Good evening. It was a day of reckoning. The end of ten days of terror. And Police Believe a killer once on the loose is now dead. These images tell the story. The charred foundation, all thats left of a cabin in the woods, set ablaze. About Police Believe that Christopher Dorner was inside. While in another part of southern california, Police Gather to lay one of his victims to rest, one of their own. His widow, in a moving embrace by his casket, covered with a flag. We begin tonights coverage with Abcs Cecilia Vega now. Cecilia . Reporter diane, good evening. Im standing at the onetime Police Command post, the heart of that manhunt for Christopher Dorner. Right over my shoulder, those houses right there, we now know thats where dorner was holed up just as of yesterday. Neighbors telling us he very well may have been hiding in plain sight. From a barrage of gun fire to a rush of flame [ gun fire ] to that shell of a house now nothing left by rubble. Shut down the freeway for the subje
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Dorner jumped out of the snow at me, gun drawn, big, long rifle. So, i just stopped and put my truck in park and put my hands up. He pointed his gun at me and said, i dont want to hurt you, just get out and start walking up the road and take your dog. Reporter dorner raced off again. This time, a fish and game warden spotted him and that officer engaged in a life or death shootout. Dorner realized he had been recognized, rolled down his window, held the pistol out the window and shot at the two wardens in the follow vehicle. Miraculously, never hit the two wardens who were inside. Reporter but police say dorner did shoot two other officers during his run yesterday, killing 35yearold jeremiah mckay, who leaves behind a 7yearold daughter and 4monthold son. The former Navy Reservist then holed himself up in a cabin and here, in these usually quiet mountains, an intense fire fight broke out. Police say they fired tear gas into the cabin burn the gas burn the gas reporter then came the flam
And then, a sonic boom so loud that witnesses say they thought a war had broken out. Yeah. Reporter theyre bombing, this man says. 2,500 square meters of window glass reportedly shattered. Chaos inside buildings and panic on the streets, as glass and other debris comes raining down. Dash cams and cell phones capture the amazing sights. And from inside a building, this witness. It was ultrasonic. It was an asteroid. Officials report over 725 people injured, mostly from broken glass. Just look at the destruction. The blast obliterates part of this zinc factory. Taking down this outer wall. Schools were closed after windows were blown out. Temperatures in this region below zero today. 20,000 Russian Troops headed to the scene, including aircraft to survey the damage from the sky. Scientists say the meteor, which could have weighed ten tons, was not connected to the asteroid that will fly dangerously close to earth today. And Television Networks here are going walltowall with coverage of w
Oscar pistorius, who captured so many hearts at the london olympics has been charged with murdering his model girlfriend. She was shot four times with his gun in his home. And abcs lama hasan has the latest. Good morning, lama. Good morning to you, george. Sporting legend Oscar Pistorius is making headlines for a very different reason this morning. Hes been officially charged with the murder of his girlfriend. Police confirms no reports of false entry and no other suspects involved. Oscar pistorius was the firstever doubleamputee at the olympics. But this morning, the man known around the world as blade runner, has being charged with but this morning, a different picture of the man known as blade runner, under arrest and charged with his murder of his girlfriend, model girlfriend, reeva steencavern, recently appeared on the cover of fhm, in commercials and was due to appear in a reality tv show. This wint the first time that domestic disturbances were reported in the home. She lived ne