0 as ted mentioned, two of the young ladies had defensive wounds, right? so that means that they may have scratched kohberger. that is important. it's possible that his skin is under their fingernails and that they can make that match. they can do a dna comparison and hopefully they have that. >> jennifer: thank you, brian. that is the story. breaking coverage coming up. >> we're live in moscow, idaho. a news conference imminent. we expect the police to provide details now that a suspect is in custody in connection with the murders that gripped the nation of four college students. one of the victim's fathers telling fox news, this is the first sense of joy he's had in seven weeks. so how did the authorities get to this point? i'm edward lawrence in for neil cavuto. you're looking inside of the other part of the screen here of the city hall, the city council chambers where the news conference is about to begin. let's go to the news conference. listen in. >> thank you for coming today. last night in conjunction with pennsylvania state police, detectives arrested 28-year-old brian christopher kohberger for the murder of ethan, xana, madison and kaylee. i want to thank these agencies for their assistance in this case. kohberger resides in pullman, washington and is a graduate student at washington state university. we'll provide as much information as we can about the extradition to idea head and the criminal process. however, due to idaho state law, we're limited in what information we can release today until kohberger has had his initial appearance in idaho court. i want to express my appreciation to our local community. the people of idaho and those throughout our nation that provided information to help us investigate these murders has been very impressive. we received over 19,000 tips, and we have conducted over 300 interviews. to recap this case, on the evening of november 12, kaylee and madison arrived home at about 1:56 a.m. after visiting a local bar and street food vendor. ethan, xana were at a sigma ki house before arriving home around 1:45 a.m. the two surviving roommates had also been in the community, but returned around 1:00 a.m. on the morning of november 13, a 911 call was made at 11:58 a.m. reporting an unconscious person at the residence. the call came from inside the home from one of the surviving roommates cell phones. moscow police responded and found two victims on the second floor and two victims on the third floor. on november 17, autopsies were conducted and the coroner confirmed the identity of the four victims. the cause and manner of death was homicide by stabbing. some had defensive wounds and each had multiple -- each had been stabbed multiple times. the murders have shaken our community and no arrests will ever bring back these young students. however, we do believe justice will be found through the criminal process. this was a very complex and extensive case. we had developed a clear picture over time and we stand assured that the work was not -- the work is not done -- be assured, the work is not done. it's just started. since november we've remained laser focused on pursuing every lead in our pursuit of justice. i recognize the frustration with the lack of information. but however, providing details might have tainted the upcoming criminal prosecution or alerted the suspect of our progress. we will continue to provide as much information as we can as a process moves forward. today i want to specifically thank our dedicated moscow police department detectives, patrol officers, the idaho state detectives, the idaho state troopers and their crime lab technicians and scientists and the federal bureau of investigation for the resources and personnel to conduct this massive investigation. it was the dedication of them and the persistence and numerous hours that led to an arrest. fortunately these highly skilled people worked together as a cohesive team to solve this case. i also want to thank our community and the nation. over the past six weeks, i've been continually reminded of how much our community cares. locally, public support has been exceptional with kind words, food for investigators and letters of support. you will never know how much your words of encouragement help us. i appreciate each of you and each of your kindness. agencies and individuals from across the nation have reached out to us to express their support to this department. i'm reminded how our moscow communities, our families and the nation has been impacted by this daily. finally, i do want to thank our media partners for the help. you kept this in the news, you helped us with tips, you kept things going and we truly appreciate that. you are the product of those 19,000 tips that we received, which is an impressive number. i would like to invite bill thompson, the county prosecutor, up at this timed. . >> good afternoon, i'm bill thompson. it's sad to be here, but happy to be here at the same time. as chief fry indicated, a criminal complaint was filed yesterday here charging mr. kohberger with four counts of first degree murder and felony burglary which involves entering the residence with the intent to commit the crime of murder. mr. kohberger -- let me preface, there's a pending case now in court. i and my office and the investigators have to live with the restrictions that our supreme court places on pretrial publicity. that said, i promise you will share with you through the court process or otherwise whatever we're allowed to. i appreciate your patience on that. the factual basis for the charges are summarized in what is called a probable cause affidavit that is on file with the court. according to the rules of the idaho supreme court, that is sealed until mr. kohberger is physically back in latah county and served with the idaho arrest warrant. at that time we expect that that affidavit will be available to you so you can share the true facts with all of your readers and watchers and listeners and all of the people interested and need to know what's going on. we hope to get that to you as soon as we can. as far as mr. kohberger, i can share with you that he's a graduate student in washington state university and has an apartment resident over at pullman. he's had an initial appearance in front of a judge in pennsylvania. he's being held without bond. the warrant from our magistrate judge here also provides for no bond. we understand that he's scheduled to be back in court