Harm instead turned more than 500 of his patients into victims in a shocking case of medical fraud. Today in detroit the doctor listened as some of these patients and their families told in court how he ruined their lives with unnecessary cancer treatments. Heres dean reynolds. Reporter courtroom sketches could not adequately capture the anguish of the victims today as one by one they confronted the cancer doctor who prescribed aggressive chemotherapy for patients he knew were not ill and for those who were, ordering treatments that were excessive while billing medicare 34 million. In court dr. Farid fata showed no emotion for man who prosecutors said would bully and browbeat patients who dared to question his treatment. Fata has already pleaded guilty to fraud and other charges. A memo from prosecutors demanding a life sentence said fata would tell his patients they risked death without him telling one, your life or your money. From Laura Stedtefeld whose father died in fatas care, yo
That has San Francisco residents ree thinking the sanctuary city ordinance. In our poll 51 said undocumented immigrants should be turned over to the feds if convicted of any crime. 45 said yes for violent crimes. And when it comes to whether San Francisco should change its sanctuary city policy or leave it alone 62 said change it. 27 want to leave it as it is. Tonight San Francisco supervisors are defending the ordinance. Christin ayers had some tough questions for one of the policys main backers. Reporter San Francisco supervisors in the hot seat tonight facing tough questions over the citys sanctuary laws. At the end of the day sanctuary is about public safety. Reporter sanctuary is what allowed suspected murderer Francisco Sanchez to walk free after drug charges were dropped against him despite being an illegal immigrant with a long felony rap sheet. He stood by the ordinance today and argued he would not change it. Weve had instances where Domestic Violence victims have not been ab
Sutherland was stabbed 3040 times, witnesses described a struggle on the train and suspect went back to stomp the victim before robbing 2 others on that same train. A support frr the suspect said after supporter for the suspect said he didnt believe the 18yearold cause capable of this. I didnt believe he done it but we will sate and see what comes up. Reporter one person came out to support the victim. The friends of Kevin Sutherland are remembering him in a positive way, and remembering the life he lived and we want to focus on the positive with kevin as we let the justice process play out. Reporter documents say they collected spires through a bag with his id and Surveillance Video of him running away, his attorney argued there is no video that shows him committing the murder. Stephanie ramirez, wusa 9. He is due back in court later this month. A shoot out on crowded dc playground ended up with nobody hurt. Witnesses told us there were 60 parents and kids at the Columbia Heights reck
And good monday morning to you all. We have to start with the fierce battle against wildfires. New fires erupting over the weekend. This morning, 24 major fires are burning in 5 states. More than 700,000 acres in flames. California getting the worst of it. With four separate fires around sacramento coming dangerously close to homes. Bazi kanani is tracking it all. Reporter the firefight in full force. Planes and helicopters attack from above. And a tough battle below as firefighters try to get ahead of an unpredictable opponent. Fire is a living, breathing organism. You never know what its going to do and where its going to go. Reporter hot, shifting winds and steep slopes among the challenges for the more than 1,000 firefighters in hard to reach terrain about 45 minutes northeast of sacramento. The lowell fire burning so hot you can see it from space. Im very worried about my house. This is all i have right here. Reporter the house he built himself is now in the hands of firefighters.
Good evening. Its great to start another week with you. We begin tonight with two major weather headlines. First, a massive heat wave already stretching across much of the country. Heres the map of the heat index. Philly through new york and new england coming. In the west 23 fires across five states. One of the largest, outside sacramento. Firefighters capturing these images from the ground. Fighting the fire from above, the fire shooting above the night sky overnight. Evacuations injuryand injuries and hundreds of homes at risk. Matt gutman on the front tonight. Reporter tonight, an onslaught from the air and the ground. Those flames, fueled by heat and 30mileperhour winds, proving too much for four firefighters badly burned when the fire overran them. Undaunted, bring brigades are fighting. The willow fire near fresno also breathing flames, torching more than 1,400 acres and forcing the evacauations of people from 450 homes. 23 fires lighting up the west. This one may have been star