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Headline News eets. and they insist the competition has plenty of safety rules. >>> two former black panthers are out of solitary confinement after more than three decades there. herman wallace and albert woodfox had been in solitary at a louisiana prison since 1972. they were convicted of killing a prison guard. they were transferred to a maximum security dorm on monday. the men say their confinement was cruel and unusual punishment. prison officials say they'd been kept in solitary for their own protection. >>> a mother in rural wisconsin says she's not concerned about a police investigation into her daughter's death. leilani neumann says she and her husband believe their lives are in god's hands and they did nothing criminal. 11-year-old madeline neumann died sunday from an undiagnosed and treatable form of diabetes. her mother says she didn't know her daughter's illness was terminal. and that when it suddenly worsened instead of taking her to a doctor she prayed for her to recover. madeleine's aunt in california was so concerned about the condition she called 911 in wisconsin for help. |
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WBRZ News 2 Louisiana at Noon
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Est. Publicity Value: $652 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $2,608 reconsider. bell is accused of killing his wife and four in-laws in baton rouge two years ago. a judge granted his request to represent himself last month... after bell complained he wasn't getting the help he wanted from his lawyers. the judge did denied his request to move the trial. jury selection starts next week. the second-degree murder trial of a former new orleans broadcaster will be moved from jefferson parish. a judge ruled on a change of venue motion in the vince marinello murder case. his attorneys argued that he couldn't get a fair trial in the parish. marinello is accused of killing his estranged wife to death outside a metairie office building back in 2006. his trial is expected to start may 12th. the two remaing members of the "angola three" are out of solitary confinement this afternoon for the first time in 36-years. herman wallace and albert woodfox killed a guard during a riot in 19-72. both are appealing their convictions. last week us congressman john conyers of michigan visited angola to see if the two were being treated unfairly. a great looking thursday out there with lots of sunshine. let's get the latest on your forecast from meteorologist chris stevens,..who's in for dave today. chris?today: mostly sunny, with a high near 80. south wind between 5 and 15 mph.tonight: partly cloudy, with a low around 61. south wind between 5 and 15 mph. friday: partly sunny, with a high near 82.south wind between 5 and 15 mph. |
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Headline News their kids off the streets. they say the competitions have flynn of safety rules. >>> two former black panthers are out of solitary confinement after more than three decades there. herman wallace and albert woodfox had been in solitary at a louisiana prison since 1972. they were convicted of killing a prison guard. they were transferred to a maximum security dorm on monday. the men say their confinement was cruel and unusual punishment. prison officials say they were in solitary for their own protection. >> did you take out a home equity loan during the housing boom? millions of you did. now, the bill is coming due. so, what did that eequate to for people? >> reporter: the "new york times" reports these loans are actually becoming the next flair up in the whole mortgage crisis. home equity loans let |
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Morning Express >>> okay, stop, look down at your stomach. see anything? well, if you've got a spare tire there around your waist you could be putting yourself at higher risk of dementia. a new study shows having a big belly in your 40s means you're more likely to get ailments like alzheimer's disease when you get older. the findings hold true even if you aren't overweight. belly fat is already linked to higher rates of diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. >>> now to two black panthers who are out of solitary can finement. herman walsh and albert woodfox have been in solitary at louisiana prison since 1972. they were convicted of killing prison guard. they were transferred to a maximum security dorm an monday and the men say their confinement was cruel and unusual punishment. prison officials say they were in solitary for their own protection in that. >>> a u.s. citizen who was born in iraq has been indicted on charges that he spied for zaum. now, the justice department believes here, he arranged for this trip back in 2002 when three u.s. congressmen went to iraq. prosecutors say it was secretly paid for by saddam's spy agency. but they say, as well, there is no indication the lawmakers had any idea who was footing that bill. and we are also getting an exclusive look into how saddam hussein spent his final days alive. yesterday cnn was given a rare tour of the former dictator's small prison cell in baghdad. and we got details of how he spent his last moments before his 2006 execution. >> he got up, he was informed in fact today would be the day he would be going to the execution. |
