And the buff and charismatic then 64yearold made a fascinating case study. My life has turned around 180 degrees down here. I mentioned the freedom here. There are virtually no regulations on business. A lot of it was how belize is a paradise for people like me because i can do anything i want. There are no laws, intellectual property nobody cares, i can start anything. Reporter and he did. Whenever he perceived an opportunity to make a buck. Water taxis. Ultralights. But his pride and joy, mcafee told faber was creation of a special lab in which he planned to make new medicines from jungle plants. Hopefully we will be in production of some fairly unique pharmaceuticals. Reporter with a beach home on an island off the coast, ambergris key, and on the mainland john mcafee could still afford to live large and make an impression. I remember the night i arrived in belize. He had invited me over to his home. It was on the water. And it was very dark and then he pulled in to his home which w
Then came the mystery. His neighbor suddenly found dead. There was blood all over the floor. Everyone was crying. I said, no, it cant possibly happen. And the millionaire was suddenly on the run taunting authorities, launching a chase, an international hideandseek hunt. Seems like its fiction. It doesnt seem real. He may have eluded the police, but he did not elude us. Neither you nor anybody representing you shod him through the head . No, sir. Can you possibly get any inkling of the truth . You will not believe the things that happened. [ siren ] get ready for some serious heart of darkness [ bleep ] here. Hello, and welcome to dateline. Silicon valley pioneer john mcafee launched a hugely Successful Software firm only to resign, eventually moving to an island off the coast of belize saying he wanted to get away from the rigid business rules in the states. But when his neighbor turned up dead, authorities wondered if mcafee was trying to get away with murder. Detectives wanted to que
Crosshairs of russian authorities. Others like singer Svetlana Loboda have been banned from performing in russia entirely. Now, theres a newly created special commission to uncover these socalled antirussian acts, with many artists learning the hard way how it feels to have the Russian Secret Service arrive at the end of a concert. And for anyone who reaches a large audience, like singer svetlana their work, which contains antiwar messages, naturally attracts even more of attention. As russian authorities take action against her and many others, often the only option left is to flee. A concert audience in latvias capital riga creates a sea of light in honor of singer Svetlana Loboda. And shes as outspoken as ever. Today, my homeland ukraine is experiencing a major, terrible, unjust war. Svetlana loboda lived in moscow for years and has millions of fans in russia. But in late february, she spoke out against the countrys war of aggression on ukraine and left russia. I wanted to be on the
Headquarters in washington shortly before noon. A flash fire in the duct work of the building forced everyone to evacuate and sent three people to the hospital, one in serious condition. Construction workers were among the few people in that building because it is a holiday weekend. Investigators are still trying to figure out the source of a gas explosion that damaged more than 40 buildings in springfield, massachusetts, last night. A wwlp camera captured the moment of the blast. 18 people were injured, mostly emergency workers. They had been called to the scene because of reports of a gas smell. They had evacuated some of the area about an hour before that explosion. Superstorm sandy has now cost new jersey the tab is at 29 billion and the number is expected to rise. Governor Chris Christies office says the final total will only be known after taking into account things like next summers tourist season. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will ask the federal government for 30 bil
Trucks raced to the Department Headquarters before noon, a flash fire in the duct work of the building forced everyone to evacuate and sent three people in the hospital, construction workers were among the few in the building because its a holiday weekend. A gas explosion that damaged more than 40 buildings. A camera captured the moment of the blast. Mostly emergency workers were injured. They were called to the scene because of reports of the gas smell. They evacuated most of the area an hour before the explosion. Superstorm sandy is at 29 billion at cost. Governor Chris Christie said that the final total will only be known after taking into account next summers tourist season. It was said this that they would ask the federal government for 30 billion for the states recovery. Here is what else we are working on. Its the search for a missing millionaire and one of the most bizarre stories i have ever covered in quite a long time. I dont know mcavenffey, he is the run from police and bl