he confessed to choking etan and police took him to the scene of the crime to describe what happened. hernandez described how he learned young etan from the school bus stop at west broadway and prince street with the promise of a soda. he then lead him into the basement of the bodega, choked him there, and disposed of the body by putting it into a plastic bag and placing it into the trash. earlier today, a law enforcement source says hernandez was interviewed years briefly and his claims were being treated with skepticism. but tonight pedro hernandez under arrest for the murder of etan patz. susan candiotti has been following this story and joins us. susan, what other details are the police giving about this it guy, pedro hernandez and how this alleged murder took place. reporter: this case continues to be a real stunner. as you indicated, he worked as a store clerk in the bodega and he learned the little boy, he says, with a promise of offering him a soda. he brought h
we begin this morning, talking about the aftermath of irene, the massive storm that paralyzed and pummeled much of the east coast. today, it s blamed for at least 21 deaths in nine states from florida to vermont. and at last count, about 3 million homes and businesses are still without power. more than a billion dollars in damages is blamed on the storms winds. flooding damage will be much more costly. three navy ships should be positioned in relief efforts from new york to new england. cnn crews are in place, measuring the storm s impact and the struggle for the millions of americans trying to move on now. we ll take you from north carolina to new york to new england and give you the big picture from the cnn weather center, right here in atlanta. let s go ahead and begin in vermont, a state reeling from some of its worst flooding in decades. gary tuchman there in brat tleboro. reporter: they don t deal with hurricanes, at least not until yesterday when tropical storm ire
just leave us alone to develop this great technology. i can t begin to answer why or what their actual political views are but there s no doubt in my mind, david, that facebook needs to be regulated just in the way the broadcast arrivers are regulated and many other examples. david: but heather, there is an irony here a dramatic irony that is the internet is so successful and these companies are so successful, there s so many billionaires out there precisely because there isn t that much regulation. i m kind of surprised and shock ed that they are so anti- trump when he s delivered so many anti-regulatory business advantages to america. you re right anti-trump because it benefits them right now taking advantage of tax loopholes and corporate welfares in the case of amazon with jeff bezos the richest man in the world amazon raking in $5.6 billion right now trump is going after them, president