shot and killed by 28-year-old cardell hayes. hayes rear-ended smith's suv and shot the lineman after the arguments broke out. now an attorney for hayes claims his client was the victim of a hit-and-run. insisting smith was the aggressor. let's get more from jean casarez. >> reporter: hayes remains on a $1 million bail this morning. we know that nfl former football player and his wife had dinner with friends at a restaurant in the french quarter in new orleans. they left the restaurant at 11:15 p.m. and police said ten blocks away from the restaurant when a vehicle rammed into from the rear their mercedes benz suv. police say that words were exchanged, but they also say that what happened was that cardell hayes took a small gun out of his vehicle and began to shoot mult

we went to new orleans, to bourbon street. i fell down and my friend picked me up and we were picked up by the new orleans police and accused of being drunk in public. i've been here 21 days. the first few days we were in the new orleans county jail. we were left without food or water for three days. near riots broke out. there were people breaking windows, starting fires. most of us were afraid that we were going to die there, it was so horrible. water was up to our shoulders by the time they got us out of there. they put us in small boats, took us to this bridge area. i saw my friend for about two minutes, first thing he said to me, he said, this is a goddamned nightmare. >> while a nightmare for some, for others, including the first women inmates to sleep at angola in 44 years, a blessing. >> i was so weak, i couldn't even -- i could barely walk when they got me, put me in the boat to come out of there. we had about that much water to drink within three days. and one sandwich. the warden came and got us and put us all like

. >>> police have a man in custody new orleans saints player will smith. don champion is here in new york with more. >> reporter: the killing has rippled through the sports world. smith was admired by fellow athletes and loved by his hands for bringing a super bowl championship to new orleans. this morning, police are calling his death a case of road rage. a black and yell tribute now marks the spot where former new orleans state defensive end will smith lost his life. >> no matter what the situation is, no one should ever pull a gun on somebody else. >> reporter: smith and his wife rockle was on their way home saturday night when authorities say a his mercedes suv was rear-ended and then cardell hayes pulled a gun and shot smith to death. his wife was shot in the leg. >> while this is an isolated incident, it is certainly tragic on all levels on all sides. confrontation started when his client's car was his first. >> my client pursued that vehicle in order to get the license plate number and in order to report an accident. >> reporter: before the shooting

what happened after a traffic accident in new orleans. and trying to change a fierce image with flowers. >> what do you think of pitbulls now. >> they are so loving, so gentle. it's kind of crazy to think the public image they captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> glor: good evening, i'm jeff glor and this is a western edition of the broadcast. ted cruz and bernie sanders scored small victories this weekend with potentially big implications in the race for president. cruz picked up 34 delegates in colorado, inching closer to donald trump. sanders won the wyoming caucuses yesterday. and is now beaten hillary clinton in seven of the last eight states. clinton remains far ahead in the delegate counts. the next big contest is new york, one week from tuesday. here's julianna goldman. >> reporter: it was the battle of the boroughs today, bernie sanders crabbed hot dogs on brooklyn coney island. hillary clinton vitsed certainly churches in queens. >> so i am hummably asking for your support. >> reporter: she needs a vict

new orleans. no one wants to go to new orleans. it is a mess, and no one wants to use new orleans as the major port. it is still a mess. part of the reason was because of slavery. right? new orleans was a major slave market. it was the largest city in the south. it was a place politically unpalatable to a lot of people in the federal government. not everybody, but a lot of people. at the time, they saw new orleans as problematic and plus, to manage --nch, too spanish, and to everything else. it had all sorts of issues. that was a key one. so this allowed americans who were settling this land, building farms, cultivating timber, whatever, it allows them to send stuff back and avoid new orleans and having to go south. plus, it is shorter. it is downstream and is shorter to go this way, and it gives new york centrality. it makes new york the eastern port, the big one. one that everybody cares about. not that new york was not going to become the global city it has become, but this helps kickstart the process. it cements new york's stat

