crash in this country sive. 95%. still little advice here. the rear of the safe they sasit fiv an exit. know where the exits are. exactly. thahe moving oher the six jurors in the george zimmerman trial hear closing arguments this morning from the defense. they re expected to begin libe f yesterday though, prosecuto argued that zimmerm bd assout m confrontation. o confrontation. o later. 11 women were brutally murdered, many of them sexually assaulted. but with no dna testing in the army 60s, the prime suspect was never prosecuted. more from abc s john schifrin. reporter: after nearly 50 years investigators now believe they have dna evidence connecting long-time suspect albert desalvo to the last of the boston strangler slayings. at a press conference thursday, the nephew of that victim, mary sullivan, the 19-year-old found
strangled in her boston apartment in 1964 was thankful authorities never gave up looking for the killer. i have lived with mary s memory every day. my whole life. and i didn t know, nor did my mother know that other people were living with her memory as well. and it is amazing to me today to understand that people really did care about what happened to my aunt. reporter: desalvo confessed to the killings but was never convicted. that confession has been the subject of skepticism and controversy from all most the moment it was given. it was not admissible in court. reporter: he was later sent away to life in prison on other charges where he was stabbed to death in 1973. dna testing was not around at the time of the original murders, but with samples recovered from a blanket where a body was found, authorities were able to make a familial link. desalvo s remains are being exhumed to find an exact match. john schifrin, abc new, new york. it is a big day for the pakistani school
from hernandez s home. a car rented in hernandez s name found abandoned nearby. police have since searched hernandez s estate in north attleborough, massachusetts, and carrying out bags of evidence and expanding the investigation to a creek and wooded area nearby. what are you looking for? evidence. reporter: abc news learned hernandez s cell phone was turned over to police in pieces and home video security system reportedly smashed. authorities say hernandez was captured on one of the 14 surveillance cameras at his house walking with a gun in his hand just minutes after the alleged murder. hernandez pleaded not guilty. the judge denied bail. john schifrin, abc new, attleborough, massachusetts. wow. ooh. so hernandez s lawyers say all the evidence circumstantial. it is true. that is really strong circumstantial evidence. this is all alleged obviously. this is what i think is interesting. he became a dad november 6. he has a really small baby at home. and he said he intended t
college world series ran for cover as the skies opened up. and in arizona, residents saw the first monsoon of the season, flooding the streets. as firefighters in colorado are catching their breath, new red flag fire warnings are up in utah. john schifrin, abc news, santa clarita, california. rough few days for those folks. finally 65% contained. hopefully. a look now at your weather on this monday morning. thunderstorms and rain for much of the east coast. also there will be severe storms in the western plains. rain also around the great lakes. and in the northwest. hot and i mean, hot, baby, in the southwest corner of the country. he says hot, he is talking 107 for you guys in phoenix. 97 in dallas. 90, once again, your favorite town, rob, new orleans. who dat? still hot in colorado where the wildfires are burning. mid to low 70s in pacific northwest. a somber father s day in connecticut as dozens of volunteers searched for a
you are blowing it up on dayside, good morning america almost every day. do you get a day to rest? every now and then. they let me out. they unchain me from the newsroom. yeah. no, it has been good. this is still. home. this feels good. familiar ground. it is all good. settling in. you get to do fun stuff. appearing, rising from, the phoenix, rising the ashes. deranged phoenix rising from under the desk. makes sense. good to see you my dear. we should start. let s get to the news. the producer is mad. we begin this half-hour with a criminal investigation into the deadly colorado wildfire. federal agents arrive today to help in the probe. two people died and nearly 500 homes have been burned. the fire burned 22 squares miles. here s abc s john schifrin. reporter: in colorado, lightning and heavy rains. a blessing and a curse for these long lines of cars, trying to return home. inside the fire zone near colorado springs. many not sure what is waiting for them.