and furious before brian terry was murdered, if he did not approve of the wiretap applications, then what in the world is he asserting executive privilege for? he s either part of it or he s not. it shouldn t be a political witch hunt against the attorney general of our country, and our president in an election year. house speaker john boehner raised the stakes with his spokesman saying, quote, the white house decision to invoke executive privilege implies that white house officials were either involved in the fast and furious operation, or the cover-up that followed the administration has always insisted that wasn t the case. were they lying, or are they now bending the law to hide the truth? that prompted this response from the oversight committee s top democrat. i think that if mr. boehner takes this to the house, he will be seen as one of the most extreme speakers that ever took charge of a house. domenico monenaro joins me now. this eric holder fight has become t
from the scene. reporter: despite what may have been a close call catching the fire. a female and her boyfriend, also killed, both had extensive criminal records. police are focusing on someone who may have known them. [ inaudible ] reporter: and the homeowner who died, a 58-year-old male, may have been an innocent victim. in all of this, police say he had never had any run-ins with the law. live at police headquarters, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. the names of all three victims have not been released. a pan convicted of man convicted of killing a detective during a fight over a parking space is going to prison. denise ms. has more on today s sentencing. reporter: today, a judge gave cyan james, the maximum sentence. he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after he threw a chunk of concrete at didn t brian steepson last year. steveson last year. 7son was hit and died. the two were fighting over a parking space in canton. james is also charged in a separ
reporter: criminal defense attorney, andy levy. the if the call had come from inside the house, i think police probably would have erred on the side of trying to go inside the house. reporter: one of the things investigators want to know is as responders were knocking on the front door, was the killer still inside? what s optimistic is we do have good physical evidence at the scene. reporter: police have strong leads, despite what may have been a close call catching the victim before the fire. both had a criminal record. police are focusing on someone who knew them. i feel sorry for the family that has to go through so much. reporter: and the 58-year- old homeowner who perished in this murder and fire may have been an innocent victim in all of this. police say he did not have any criminal record. live at police headquarters, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. the names of the victims have not yet been released. reporter: a decade in prison. that s the sentence