the last ten years, the homicide rate has increased by leaps and bounds. my god, somebody fired a shot! these tragedies keep getting closer and closer to home. i m afraid to let my kids walk out the door. the interurban crime wave has touched off a new round of gun buying. step out, mr. bundy. i ll plead not guilty right now. there has been a disturbing growth in cult phenomenon in this country. i shall be god. and beside me there shall be no other. all the elements are present for one of the most sensational murder trials in american history. seven people brutally murdered in the glare of hollywood publicity. young girls supposedly under the spell of a bearded svengali, who allegedly masterminded the seven murders. the 70s is a decade of just brutal violence on every front and anywhere that you look in america. at the time of a mass murder, there s a lot of media coverage. but usually after a brief period of time, the identity of the perp
special report. this is cnn breaking news. the celebration of america s birthday marred by yet another, another mass shooting here in the united states. and police have just now identified a person of interest in that attack that killed at least six people and injured more than two dozen. cnn s adrianne broadous is on the scene in highland park, illinois. a manhunt is underway right now for the gunman who has just been identified. reporter: yes, seven years after the shots rang out here in highland park, we want to get information to the viewers right a way. a suspect name s is robert bobby crimo iii and a 22-year-old male and they believe he s driving a 2010 silver hyundai with illinois plates d like dog, m like mary and the number 80653. and investigators gave us this information, this latest update about ten minutes ago. they did not tell us what led them to believe this is their person of interest. not saying if they received a tip. not saying whether or not they he
mystery. who bombed a controversial landmark in georgia good evening, everyone it was a brazen act of violence that has stunned japan and the world. shinzo abe, former prime minister of japan, ally to the u.s., and friend of american presidents, murdered in broad daylight by a lone assassin, shot in a country where gun violence is exceedingly rare it happened in the city of nara as the long-serving leader was appearing at an outdoor event in support of a fellow politician abe felled by two gunshots the shooter wrestled to the ground. authorities say he used a homemade gun and has confessed to the murder in washington, president biden reacting to the news saying he was stunned and outraged this afternoon, traveling to the japanese embassy where he signed a book of condolences. janis mackey frayer has our report we must warn you, some of the images are graphic. reporter: it was 11:30 in the morning former japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, was giving a campaign speech whe
land is more important than the principles that we re all sworn to protect. and i well understood the potential political consequences of abiding by my duty. our republic relies upon the goodwill of all candidates for office to accept honorably the outcome of elections. and tonight, harriet hageman has received the most votes in this primary. she won. i called her to concede the race. this primary election is over. but now, the real work begins. she put country over party. and, joe, she paid for it politically. yeah. she did. but, my gosh,ful anybody s watched this show more than a couple days heard me say that in politics, sometimes, when you win, you lose. and sometimes when you lose you win. i think here is the beginning of something much larger than being one of 435 members of the house, one of 535 members of congress. the language was remarkable. talking about in the spring of 1864, the union, after the union suffered more than 17,000 casualties in the battle of the
the world s first fully working sand battery is installed in finland, with developers calling it a major breakthrough for green energy. and england chase victory over india at edgbaston to win the fifth test. borisjohnson s decision to appoint chris pincher as deputy chief whip is facing further scrutiny as a former top civil servant at the foreign office, lord mcdonald writes to the parliamentary standards commissioner this morning, saying that borisjohnson was briefed in person about an investigation into chris pincher s conduct as a foreign office minister. downing street had previously claimed that the prime minister wasn t aware of any specific allegations against mr pincher when he was appointed in february. but the bbc learned last night that boris johnson and the foreign secretary at the time, dominic raab, both knew about the issue. mr pincher resigned as deputy chief whip last thursday and was suspended as a conservative party mp after being accused of groping two