reporter: good morning. the mark tracker system is not updating online but all the trains are on time. 65 at wilkins avenue on the southwest side. right now we have steady traffic building in both directions. inner lap on the left. we have a tractor trailer accident that s been there for some time. northbound past york road. stay to the left if you can. madison avenue, at north avenue. the search for a missing maryland woman has been called off. investigators have no new leads. we are learning more about the man accused in that disappearance of 35-year-old robyn gardner. she went missing while vacation not guilty aruba. gary giardano says he and gardner were snorkeling when she was swept away by a current. the woman, who did not wan to be identified, says he had erratic mood swings, and at times, became violent. he had a very nice side of him. but he was erratic. he was a little violent. like one time i happened to touch his hair by accident. he yanked my arm really h
reporter: arube an authorities say they still have questions about giord an so giordano s account of events, saying they went snorkeling at baby beach and she didn t make it back to shore. the question to me is, did they rent the snorkeling equipment? reporter: giordano s lawyer says his client did nothing wrong. there is a sign on his home warning constant video and oughtio audio surveillance. reporter: according to court documents, he was charged with threatening a woman. he was someone you didn t want to know. gardner s family said they are keeping faith she ll be found alive. i hope you understand that we are being quiet as to not jeopardize the investigation. please continue to pray for rob gin. reporter: and according to robyn. reporter: and according to authorities, if robyn gardner would have drowned, her body would have surfaced by now. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. coming up all new at 6:00, a new account of the search from baby beach i
the senate scheduled a vote at noon and bipartisan deal passed by an overwhelming margin. things got pretty emotional at one point when congressman giffords returned to the house floor for the first time since being shot. colleagues gave her a standing ovation as she entered the house chamber cement voted for the plan. the a chamber. giffords voted for the plan. there are cuts to defense spending and students loans and opens the door to possible cuts to medicare. that s why not everyone in the house was on board. this was the best deal the speak core get but we need something profound to change the way this town spends money or our kids and grand kids will never forgive us. reporter: the deal faces some opposition in the senate but it is expected to pass. the bill has to pass the president s desk by midnight to avoid possible defought. linda so, abc2 news. remember if you want more information on the can t debate head to abc2 news on the debt debate head to amount bc
yeah, that s all it s going to be $200 for me and the rest for you. he replies, we always see little peanuts until we hit the big bricks. reporter: officers say he was going to get a shipment of heroin. almost $40,000 worth, and offered protection to a dealer. he said, i mean, the officers shouldn t give a blank because i m on yalcy all s side. that s a lot of cash. we can t give corner to corruption. we can t. and we won t. and we will exhaust every means and every resource. to eliminating it faour ranks. police, king kong ain t got nothing on me. reporter: on facebook, officer redd says his favorite movie is training day, where denzel plays a crooked officer, who thinks he s above the law. but redd now faces life in prison. reporter: and federal authorities arrested four other people and charged them in connection with this case. they are all from the baltimore area. reporting live at city police headquarters, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. mike, thank you.
her to baltimore medical center. they died at the hospital. theya crane operator her husband 18 years her senior. it appears to be a domestic incident. reporter: neighbors say the saabs kept to themselves but their house was always filled with kids jill ran an inhome daycare business. we re also told the saabs were in the midst of a divorce which may have set the stage for the stabbing a matter of hours before parents would show up to drop off their children. jeff hager abc2 news. police say stephen saab will be charged with murder and assault he s currently in police custody awaiting an initial appearance. abc2 is working for you tonight on our web site. it s posted the 12 questions police ask when dealing with domestic issues. and to find out if the situation could become even more dangerous. you will find the questions under our featured stories section right there on our home page. police have charged 23- year-old aberdeen man with raping a woman on sunday night