of idina menzel at the oscars. why he said he s frozen up over the flub made fun of by millions and why it s time to let it go. here i stand and good morning, america. robin is off on assignment. great to have lara back from l.a. welcome to bianna golodryga and, boy, one more look at this video from daytona. the minivan somehow got into the ocean. you see everybody rushing in to rescue them. even eyewitnesses quite emotional. so remarkable that video. and then also this morning, we have an exclusive interview with lea michele. it has been quite an emotional year for her. we ll talk to her about all of that and hear her perform a couple of songs. yeah, brand-new album out. first solo album. looking forward to that. also an update of a story we first brought you yesterday. what the judge said in the trial of this young woman, this 18-year-old in new jersey who was suing her parents for her private school tuition. yeah, that s being watched all across the count
Faking insanity?
Published Mar. 5, 2014
A prosecutor asserted on Tuesday that Joshua Hakken, the Tampa engineer accused of kidnapping his children and fleeing to Cuba, is faking insanity to avoid prison time.
The surprise claim derailed an anticipated resolution to the case, as a judge ordered Hakken to stand trial rather than receiving psychiatric treatment. His wife and co-defendant, Sharyn Hakken, will also face a jury.
Hillsborough Circuit Judge Chet Tharpe scheduled a two-week trial for the Hakkens beginning June 16. The couple is charged with kidnapping their two young sons last year after their parental rights were terminated, then crossing the Straits of Florida in a sailboat.
Firefighters hostage for hours before he was killed by police. investigators say the 55-year-old brown had been planning this attack for weeks. police say that brown faked a heart attack in order to lure the firefighters inside his house. and they say he specifically chose firefighters because he knew they wouldn t have guns. after nearly four hours, s.w.a.t. team entered the home and deployed diversion devices. brown shot at the first officer who came into his bedroom, the officer returned fire, killing him. . a florida couple charged with kidnapping their two young sons and taking them to cuba will be back in a tampa courtroom today. a judge is set to determine whether joshua and sharon hakken will be granted bond. they lost custody of their boys after they were found with drugs and weapons. the children s maternal grandparents were granted custody. joshua hakken broke into the home, tied up his mother-in-law
scattered through the woods across the street. let s get to maria molina for more on this wild and dangerous deadly weather. good morning heather, patti ann. good morning everyone. 119 reports of severe weather during the overnight hours. yesterday from the storm system yet again we are looking at a threat for more severe storms as we head into later on today. those 119 reports of severe weather were reported from kentucky all of the way down to parts of louisiana and also parts of the florida panhandle. another widespread area that saw sever weather yesterday, 9 reports of tornadoes is what we saw. on the other side of this storm system we are seeing snow reported across parts of the midwest record snow across south dakota. no in parts of south dakota and heaviest concentrated across parts of the great lakes. this is a zone you could be looking at 8-12 inches of snow the marquette area in the u.p. area of michigan parts of new york and new england a wintery mix. be careful
off the building. reporter: as they struggled to pick up the crumbled debris, thousands are forced to cope without power knocked out by those brutal winds, and the cleanup job is still under way in st. louis where a twister left dozens of homes in ruins wednesday night. the weather service has now confirmed that it was an ef-2 packing winds up to 135 miles an hour. and as they brace for more of that wild weather farther east, a dangerous mix of ice and snow continues to menace the great lakes and northern new england. accuweather meteorologist jim dickey is tracking it all. good morning, john and marci. tracking strong storms once again here. this time as the front continues to push its way towards the coast, we re watching eastern north carolina, southeastern virginia including the richmond area bringing the threat of large hail and damaging wind gusts, perhaps an isolated tornado, as well. this while we re still dealing with wintry weather as this low moves eastward.