On tuesday, two Santa Cruz Police officers were shot by a suspect before they even had time to react, and now there is a growing memorial in santa cruz honoring Sergeant Butch baker and detective elizabeth butler. But one item in particular left behind by a mourner has really caught the departments attention. Mixed in with the flowers, candles, and pick checks, someone pinned a purple heart medal to a teddy bear. Police received an anonymous note explaining, quote, the purple heart is for the sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty. When one loses their life for the protection of others and the greater good. I know you will understand. Quite a contrast from what this man is accused of doing at the same memorial, stealing flowers from the memorial. 53yearold Kenneth Maffei is charged with vandalism to a Law Enforcement memorial and public intoxication. This happened on friday, the first day back on the job for Santa Cruz Police officers following tuesdays killing of Sergeant Butch b
Good evening, everyone. Tonight, abuse victim or predator . Hotblooded lover, coldblooded killer s killer . The many faces of jodi arias. Today was day 12 of her on the stand. Later, on the trial of a fugitive mexican priest. He was already a suspected child rapist when he came to los angeles, an alleged serial rapist by the time he fled, and get this, the man who helped him escape justice was a top church official. We begin tonight with a fathers tearful plea. Do everything so no dad, no parent has to feel inside the way he is feeling tonight. Do something so no parent has to walk past a son or daughters empty room. Do something. Neal hessins son jesse was taken from Sandy Hook Elementary School on the 8th of december. Jesse and 19 other children killed. Her testimony on stopping the next newtown. They heard from hesslin himself about the heartbreaking simplicity leading up to it. The things you take for grand because you assume there will be many, many more. The morning that jesse st
White and the blacks separate. King a filmed record. From montgomery to memphis. In a black History Month special, we air excerpts of the releasing oscarnominated documentary about dr. Martin luther king and the rise of the civilrights movement. The film was originally screened for one night only in 1970 in more than 600 theaters across the United States. It has rarely been seen since then in the past four decades. Today in a democracy now special, we air extensive footage of the montgomery bus boycott, and in its 50th anniversary year of the 1963 march on washington for jobs and freedom, we hear dr. King and his own words. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Afghan president karzai has ordered his special Operations Forces out of the province of wardak for alleged involvement in crimes against civilians. In a statement, karzai accused u. S. Special forces of harassing, annoying, torturing and even murderi
Pelley this is our western edition. For two years, he revealed nothing except for a scribbled screed against america and an obscene gesture in a holding cell. But today, facing a sentence of death, Dzhokar Tsarnaev apologized for bombing the boston marathon. He and his brother killed three, injured hundreds, then later executed a young police officer. This was sentencing day, and don dahler was there. Reporter looking straight ahead at judge george otoole, Dzhokar Tsarnaev spoke in a halting voice without notes. He talked about the victims patience and dignity and what he called this horrendous thing he put them through. Tsarnaev asked allah for forgiveness. Survivor lynn julian was unwilling to give it. He threw in an apology to the survivors that seemed insincere and just thrown in because he was supposed to. Reporter earlier, bill richard, whose eightyearold son martin was killed and six yearold daughter lost a leg addressed the court. A procession of people who were at the marathon
Saturday morning was apparently hiking in an area closed off marked too dangerous for the public. Rangers have told plea there are signs there people are ignoring to go into closed areas. After his family reported him missing saturday evening, the body discovered sunday further up this creek bed apparently the victim of a mer than 100 foot fall into a spot so steep that rescue yirs worry forward their own safety. Got so late and dangerous they were unable to retrieve the body. The search and rescue squad set out to hike up the creek. Going to be a strenuous operation. You had to go into the creek with boulders and other hazards to deal with. 3v s an operation so difficult that in the waning daylight the team decided to use ropes instead of carrying it back on foot. Its a Technique Police say was uses about 20 years ago. Just stay on the trail. Otherwise, it can get1 dangerous. The coroner informed us they are not yet releasing the name of the man who died here. Velging news in a triple