in pennsylvania next tuesday afternoon and that the public defender has been appointed for him there. the process at this point is since he was arrested in another state, he has the opportunity to waive extradition and return voluntarily to the state of idaho or if he prefers not to waive extradition, we will initiate extradition proceedings through or governor's office. if we do that, it can take awhile for him to get here. again, i'm asking for your patience and understand that is just the way the system works. once he gets here, he will have an initial appearance with our magistrate, they'll deal with issues like making sure competent counsel is representing him and the case will be securitied for further hearings. your primary source of factual information will be the court record. that's what the supreme court says we need to refer you too. so please pay attention to what's going on in court and have people there to watch and hear what's being said. as an attorney, myself, my office, we're limited on what we're allowed by the courts to say outside of the courtroom. so please just work with us. finally, as the chief indicated, this is not the end of this investigation. in fact, this is a new beginning. ya'll now know the name of the person who has been charged with these offenses. please get that information out there. please ask the public. anyone that knows about this individual to come forward. call the tipline. report anything you know about him to help the investigators and eventually our office and the court system understand fully everything there is to know about not only the individual but what happened and why. next i'll introduce colonel wells from the idaho state police. thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is kedrick wells. i'm the director of the hide he state police. i want to express our appreciation for your attendance today. these tragic murders took four young vibrant lives from our community. nothing we can do can bring them back. the only thing we can do in law enforcement to honor their memories that we know of is to bring this to a successful conclusion. this has been a very difficult time for the families, the university, the community and the state of idaho. however, it is also proven that communities come together in tough times. certainly appreciate the support of the local community and the national audience who has followed us as our investigators work through this case. i'm thankful also to you, the media partners, who have helped keep this case in the forefront that generates the tips and continues what we hope will continue to generate information that will help us to a conclusion of this proceeding. i'd like to express our appreciation on behave of the idaho chief police, sergeant fry, and the moscow police department for the way they handled this from the beginning. he directed the right people to the right positions that led us to this conclusion today. i've had the utmost confidence in this investigation and in chief fry as well as in mr. bill thompson and the latah county prosecutor's office who has been a great partner in this. nothing has deterred the commitment of the investigators that worked on this case regardless of the organization that they represent. it been very trying. the investigates do the tedious work. the partnerships between moscow police department, the -- i'd like to express our appreciation with the fbi, specifically the special agent in charge out of the salt lake city division, dennis rice and the work that happened in the last 24 hours in pennsylvania with the arrest, with the pennsylvania state police and colonel evanchic with what they have done as well. as bill shared, this investigation is far from over. in fact, i appreciate what he shared that this is not an ending but rather a new beginning. the difference now is as he shared, that we're dictated what information we can share by the court process and by laws in our state of idaho. so we will share as he shared, mr. thompson is absolutely committed to share everything he can share through the court process. we've got to make sure that we don't get in front of that process. and we really appreciate everybody's support here, the relationships that were forced here and the partnerships forged here. based on that, why we're here today. and we continue to believe that the best way we can honor these four lives that have been taken is to make sure that we have a successful outcome here. one of the partnerships that has been forged is a partnership with the university of idaho. with that i'd like to introduce mr. scott green. >> thank you. good afternoon. scott green, president of the university of idaho. today's news and arrest is a welcome one. it's a relief to our community, university and extended family. the outpouring of support over the past six weeks helps sustain us during the most trying time. they provided the strength that helped us navigate the international scrutiny visited on our students and employees. we're truly thankful for the compassion and acts of kindness shown to our community. kindness is contagious and provided the light that reclaimed ground lost to evil and darkness. we first want to acknowledge and thank the governor for the financial support that enabled the university to secure our campus and focus on college students and our employees in the wake of the crimes. we also appreciate the idaho state police and the highly visible security presence that brought comfort and calm to a community shocked an confused by the senseless crimes. we never lost faith that this case would be solved and grateful for the hard work of the moscow police department and their law enforcement partners. the vast and committed fbi resources brought important expertise to this complex case. across the board, dedicated highly competent personnel worked this case to arrest. this crime has nevertheless left a mark on university, on our communicate and on our state. why cannot bring back the four students, we can carry their legacy forward in the work that we do. our students come first. that was proven each and every day of this investigation. we are committed to safely delivering the collegetown atmosphere, campus experience and high touch quality education for which the university of idaho is known for. with time we will heal. we will move forward together. we will remain vandal strong. with that, i'd like to turn it back over to chief fry.