of new orleans when police say his mercedes was rear ended by a hummer. the force of the crash pushed smith's vehicle into the car in front of him. >> at some point the dreifort hummer identified identified as cardale hayes and smith exchanged words. shortly afterwards, hayes produced a handgun and opened fire on smith and his wife. >> smith shot multiple times was pronounced dead at the scene while his wife was shot in the leg and hospitalized with nonlife-threatening injuries. caroline saw the gunman. >> total terror. i creamed and ran. >> cardale hayes was arrested on c murder. investigators are looking for a possible motive. the police superintendent called it tragic at every level. >> one life is over and another ruined. >> will smith was a fixture in new orleans. drafted by the saints notice 2004, a defensive captain. he last played a regular game in 2012 and settled in louisiana. near the scene of the shooting, fans created a makeshift memorial. >> how can you have an accident and get out of your car and then get shot and killed? that's ridiculous.

new orleans saints football player will smith. smith was shot last night in new orleans after getting into a fender bender. smith got into a fender bender with the other driver and that driver opened fire. smith's wife was also shot but survived. the new orleans saints released a statement saying the entire organization is deeply saddened by smith's death. >>> now just hours before that shooting, smith posted this message on instagram. it says he was having a blast at the french quarter fest. more than 1,000 people have now commented on the photo since the shooting. smith was 34 years old and leaves behind three children. >>> nasa is dealing with a spacecraft emergency 700 million miles from earth. they discovered the ship was in emergency mode last thursday. that is the ship's lowest operational mode which uses a lot of fuel. they're trying to help the ship recover and get it back on its course toward the middle of the milky way. the kepler was sent to detect -- in the solar system. >>> and details on what officials believe spark

the man who was arrested of a shooting death of a former new orleans' saints player is i arranged in court. >>> brian adams is taking a stance against a law that he says discriminates against the lbgt communities. him vo: president obama endorses katie mcginty for u.s. senate, calling her "a champion for working families." the 9th of 10 kids, her dad's union pension and social security made all the difference. in pennsylvania, mcginty helped implement obamacare and expand coverage. trump and toomey have attacked obamacare and social security. to fight back, president obama wants mcginty in the senate to protect women, families and seniors. vote in the democratic primary, april 26th. mcginty: i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message. >>> the motive behind a murder of a former pro football player remains a mystery. investigators are trying to figure out why the saints defensive end was gunned down on the streets in new orleans over the weekend. there is a possible link between the victim and the suspect. >> reporter: a community saddened by the form he were new orleans' saints play

brand new clues in the murder of former new orleans saints will smith. >> the accused killer about to face a judge as disbelief and shock hit the nfl. kelly wright is following the breaking developments for us. joins us live from washington, d.c. good morning, kelly. >> reporter: good morning to you and abby as well. this is being described as a senseless act of violence and, indeed, it is. leaving nfl fans stunned and saddened and worse a wife without her husband and three children without her father. former new orleans player and super bowl champion will smith seen in this picture with his wife right before his death. the message, having a blast in the french quarter, 2016. just hours later the couple's good times turned to tragedy and now the burning question, was his death random or revenge? police say the suspect cardell hayes rear ended smith and his wife while they were driving home. hayes and smith then got into an argument before hayes pulled out a gun and opened fire on the couple killing smith. smith's right shot in the right leg. >> obviously being in new orleans we all ar

his death shocked new orleans and beyond. the coach of the saints declaring our city is broken. >> is it? >> i think that shawn's initial reaction was one of emotion, he wasn't looking at the facts and circumstances of this particular case. >> reporter: according to the fbi, murders are down 65% from a peak in 1994. that year 424 people were killed. last year it was 165. landrieu is bothered by the focus on just one. >> i will say, though, and i mean this with great respect, there's been a lot of attention paid to this particular case. the next day there was another young man killed in the city that nobody is talking about, and hundreds of people killed before that nobody seems to know or care about either. >> reporter: if he sounds frustrated, he is. on the very day smith died, voters in new orleans rejected a property tax increase to help pay for 400 additional police officers. >> i have been to more funerals than i want to be to. >> reporter: father bell terry is frustrated too, keeper of the murder board, a sign on which

