We suspect ben cappia will be released sometime this evening. As part of our exclusive nbc dateline investigation, ben cappia, from prison, maintained that before he was coerced to confessing 25 years ago, he told po ce he didnt do it. I have no one to turn to. Im telling him, listen, im innocent. Didnt have nothing to do with this. Im telling you the truth, o y . Reporter more from that interview and the latest developments, including the possible release coming up at 6 00. Live outside the 53rd street subway station. Lester holt, who has been following this case, was also in the courtroom when the conviction was thrown out. His report coming up tonight at nbc nightly news at 6 30. Were also following breaking newsxout of Suffolk County tonight. A crash shut down westbound lanes. Dennis is live in chopper 4 over the scene. Dennis . A Police Investigation looking down ae the result, at Hospital Road in patchogue. This vehicle was traveling at high speeds on sunrise highway when it was
Reporter police say the couple was driving on the highway on East Patchogue monday night. They saw a minivan swerving in front of them. The couple flashed their brits ghts and thats when things got ugly. Both drivers provoked each other, flashing their lights, yelling at each other out the window. Then things got dangerous. The victim did admit to slamming on her brakes behind them. All this with a baby in the backseat. Someone in the minivan fired two shots. The mother in the passenger seat was hit in the finger and leg. The bullets narrowly missed the baby. Dangerously close. Dangerously close. Reporter the victim, nicole mcdowell, declined to speak to us on camera. But she wrote, right now i am in so much pain as i try to recover. My daughter is okay and was not hit. The minivan had two or three young men inside. The message there is you should not clearly engage in reporter i asked the chief if the boyfriend who was behind the wheel could face criminal charges. He said at this poin
This has many of the hallmarks of a terror attack. Was farook radicalized and this preplanned terror, or was the main spark a workplace grievance . Farook was an employee with the county Health Department and witnesses say he left the Holiday Party at the social Services Center after a argument and then returned with his wife both dressed in Tactical Gear armed with rifles and semiautomatic handguns. Nobody just gets upset at a party, goes home an pottle together that kind of an elaborate scheme or plan to do that. There was a plan to do this. Reporter in the middle of the chaos inside, officers, including this one led people to safety. Try to relax, everyone, try to relax. Ill take the bullet before anyone, thats for [ censored ] sure. Reporter the guns were performed legally and farook had no criminal record. Again, a lot more questions than answers. Theres going to be another update for us probably between 6 and 7 00 your time and hopefully they will be able to some of the names of
A suspected drunk driver crashes in to a alek skarlatosrying a mother and two with kids. Then reverses and rams the car again. You may think you are divorced but could be very much married. The whom may have forged your papers. Good evening, im shuck scar. Im shiba russell. Sibila has the night off. A woman caught on dash cam crashing in to a familys car. It happened in patchogue leaving people in tears. A mother gave the play by play of the terrifying scene. Unexpectedly she hit me. And i was just in shock. Reporter dash cam video from her minivan shows a woman turn this patchogue intersection. [ horns honking ] an ems worker approaches the woman with her two with young daughters in the van terrified. While the tems yells for the driver to park. Seconds later she reverses and comes back at them. [ screaming ] i thought shes turning my car. And everybody was screaming. Scary. She watched the video with me now, now i safe with her husband and three kids at home. She said she can still h
Us live. Saved by his scouts. A boy scout leader credits his troop for saving his life after being mauled by a bear. We have a gentleman in a cave with the bear. He h been injured by the bear. The quick thinking scouts gave new meaning to their new motto be prepared. And cringeworthy. A big blunder at the Miss Universe pageant when the wrong winner is named and crowned before host steve harvey has to admit he made a mistake. I have to apologize. Some incredibly awkward moments followed before the real winner was crowned, todafry, monday, december 21st, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on aonday po morning. Im mate lauer alongside hoda enjoys some time off. Hello to you. Awkward. Wasnt that so awkward. Actually took the crown off one contestants head and put it on the other. Ive gotsto tell you was watching miss colombia wave and blow kisses because she thought s