less than a year ago, i made a promise to the family that our department would do everything in our power to solve this case. charles merritt was arrested on wednesday, november 5th, without incident. nearly five years after the mcstays vanished, 57-year-old charles chase merritt was arrested and charged for brutally killing his friend, joseph mcstay, joseph s wife summer and their two little boys, gianni and joey jr. although we can never bring them back, i hope this provides some level of closure. a lot of people say it s like lifting a ton off your shoulders. no, to me, it was more like a boulder falling on me. patrick mcstay s heartbreak was made even worse by the news,
less than a year ago, i made a promise to the family that our department would do everything in our power to solve this case. charles merritt was arrested on wednesday, november 5th, without incident. nearly five years after the mcstays vanished, 57-year-old charles chase merritt was arrested and charged for brutally killing his friend, joseph mcstay, joseph s wife summer and their two little boys, gianni and joey jr. although we can never bring them back, i hope this provides some level of closure. a lot of people say it s like lifting a ton off your shoulders. no, to me, it was more like a boulder falling on me. patrick mcstay s heartbreak was made worse by the news because like his son, joseph, he
with plenty of political anger. pretty soon you ll want to do this to your tv. from political humor to election night drama, complete coverage starting now. a special edition of world news now on this wednesday, november 5th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. mípú good morning. the ballots are still being counted even after a record 20 million americans voted early. while the votes are still being counted, one thing is very clear. republicans got what they wanted. control of the senate. and victories in several governors races. our coverage begins with abc s karen travers. good morning, karen. good morning, t.j. good morning, reena. this was a huge night for republicans. they needed six seats to take
meteor but that slow mover over chicago was part of a publicity stunt for an energy drink. those are just some of the top stories on this wednesday, november 5th. all right. we need to begin, of course, stinging defeat for the democrats as republicans reign on capitol hill taking back the senate and retaining control of the house. president obama invited congressional members from both parties to the white house. good morning. this was a huge night for republicans. they needed six seats to take control of the senate and so far they have seven. that number could grow. this is a major shift here on capitol hill. republican majorities in the house and now the senate. and it was, of course, a big night for that party but also democrats had a very rough night. it was a resounding defeat. and voters said they are not happy with the direction the
this morning on world news now political power play. the major advances for the republicans as the voters take out their frustration at the polls. stay tuned for our extensive coverage. major developments in the violent videotaped abduction of a philadelphia woman. new pictures of the man police say may be the kidnapper. facing justice. the soccer sensation hope solo facing serious charges. what she s telling the judge. and stop streaming. superstar taylor swift makes a major decision about how you can buy her music. a recording industry bombshell. it s wednesday, november 5th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning to you all. i m t.j. holmes. i m reena ninan. we begin with that seismic shift on capitol hill. the balance of power tipping in