about the situation in new orleans. we were talking last night about a proposal that you had heard about about the possibility of a proposal for erecting a monument to james longstreet in new orleans. if you could comment on the back story behind why that was proposed at all and the prospects for it. >> that's, yeah, let me sort of the really big back story on longstreet. the doctor was talking about the endless question we will never know the answer to, what would have happened if lincoln had not gone to ford's theater that night. one of the things i discovered while researching this book and there was also another book that just came out by mark summers under construction who had a lot of the same findings, the rank and file confederates understand they have lost in '65 and all you have to do is look at a picture of richmond, charleston, you understand why. bureau reports, letters from soldiers all across the south are saying, they are licked and they know they're licked. basically they will accept, you know, anything

his death shocked new orleans and beyond. the coach of the saints declaring our city is broken. >> is it? >> i think that shawn's initial reaction was one of emotion, he wasn't looking at the facts and circumstances of this particular case. >> reporter: according to the fbi, murders are down 65% from a peak in 1994. that year 424 people were killed. last year it was 165. landrieu is bothered by the focus on just one. >> i will say, though, and i mean this with great respect, there's been a lot of attention paid to this particular case. the next day there was another young man killed in the city that nobody is talking about, and hundreds of people killed before that nobody seems to know or care about either. >> reporter: if he sounds frustrated, he is. on the very day smith died, voters in new orleans rejected a property tax increase to help pay for 400 additional police officers. >> i have been to more funerals than i want to be to. >> reporter: father bell terry is frustrated too, keeper of the murder board, a sign on which

>> ryan smith in new orleans for us. thanks, ryan. >>> next to the new fears over the zika virus right here in the u.s. just 24 hours after the cdc said zika here in this country will be, quote, scarier than we initially thought, tonight, the map. where they're most concerned. they believe mosquitos that spread the disease could reach up to 30 states, more than the 12 they originally thought. this evening, abc's steve osunsami takes us right to the cdc in atlanta, to ask why they're so concerned, and we ask, why is there a funding fight in washington? is the u.s. prepared? >> reporter: tonight, authorities at the cdc tell us happening in puerto rico, where they believe hundreds of infants like these, with smaller brains who will need lifelong care, could soon be born to infected mothers. every day, they learn something new, and it's not good. besides birth defects and smaller heads, babies are being born premature and blind. health officials are racing to prevent an outbreak here in the u.s., working with states like flo

history, but tonight the new orleans saints are mourning the loss of former defensive end will smith. >> while this was an isolated incident, it is certainly tragic at every level and on all sides. >> reporter: just hours before his death he tweeted he was having a blast at a festival in the french quarter, but around 11:30 saturday night, police say a hummer rear ended smith's mercedes and both drivers exchanged words. police say the driver of the hummer, 30-year-old cardale hayes, opened fire. >> reports of a body. ems is notified. >> reporter: smith was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene. >> we saw the man advance with the gun in hand and heard the shots, probably six, eight shots that occurred. >> reporter: his wife shot in the leg and rushed to the hospital. hayes is charged with second-degree murder. he once received a settlement from the city over the 2005 police shooting death of his father, who had a history of mental illness. earlier in the evening smith had dinner with a former police officer named in the lawsuit, but so far, police say they don't know if

abc's ryan smith is in new orleans. >> reporter: late breaking news. new orleans police saying in a statement, the loaded handgun in will smith's car was a .9 millimeter, which had not been fired. police also saying they found a loaded gun in hayes' car, in addition to the one they say he used to gun down smith. tonight, that new video obtained by abc news may help clear up the murky details surrounding the deadly shooting of former nfl star will smith. this surveillance footage provided by a restaurant two blocks from the shooting captured just minutes before gunfire erupted. a car matching the description of smith's suv rear ends a hummer resembling the vehicle of the alleged hayes. then, as the hummer appears to pull over, the suv speeds off. seconds later, the hummer appears to follow. hayes's lawyer saying his client was not the instigator of the road rage incident. >> my client trailed behind this person in an effort to get their license plate number. my client also called 911. >> reporter: hayes' attorney claims it was during that 911 call when

