To everyone who voted, i want you to know that i hear you. For the twothirds of voters who chose not to participate in the process yesterday, i hear you, too. The Midterm Election has drastically changed the political landscape. Now its time for some in washington to face new realities. For the next two years, republicans will control both the senate and house. Abc News Reporter Karen Travers live in washington, d. C. With the latest on the changes and the impact they will have on congress. Karen . Reporter good evening. Four years ago, president obama called his partys midterm losses a shellacking. Today he wouldnt take the bait and said republicans had a good night last night. Thats a bit of an understatement. He also said the focus now needs to be on making the next two years as productive as possible and the way to do that, is to work with republicans. President obama did not sugar coat it. Obviously republicans had a good night. They deserve credit for running good campaigns. Repo
Got up there. Her body was discovered tuesday morning. Police say murray called police, three hours after the attack, to report his wife missing, but he never called her family or friends. There was a lot of aspects every his story that just didnt add up. Hundreds showed up to connies viewing last night, praying for the family, especially, the victims two teenage daughters. I just cant believe that these children now have to go not just without their mother, she was so close to them, but know their dad did this to the mother. My heart goes out for the kids, rest in peace, connie. And connie Mcclane Murray will be laid to rest later this morning. Live at Police Headquarters, Syma Chowdhry, cbs3, Eyewitness News. Syma, thank you. New this morning, fire damages three row homes in philadelphias Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. Now, it started just after 2 00 a. M. On the 2700 block of north 24th street. One person suffered minor injuries. The red cross is helping two people displaced by th
Scene on the 1700 block of gill forward street. Thats where two men tried to rob someone at gunpoint. Police say one of the suspects accidentally shot himself in the leg. That suspect then turned up at temple hospital, where police were called. And, as the family every Connie Mcclane Murray prepares to bury her husband gets ready to face justice. Philadelphia police say that Christopher Murray has confess today killing her. Eyewitness News Reporter Syma Chowdhry is joining us from Police Headquarters to bring us up to date on the investigation. Syma . Reporter thats right, erika. Police say the man who confessed to killing Connie Mcclane Murray is her own husband. And they say his actions after the murder was all an act. It seemed almost a show, the concerned husband show. Reporter like a show a story would you see play out on tv. A woman is found dead, a neighborhood on high alert, but it turns out the killer is the victims husband. Police have charged Christopher Murray murder. He sp
Actual or perceived national origins. Citizenship, or immigration status. But on whose doom. Gina says, on our dime and she is not happy. Why not . Because, neil, youre going to pay, im going to pay, but the real costs are going to be incurred here, neil, by the children. Whatever happened to everybody on the left always talking about the children. They dont seem very concerned about the children that are in our schools now. Its been a long time, neil, if i have ever heard a School District say, oh, no, were flush in cash. Send us more students. Do we believe this is just going to be smooth sailing and the unions are going to feel charitable and teachers are going to be ready to teach students and the taxpayers arent ultimately going to be stung. The department of educationing says its a reminder you have no choice, we hope to settle the modify matters later but for now its the law of the land that these kids have to be registered. What drew think of that . I think its tragic so many l
Good afternoon to you and yours. First from the deck this afternoon, Robin Williams committed suicide by hanging himself with a belt. That is according to the investigators in just the past hour. They also say they found a pocket knife nearby along with cuts in his wrists. They failed to respond to knocks on his bedroom door. At that time the personal assistant was able to gain access to mr. Williams bedroom and entered the bedroom to find mr. Williams, clothed in a seated position, unresponsive, with a belt secured around his neck with the other end of the belt between the clothes closet door and the door frame. People close to rob win williams saying he was suffering from severe depression, something he battled for many years. He went to rehab last month. He openly struggled with drug and alcohol addiction for decades and it became part of his comedy routine, getting great laughs when he says he went to rehab in wipe country to, quote, keep my options open. He was married and had thr