big time. absolutely, there was even some in the democratic conference who suggested that the administration was suggesting if it didn t go through, it could scuttle their presidency and undermine the president s political power for the remaining two years of his first term. all of these things denied by the white house, but it was not denied they tried to lift heaven and earth to make sure this thing passed. jenna: carl just mentioned, also happening right now, there s the whole funding the federal government that lawmakers have to deal with. just yesterday that $1.2 trillion spend being bill that included government funding died in the senate, and that brings a whole new dilemma because the money runs out tomorrow night. what happens if government actually shuts down? james rosen is live in washington on that story. james? reporter: jenna, it s not like some scene out of a nuclear war movie where the very second the button gets pressed, scenes of men hailing taxis and children pl
stole from his victims. back to you. jenna: all right, rick. thank you. jon: the growing threat of cyber terrorism is raising new alarms, and there are fears that terrorists could combine the use of cyber attacks along with traditional violence to create an even greater level of panic in this country. national correspondent catherine herridge live in washington with this story. lay out the scenarios for us. what are they talking about, catherine? reporter: well, as part of this investigation we spoke to some of the country s leading intelligence and cybersecurity experts, and they said there are really just a couple of scenarios that they think are likely. let s take a look at this animation. in this scenario you have a traditional attack, in this case a car bomb in a major urban center. you see new york city there. and at the same time you have a cyber attack be of it being a force multiplier, if you will. it makes it harder for emergency response teams to get to the scene, and that
jenna: brand new details in the death of a lacrosse player from the university of virginia. remember this case? twenty-two-year-old yeardley love, found dead in her apartment, her ex-boyfriend is accused of her murder, but now, his lawyers are trying to get ahold of her medical records. doug mcelway is live on the story. reporter: when we first heard of yeardley love s murder, it stunned the uva campus last may, the guilt of her boyfriend, george huguely, seemed all but certain, he refueled miranda rights and admitted he repeatedly hit her head against a wall in a fit of rage, the autopsy found the cause of death to be blunt force trauma, huguely s attorney strangely said at the time that her death was, quote, an accident with a tragic outcome, but at a court hearing this week, we learned much more. a former medical examiner hired by the defense told a judge they want access to
in utah, a massive fire, ripping through an historic tabernacle there, flames pouring from a gaping hole in the roof, and fire crews are battling to try to save this very special building. rick folbaum has the story. reporter: this is the provo teash knackel, one of the oldest buildings in the state of utah, on the national registry of historic place, the fire was called in just before 3:00 this morning and take a look at how the flames have engulfed this beautiful, beautiful building. hard to see here with all of the flames shooting from the roof there. at this point, the firefighters are still working on trying to put on the the flames. they have their work cut out for them. the roof actually collapsed around 6:00 this morning, so whatever is salvaged is going to need to be heavily repaired, if that s even possible. we do have a picture for you of the tabernacle before the fire and you can see what a pretty structure it is, the architecture that made it so unique and cherished. the
no matter what kind of influence the victims rights advocates try to impose on the trillion the defense says they have the ability to pull out all the stops with huguely and the prosecution may have other concerns. something other than a first degree murder plea is fair in this case because they re worried about the expense of a death penalty case which can be tremendous for a small county prosecutor s office. reporter: it may also be that neither family wants to relive this tragedy in a courtroom. the judge is now reviewing that request to release love s medical records and a preliminary hearing is set for jait lan. jenna: a sad story overall. doug, thank you. jon: the estate of one of bernard madoff s investor agreeing to pay more than $7 billion to the swindler s victims. we are expecting the official announcement of the largest settlement yet in that case. it also means the government now recovered about half the money investors had given to madoff. this cash comes from the