a new orleans rock band called the revivalists. they are going to have you so jacked up. >> so much good music comes out of new orleans. >> and ryan scott is back. i think he was here last week. >> what's going on? >> i actually just moved in. >> good. you know those yummy chicken and pork lettuce cups? >> did i just move in all week? i'll be here all week. yes. >> your favorites restaurant dishes, how to make them at home. >> great grilled cheese day. perfect. >> hats off to everybody from the blind spot. they started the second season last night, a real nail-biter. a hot hot show. i got to host a -- >> of course you did. you're so important. >> a panel of the group. i got them to the an elevator selfie which was fun. there's everybody. >> a nice looking zbloup they were a great group. >> so drop dead beautiful. you're wearing your clara son woo again. what are you wearing? >> i'm wearing pants. look who showed up. howie. >> howie, our lighting director. >> that's his laugh. and i told him how much we missed his laugh and missed h

ex-new orleans' saints defensive lineman was gunned down on a new orleans' street after getting into an exchange of words after a man rear ended his vehicle. >>> three men robbed two 7-eleven stores in holmesburg and bride burger there were no injuries. >>> time for chris sowers, chris i real like you, but the -- i really like you, but come on. >> reporter: it's going up to 350 degrees, we're dealing with a breeze so it might feel like the 40s. 63 tomorrow. nainl -- mainly cloudy, an isolated shower is possible. 60 tuesday, 58 wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, we're in the 60s. >>> a tourism board in australia has a new position to fill. crews are holding on an online competition to hug. he was rescued from his mother's pouch after she was hit by a car. only residents in australia are allowed to enter. cute. >>> "fyi philly" is next on channel 6. >>> "action news" continues later tonight at 6:00 p.m. for gray hall, chris sowers and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han have a great sunday we'll see you back here next weekend. when you want itchy, watery eyes and sneezes o

in a road rage incident in new orleans. we'll have the latest on how the violence unfolded. >>> a party in the bronx turns deadly after a violent dispute and a man is stabbed. >>> candidates searching for political love in area. hillary clinton looking to big win and bernie sanders pushes forward with a packed schedule. we're live on coney island where he'll host a rally this afternoon. >>> good morning, everyone. looking live at midtown on a crisp day, not a cloud in the sky. the sun is out and there is no hope for snow, not today. >> much better day today than yesterday. good morning, everybody. happy sunday. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm toni yates in for michelle charlesworth. always glad to have you. >> and always glad when weather gets better. this is definitely the better half of the weekend. >>> no question. beautiful skies out in. it looks really great. don't let it deceive you completely because it still feels very cold. there is a freeze warning in effect until 10 a.m. we've got about an hour left of that. just now temp

what happened after a traffic accident in new orleans? >>> and, climate change, a fierce image with flowers. >> what do you think of pit bulls now? >> they're so loving, so gentle. it is kind of crazy to think the public image they have. >> announcer: this the "overnight news." >>> welcome to the "cbs overnight news," i'm jeff glor. ted cruz and bernie sanders scored small victories with potentially big implications in the race for president. cruz picked up 34 delegates. inching closer to donald trump. sanders won the wyoming caucuses saturday. and has now beaten hillary clinton in seven of the last eight states. clinton remains far ahead in the delegate count. the next big contest is new york. one week from tomorrow. here's julianna goldman. >> reporter: the battle of the boroughs today. bernie sanders grabbed hot dogs on brooklyn's coney island. [ cheers and applause ] hillary clinton visit itted several churches in queens. so i am hullable abhumbly aski support. she needs a victory to halt bernie sanders' winning streak. while delegate

michael harrison is the new orleans police chief. >> the information supports that mr. smith had walked away. and was returning to his car when he was fired upon. >> reporter: before the shooting, smith was at dinner with friends, which included a retired police officer, william ceravolo. ceravolo was named in a lawsuit brought by the suspect hayes against the new orleans police department after officers shot and killed his father in 2005. police say at this point there does not appear to be a connection between the two incidents. hayes' attorney has suggested his client acted in self-defense. scott, this memorial to will smith continues to grow tonight. >> pelley: manuel, thanks. a top wall street bank admits it misled investors, so why isn't anyone going to jail? that's next. you'll know exactly when we'll be there. giving you more time for what matters most. (team sing) ♪safelite repair, safelite replace.♪ ugh! heartburn! no one burns on my watch! try alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. they work fast and don't taste chalky. mmm...amazing. i have heartburn. alka-

