terror attacks will be arraigned tomorrow at guantanamo bay, cuba. khalid sheikh mohammed and four others are expected to face murder and terrorism charges. five relatives of those who died in the attack chosen by lottery will be present to watch the arraignment right there in person. other family members will get the chance to watch the arraignment on closed circuit tv at various military bases. and now the verdict in an emotional deadly hit and run trial that put a stepdaughter against her stepmom. a jury in minneapolis has found amy senser who is married to an ex-nfl star guilty on two of three felony counts. during the trial, her stepdaughter had testified senser came forward only after she threatened to go to the cops. and the widow of an ohio man who released dozens of exotic animals last fall will be reunited today with the surviving animals. marianne thompson is getting two leopards, two primates and a bear from the columbus zoo. they were quarantined since october when her
and i m rob nelson. we begin with late developments overnight that could resolve that ongoing diplomatic crisis. a chinese official now says chen guangcheng can apply to study abroad, which may provide a face-saving way for china and the u.s. to move forward. here s abc s tahman bradley. reporter: the stakes are high this morning as chinese activist chen guangcheng fights for his freedom. chen left the u.s. embassy inbeh beijing to be with his family. but now, fearing for his life, he s begging secretary of state hillary clinton for protection. my situation right now is very dangerous, chen tells a reporter. basically, right now i m s. is the u.s. is scrambling to come up with a solution. we want to express our appreciation, for the outcome of this. reporter: the state department says u.s. officials in china have spoken to chen, who is currently being treated for injuries at chinese hospital. if the u.s. decides to help chen, it may be impossible to get him back fro
bear from the columbus zoo. they were quarantined since october when her husband set the animals free before killing himself. authorities killed about 50 animals. mrs. thompson plans to take the survivors back to her farm. we turn to the economy and some predicted optimism in today s unemployment report. analysts predict employers made 163,000 new hours a last month, but the april unemployment rate itself may remain unchanged at about 8.2%. last week, though, there was a sharp drop in the number of unemployment claims down 27,000 from the previous week. it was the biggest one-week drop in nearly a year. and facebook founder mark zucker berg could be another nearly $19 billion when his company goes public. jealous yet? facebook shares could be sold for up to $35 each after the initial stock offering, the company could be worth just under $100 billion, making it the biggest ipo since google four years ago. it could raise nearly $14 billion. two british men are starting to
good friday morning. i m sunny hostin. and i m rob nelson. we begin with late developments overnight that could resolve that ongoing diplomatic crisis. a chinese official now says chen guangcheng can apply to study abroad, which may provide a face-saving way for china and the u.s. to move forward. here s abc s tahman bradley. reporter: the stakes are high this morning as chinese activist chen guangcheng fights for his freedom. chen left the u.s. embassy in beijing to be with his family. but now, fearing for his life, he s begging secretary of state hillary clinton for protection. my situation right now is very dangerous, chen tells a reporter. basically, right now i m worried. the u.s. is scrambling to come up with a solution. we want to express our appreciation, for the outcome of this. reporter: the state department says u.s. officials in china have spoken to chen, who is currently being treated for injuries at chinese hospital. if the u.s. decides to help chen, i
morning, everyone. we made it to the end of another week. and still, so much to talk about, including the latest in the high-stakes john edwards trial. one of his closest former aides, testifying about the shocking moment rielle hunter told him she and edwards were very much in love. that is not what he said about her. we re going to get into that this morning. also, the latest on that mom under fire for taking her 5-year-old inside the tanning booth. she looks just great and she s a great mom, too. and she is lashing back at all of her critics right now. she certainly is. and we have rolled out the red carpet this morning. it is almost time for the grand finale. you thought i was kidding, didn t you? the dog versus dog challenge. people have been voting all night. they have been staying up, voting for our finalists. you can vote on our website. you see the finalists here. we ll find out who you chose to be top dog. is that the rocky theme there? it sure is. i wen