Try to stop a crime. right now i see the vehicle. reporter: he was a 23-year veteran of the department, part of the harris county auto theft unit. police believe the three men were trying to steal his car s catalytic converter, a critical part of the muffler system. and it s happening all across the country. authorities say thieves can make up to $300 per converter. the precious metals in them soaring in value, now worth more than gold. if a hero is not safe in their own community, then the general public is not, and we re not going to tolerate that. reporter: tonight the officers colleagues say he was a fighter and died protecting his wife. whit? gio benitez for us, thank you. we have much more ahead on world news tonight this saturday. the major change coming for new cars sold in the u.s. and new findings on how the omicron variant affects young children. oh! there s my little nephew. he looks more like dad every time i see him. -dad is old. -right. so, your message
Defense network of the pakistanis but it has to do with a muffler system, lowering the sound and the path of the helicopters. it is not completely silent but a lot different than the helicopters you might hear flying over new york city. bill: coming in a stealth way and low and under radar and zooming in from afghanistan and not far away from afghanistan. and these things move. you and i colonel hunt were up them in afghanistan and in iraq. they can make a lot of time. the four go in and drop ten seals in each helicopter. drop them down and then almost automatically the firefight starts. the yes, the seals norm normally, normal operation have built a similar compound to practice in this bagram called site alpha. they do live fire practice on a