. >>> a heartbreaking loss in new orleans. a be democratic loved former saints player killed in a road rage incident. will smith was shot and killed on saturday night. police say cardell hayes rear ended smith's car around 21:30 p.m. in new orleans. they argued and police say hayes shot smith several times chest. smith played for the saints for nine seasons and won a super bowl with the team. >>> a good guy. everybody loves him. just an absolute shame. >> the suspect also shot smith's wife in the leg, she is expected to recover. hayes is now charged with murder and being held on $1 million bond. >>> developing this morning, police have arrested a 22-year-old florida man following a shooting that killed two louisiana college students. police say ernest felton opened tire early sunday morning after leaving a party. those students were caught in the crossfire. police say they don't know why the man started shooting. >>> we learned this morning five people are in custody for this devastating fire at a hindu temple in india this we

a former nfl player in new orleans. police charged cardell hayes with second degree murder. he is accused of shooting and killing former new orleans saints defensive end will smith. authorities are piecing together what led up to the incident. >> we located mr. smith suffering from multiple gun shot wounds. we found his wife who was shot in the leg. she was taken to the hospital and treated. >> this is a hard blow for the city of new orleans because he was a key member of the team that played the year after hurricane katrina where the saints represented so much more than football. authorities say smith and his wife were driving around 11:30 p.m. on saturday when a hummer rear ended his suv. according to police both drivers exchanged words and then the driver of the hummer pulled out a gun and started shooting. smith died at the scene. his wife was shot twice in the leg and rushed to the hospital. police have charged the driver of the hummer cardell hayes 28- year-old with second degree murder. smith played defensive end

will smith who played for the new orleans saints was killed saturday night. cardell hayes is now in custody. the saints are hosting the public viewing at its training facility and then a brass band parade is a tradition in new orleans, will take place afterwards. >>> nba team owners could be moving the 2015 all-star game out of north carolina. earlier this week, several senators reached out to adam silver. the law has led to companies including paypal to cancel expansion plans in the state and artists like bruce springsteen to cancel performances there. >> they could be poised to freeze regulated rates for the the cost of operating rental buildings fell over the last 12 months. the report shows that lower fuel costs offset an increase in taxes and labor costs. the board is set to vote on the matter next month. >>> oil production taking center stage at a big meeting and santana is back. bill griffith is back. >> when is the last time we've heard about santana? it's been a while, that's for sure. first, a quiet day on wall street. i think they are waiting for t

new clues in the murder of former new orleans saint will smith. >> disbelief and shock hit the nfl. >> "fox & friends first" had breaking developments. heather? >> reporter: good morning. it is being described as a senseless act of violence, leaving nfl fans stunned and saddened, and worse, a wife without her husband, and three children without a father. a former new orleans saints player and super bowl champion, will smith, seen here in this picture with his wife, right before his death. the caption, "having fun in the french quarter." hours later, the couple's good time turned to tragedy. now the burning question -- was his death random or revenge? police say that the suspect, cardel hayes, rear-ended smith and his wife while they were driving how. hayes and smith got -- driving home. hayes and smith got into an argument and hayes pulled a gun and killed smith. his wife shot in the right leg. >> obviously being in new orleans, we all are aware of will smith as we are of every other saints football player. but were they friends, did they hang out in the same circles, things like that

right now about the murder of a former football star on the streets of new orleans. will smith was a key part of the new orleans saints team that won the super bowl back in 2009. but he was killed in what appears to be a road rage attack. and abc's eva pilgrim is here with more. eva. >> reporter: good morning, a shooting rocking the nfl community this morning. former new orleans saints defensive end will smith shot multiple times over what was essentially a fender bender. saints head coach sean peyton responding to the news on twitter just a short time ago saying "heavy hearts with the senseless passing of our team captain. will smith. pray for his wife's recovery and their children." overnight, stunning news rocking the nfl community. former new orleans saints defensive end will smith, shot and killed in a road rage incident late saturday evening. >> oh, my gosh! >> reporter: smith's wife crying out as paramedics carry her away. also shot twice in the leg. police saying that a hummer hit smith's mercedes suv near an intersection. the two drivers begin arguing. >> co