a credible threat interview. basically these migrants have to prove they face persecution if they re sent back home. a majority of them are sent home. david. matt gutman on the border. thank you, matt. there are developments in the serial killer investigation in california. investigators tonight on why they believe that former police officer went on a reign of terror allegedly. joseph deangelo behind bars tonight. authorities believe he committed 12 murders, more than 50 rapes. tonight right here what might have fueled his rage. here again is abc s witt johnson. reporter: tonight, investigators revealing new details about what may have fueled the rage of accused golden state killer, joseph deangelo. one rape victim in 1978 describing how her attacker sobbed while saying, i hate you bonnie. i hate you. that name told me that he had some significant female in his life named bonnie. and he had some anger against what bonnie or what he perceived bonnie had done to him.
reporter: it turns out deangelo was engaged in 1970. the woman? bonnie jean colwell, who eventually broke it off. as investigators were narrowing their search through a dna profile, another clue. they learned deangelo, a former police officer had allegedly threatened to kill his police chief after he was fired back in the 70s. i have a lawyer. reporter: the man accused of 12 murders and more than 50 rapes appearing dazed in his first court appearance. families of his victims saying it s all an act. in court he turns into this incompetent man who can t even stand up, who can t even speak. what a coward. what a tremendous coward. witt johnson with us tonight. witt, many victims and their families were stunned to see him in court in that wheelchair barely audible. you re learning what he was doing in the days before his arrests. that s right. one of the lead investigators in the case describing deangelo
heat, temperatures in the 90s and even the 100s covered much of the country today. at least 30 people have died from the heat, which the c.d.c. says routinely kills more people than all other weather events combined. elaine quijano is braving the heat for us here in new york. reporter: good evening, anthony. one doctor told us today normally in heat waves it s the elderly and the very young who are especially vulnerable. but she said a combination of factors now means everyone is at risk. louisville, kentucky was among the hottest spots in the country today. the murkry there climbed to 108 degrees. it s a little bit i m really glad there s air conditioning. reporter: triple digits spread across the midwest, northeast and mid atlantic. dr. michelle carter of howard university medical center in d.c. recommends people stay inside air conditioned buildings during heat waves like this one. she says the high humidity prevents sweat from evaporating off the skin, a process w
good evening, i m anthony mason. millions of americans endured yet another day of blistering heat, temperatures in the 90s and even the 100s covered much of the country today. at least 30 people have died from the heat, which the c.d.c. says routinely kills more people than all other weather events combined. elaine quijano is braving the heat for us here in new york. reporter: good evening, anthony. one doctor told us today normally in heat waves it s the elderly and the very young who are especially vulnerable. but she said a combination of factors now means everyone is at risk. louisville, kentucky was among the hottest spots in the country today. the murkry there climbed to 108 degrees. it s a little bit i m really glad there s air conditioning. reporter: triple digits spread across the midwest, northeast and mid atlantic. dr. michelle carter of howard university medical center in d.c. recommends people stay inside air conditioned buildings during heat waves like t
morning, we begin with a look at today s eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. and therefore, obama care is a tax. like it or not, it s a tax. mitt romney explains his position on health care reform. directly contradicting what his top campaign adviser said earlier in the week. it is back to business today. president obama kicks off his first bus tour of the campaign. as long as i continue to speak about the economy, i m going to win. temperatures just an incredible heat wave across the country. 22 states under a heat advisory. and hundreds of thousands of people waiting for electricity still. i appreciate what they do. but at some point, there has to be a better system. according to a report by the house oversight committee, countreds of discount loans to government officials in order to buy influence. in florida today, a judge is expected to decide whether the man who killed trayvon martin george zimmerman, should be released on bond. a major malfu