[la cucaracha blares] hmm. There you go. Still not on. [upbeat news broadcast music] so, obviously, because of the lawsuit, the network has put some restrictions on what stories we can run. However, the show must go on, so. Who has pitches . How about an investigation into highfrequency trading on wall street . Too risky. All [gasp] diana what about an investigation into how nice it is to get a card on your birthday . Hello, diana. What brings you here . I have some exciting news. Weve reached an agreement with fenton pelt, and hes willing to drop the lawsuit. Thats terrific his only stipulation is that chuck read a prewritten statement at the end of tonights show and retire from news forever. Oh. Wait. Does this mean hell never work again . Or worse, host a podcast . Well, he has no choice. Fenton already sent out invitations to his postrevenge nacho party. Robert, up. Up, robert. [robot whirs] i said up, damn it okay, robert. Down. Itokay. But maybe theres a way we can fight back. Im
Okay. Still not on. [la cucaracha blares] hmm. There you go. Still not on. [upbeat news broadcast music] so, obviously, because of the lawsuit, the network has put some restrictions on what stories we can run. However, the show must go on, so. Who has pitches . How about an investigation into highfrequency trading on wall street . Too risky. All [gasp] diana what about an investigation into how nice it is to get a card on your birthday . Hello, diana. What brings you here . I have some exciting news. Weve reached an agreement with fenton pelt, and hes willing to drop the lawsuit. Thats terrific his only stipulation is that chuck read a prewritten statement at the end of tonights show and retire from news forever. Oh. Wait. Does this mean hell never work again . Or worse, host a podcast . Well, he has no choice. Fenton already sent out invitations to his postrevenge nacho party. Robert, up. Up, robert. [robot whirs] i said up, damn it okay, robert. Down. Itokay. But maybe theres a way w
Prosecutor joe mccarthy, states attorney from Montgomery County as well as the Commonwealth Attorney for Bedford County, virginia, sitting at the table over here to the right. The parents of the lyon sisters. It was 40 years ago this year that the two little girls, 12 and 10 years old, vanished from what was then the Wheaton Plaza just across the street from where we are right now. The Bedford County sheriff without a press release saying there would be a major development. What we believe will happen is that they will announce charges are being filed against one of the socalled persons of interest that had been named in this case. This is still up in the air. It has been kept very, very quiet. We believe indictments were issued some time ago but kept sealed, and that the prosecutor the commonwealths attorney, and sheriff of Bedford County virginia now believe there are ready to move ahead with charges. Why virginia . The family of the socalled person of interest, lloyd welch convicted
Brad sheila and kates mom and dad attended the press conference and they decline the comment. They have been briefed on the investigation, an investigation which the police say is far from over. It is our intent and our duty to bring justice not only to this community. But also and most impantly to the lyon family. Brad the lyon family we talked to them said they didnt want to talk about it. The investigation is continuing. So far only Lloyd Lee Welch charged. But the investigators are saying its possible others could be tied in. This is the beginning of the end as they described it today. In wheaton, brad bell, abc7 news. Maureen thank you. As police narrow the focus on the prime suspect, many people are curious about his life story. Which includes a troubling criminal record. Montgomery county reporter kevin lewis continues the Team Coverage as we learn just who is Lloyd Lee Welch. Kevin there is no denying the composite sketch of the langhaired man last seen with the lyon sisters lo
A major News Conference is expected to start in just a few minutes. Bruce leshan is live at the News Conference. What do we know so far today . Reporter both parents are here. They just walked up bracing for answers in the disappearance of their daughters but there is startling silence from the principals. A spokesman for the Prosecutor Says that a judge has sealed sealed this information until it is released in just a few minutes. Whether it is a grand jury indictment or crucial new evidence, were just going to have to wait for the announcement on this stage here shortly. Police and prosecutors from two sides of the potomac all maintaining absolute silence pending the News Conference. A stage set for what they say will be a Major Development in a case that has shaken parents for your decades. What happened to sheila and Katherine Lyon after they innocently left home to look at easter decorations at Wheaton Plaza on an early spring day in 1975. A massive weeks long search by police, th