Abcs Pierre Thomas joins us with the latest. Good morning, pierre. Reporter a dangerous situation is still unfolding this morning in alabama. It involves the words no parent wants to hear. A man with a gun, a child on a bus, and a child kidnapped. Police are swarming around this location in midland city, alabama, desperately trying to rescue a 6yearold taken from his school bus. We were dropping some kids off. A man that lived next door to them got on the bus. Reporter this Police Radio Scanner audio describes the unfolding nightmare. A child is on the line with us advising us the drivers been shot. Just had a bus driver shot, possibly deceased. Suspect has removed a child from the bus. Theyre on foot at this time. White male, sunglasses. Possibly darkcolored clothing. Reporter Police Sources identify the suspect as jimmy lee dykes, recently been charged with menacing. He may have been due in court today. The child is being held in an underground bunker. Its unclear what the suspects r
Bunker. Officials have been able to get merchandi medicine to the boy but they are not saying much more. This started tuesday. The man shot and killed the driver and took the young boy hostage. More details as they emerge. A storm system raked its way across the southeast wednesday and is now making its way north. Two people lost their lives in georgia and tennessee. Many lost their homes. Tens of thousands were left without power. Nbcs kurt gregory has more for us. Reporter wicked winds whipped through charlotte, north carolina, as rain drenched the queen city. Part of a nasty storm system marching across the southeast on wednesday. That same system spawned a massive funnel cloud in georgia leaving dozens of homes and businesses destroyed in its wake. 100 people were at work when the twister took aim on this plant, thankfully all were safe. In tennessee, the National Weather service confirm four tornadoes touched down. One man was killed by a falling tree. And in kentucky, two people
Surrounded by people that were kind of keeping the family away. And the family couldnt get to him the way they wanted to. Thats very true. They treated him like howard hughes. Family couldnt get to him like they should have. Fascinating interview tomorrow night at 9 00 eastern. Thats all for us tonight. Anderson cooper starts now. We begin tonight with breaking news. New video just in from that devastating fire at a nightclub in brazil. This is video of the inside of the club in the aftermath of the fire. The death toll rose to 234 today. This is the first time were seeing images from inside the club in the aftermath of the fire. We have not seen this video. Were seeing it for first time as you are as well. On the phone im joined by Shasta Darlington who is there. What have we learned from what happened inside that club . It is now confirmed that pyrotechnics on the stage being used by a band is what started this fire . Reporter well, anderson, we did find out a lot of interesting deta
Good evening. Here is the big news tonight and it affects every homeowner in america. We learned today home prices, which drive so much of the economy, rose more last year than any te since that housing bubble. Prices surging to their highest point in six years. So, is now the time to sell . Or will the value keep rising . Abcs david muir here right now. David . Reporter Big Questions tonight, diane. And the Real Estate Experts i talked to cede said if the value of your home is completely recovered from the recession, then it might be a great time to sell. Not a lot on the market, to a sellers dream. But even if you are not going to sell, economists say these housing numbers tonight are good news for you, too. This spike in home prices unthinkable just two years ago. Economists who study prices across 20 American Cities tonight revealing they see the biggest increase year to year in more than six years. Home values up 5. 5 . Barbara come ran founded the Largest Real Estate Company in n
That move could be a big gamble. On the one hand, by calling jodi arias, you are increasing the chances she could get a lesser conviction and also increasing the chances she gets the Death Penalty. Reporter she said they broke up but continued a sexual relationship. Prosecutors have shown the jury gruesome evidence from the crime scene, including a picture of alexander in the shower, just before they say he was murdered. The Prosecutor Says she killed him in a fit of jealous rage. Arias lawyers say she was the victim of abuse by alexander. Her story has changed a few times. First she told police she wasnt there. Im not a murderer. Reporter then arias says she was there, but intruders did it. It wasnt me. Reporter timely she admitted to killing him but says it was selfdefense. H if yesterday she was ready to say i did it and today she wants me to buy a crock called selfdefense . Reporter whether or not she testifies on her own behalf, her fate lies with an arizona jury. She could face t