Initially was a hoax feel tonight after Police Arrested they arrested 38yearold Matthew Muller in custody accused of kidnapping Denise Huskins and drugging and tying up huskins boyfriend, aaron quinn, back in march. The conduct was so far outside the box they had a hard time accepting it as being true. So at this point, you know at this point i think were beyond being surprised. Reporter according to the affidavit unsealed just today, the victims say they were awoken in the middle of the night, drug, bound with zip ties and forced to wear duct taped swim goggles and koptcaptors said if they didnt comply the other would be hurt by electric shock and then cutting their face. Huskins was held for two days before being released. According to the affidavit, her abductors sexually assaulted her. The problem for a woman that has gone through an ordeal like this and then not to be believed is tragic and reviektctimizing. Reporter investigators found several items that connect muller to the cri
Going to be significant, right . Absolutely. And ive been comparing the heat wave to the heat waves in 2012. This could be the hottest and longest that we have had in years. Lets look at the weather cam. A nice pleasant shot of the Jefferson Memorial and the washington monument. Heres a look at the day planner. Well see a few showers in the morning and temperatures quickly rising. 89 at 1 00. Storms approaching from the west at that point and then a more solid line of thunderstorms will make its way toward us at 4 00. Well be at 92 degrees and thats dropping from a high of 94. The heat is on starting today. 72 at lease burg and gaithersburg. Im track the storms coming up in the first alert 7day. Back to you mike. It was a rough overnight shift for police in the district. Three men were killed in separate shootings and that does not count the victims who survived other shootings. Surae chinn is live. Reporter police are investigating what has turned out to be a deadly, bloody overnight
Kriel trail system southeast of georgetown. And he the friend parted ways and cavanaugh handle been seen since. Friends said it took a while to determine that he needed to be found because he is off for the summer. But family and friends say they want to know he is safe. He is such an outdoorsman. And he is you know at home in this land. But were worried about his medical state. One friend tells us that he is die bettic and very careful about his care. Yesterday, search and rescue team didnt have any luck looking by helicopter. Today, friends, family volunteers and deputies are on foot, horseback, atvs and motorcycles and will continue the search. Reporting live in San Francisco, nbc bay area news. Hopefully getting the news out will help. Were also keeping very close eye on a wildfire. Firefighters are gaining more ground on this fire as people who live nearby are being led back into their home. Cooler temperatures helping out, combined with light winds. Thats good news for firefighte
He was here in california to help. The 38yearold is the father of two. His body was discovered this morning on the fireline. Now, the fire he was battling is northeast of reading. You can see it here or the map. This evening, there are 23 large fires across our state. Closer to the bay area the rocky fire continues to burn. The latest up date coming to us just a couple hours ago. About 18,000 acres burned thus far and its only about 10 contained. Some highly flammable trees in the oakland hills. Nbc bay areas cheryl herd is there. Cheryl, about half a million tree ins question. Will they be cut down. Reporter some people believe these trees are what actually fuels these wild fires while others believe that tree cans actually help stop fires from spreading. Theres a widely held belief that the 91 fire had something to do with eucalyptus trees and nothing could be further from the truth. Reporter a meeting where people talked about saving some 400,000 trees from being cut in the east bay
System wide. And we are continuing to follow the latest on the situation. Well have updates online and on nbcnewyork. Com. New york City Construction worker who spends his down time singing sinatra songs is missing. If you pass by the 2nd avenue subway project, gary russos voice probably sounds familiar. Hes known as the 2nd avenue sinatra and hes been missing since last tuesday. Police say russo was last seen at his howard beach home in queens. The crooner made headlines for setting up his karaoke kit during his breaks to serenade residents near the construction site. Cleanup continues after a 300ton construction crane crushed an underground water main. Workers were fixing a sensor on the crane yesterday when they noticed water gushing on to the street. Crews are removing the crane and making repairs to anderson avenue, which will reopen tomorrow at the earliest. Business owners on that busy block say they are already taking a hit. Im standing out here. What does that tell you . Yeste