Noon, and a few minutes after that, the Party National secretary confirmed that there was only one nominee who had reached the threshold of 100 backers across 20 local branches of the party, and that was john swinney. 0f local branches of the party, and that wasjohn swinney. Of course, that wasjohn swinney. Of course, that followed the decision last week of our potential rival, kate forbes, to declare that she was not going to contest this Leadership Challenge with mr swinney. Now it Isjohn Swinney who will be taking over. He has led the party before, from 20002004. He has led the party before, from 2000 2004. He resigned after poor Election Results, but since then, he is a different man, a lot more experienced, 16 years in the cabinet. He says he will govern from the moderate centre left. We expect him to set out more details here at Glasgow University in a speech this afternoon of how he might do that. Of course, he does need to be elected as first minister. He is not automatically b
County facing child sex charges. Stacy hooks and listed as a teacher at hill gusta. Based on the jail records the victim is between 12 and 16 years old. She will be in court later this morningment we hope learn more details on the charges again. Thank you for joining usment im dan shaffer. First at 8 00, the bay area is marking the anniversary of a prison break that was like a scene straight out of a movie. Glenn chambers slipped on to a delivery truck and rode off of prison grounds in polk county and hasnt been caught since. This morning the investigation into where he is heating back up. Rodney joins fuss the correctional institution. Investigators just got a recent tip. Thats right n. Fact that tip just came in. This guy has been spoted in both florida and georgia. Not be giving up on this case. This, investigators say, a good indication of what chambers would look like today. This composite, a clue investigators using in a search that has gone 26 years and counting. Chambers was se
Whom is in the sheriff said the staff would make efforts to answer questions but they did not stick around for long, or vary from the script. The sheriff read it. Its in your outline, thank you. Reporter what did the sheriff accomplish today . Not particularly much. Reporter at city hall, Wayne Freedman abc7 news. Concern is growing tonight after a vallejo woman vanished sunday morning. The 29yearold was last seen at her brothers house in unincorporated san pablo. Shes 54 and weighs about 110 pounds her family filed a missing persons report. She drives a silver 2002 honda accord sedan. Here is a picture of the make and model of the car. Well, we have breaking news. Major break in the case of macing two week old sunnyvale baby. Authorities say was taken by his father the search for the 22yearold father and infant moved to san diego and mexico and with good reason. Because that young man has been baby has been found vic, you spent the day speaking with friends of the mother, as well . Re