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Morning Express xcessive force against carol gotbaum. but police insist officers acted properly and that the death was an accident. >> the actions of the phoenix police officers involved in this incident were professional. they were courageous, they were within policy and the city of phoenix will emphatically defend those officers involved in the accident. >>> police arrested gotbaum last september. they say she missed her connecting flight, and flew into a rage. she was headed to an alcohol treatment center at the time. an autopsy concluded she accidentally strangled herself with her shackles. >>> two former black panthers are out of solitary confinement, after more than three decades there. herman wallace and albert woodfox had been in solitary at a louisiana prison since 1972. can you believe that? they were convicted of killing a prison guard. they were transferred to a maximum security dorm on monday. the men say their confinement was cruel and unusual punishment. prison officials say they were in solitary for their own protection. >>> while you were sleeping oil prices shot higher in overnight trading, and that could mean some trouble at the gas pump. what is new, right, jennifer? >> i think these numbers, they're a little bit scary in some ways for drivers. the oil prices overnight got at one point to more than $107 a barrel. that's going to be a force that pushes our gas prices higher, and a major consumer group is predicting we can all expect to pay 75 cents more a gallon by memorial day. so gas prices now at $3.26. that would take us up to $400 a gallon as the national average, not just in places like somewhere on the west coast where sometimes people tend to be paying a lot more. that would be a further strain on the economy that it's just managing to stay in the plus zone for now. robin? >> jennifer, thanks. >>> the presidential nominating process could be scrapped, if one florida senator gets his |
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Fox News Louisiana
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Est. Publicity Value: $25 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $100 three decades in solitary confinement has ended for two members of the so-called angola three. angola prison officials say herman wallace and albert woodfox were moved to a "maximum security dormitory" on monday. the two former black panthers had been in solitary since 1972, after their convictions in the death of a guard. wallace and woodfox made news last week after u.s. representative john conyers visited them along with barry scheck from the innocence project.. louisiana prison officials said the men's transfers were unrelated to the visit.. the men's attorney says the men were wrongly accused of the murder and he will continue to push for their freedom. can you imagine filling up your gas tank for a dollar a gallon??? for louisiana farmers, that'll soon be reality. david d'aquin explores how researchers are making diesel much cheaper. across the nation - everyone is feeling pain at the pump. diesel prices have soared to nearly four- dollars a gallon. we decided that we could do something by taking the spent oil from a number of cafeterias here on lsu's main campus, and utilize it in a good recyclable product called bio-diesel. that's right ... |
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11 News Daybreak
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Est. Publicity Value: $867 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $1,734 at a hospital. he and a fellow firefighter were reportedly trying to get into a utility ... when an explosion ripped through the stucco walls of an adjacent building. the cause of under investigation. they haven't been out of solitary confinement since the 1970's ... but now two former black panthers have been transferred to communal life. louisiana corrections officials say herman wallace and albert woodfox had been in solitary confinement since 1972... after being convicted in the death of a gaurd. the men say the punishment was cruel and unusual... and both are appealing their convictions. have you have ever been in a get a pay day loan? a bill heading to the senate will limit the interest and fees those businesses can charge you. lawmakers are these payday loan businesses taking money from coloradans... who are struggling to make ends meat. however, opponents think this bill will lenders out of business.(sot: craig carnick / cfp)"the legislation going through denver is designed to eliminate these abuses of these outrageous interest rates compounded by outrageous collection procedures really taking advantage of people who don't understand what's happening." this is the |
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Morning Express accidentally strangled herself with her shackles. >>> two former black panthers are out of solitary confinement after more than three decades there. herman wallace and albert woodfox had been in solitary at a louisiana prison since 1972. can you just imagine that? they were convicted of killing a prison guard. they were transferred to a maximum security dorm on monday. the men say their confinement was cruel and unusual punishment. prison officials say they were in solitary for their own protection. >>> what a noisy, wet, soggy, warm type of weather morning. hi, bob. we're talking about for our friends in ohio, right? >>> the ohio valley getting drenched with heavy downpours. a surface front right now from the mason-dixon line, stretches all the way down to the mid-mississippi valley, generating decent downpours now. look at the yellows and the oranges, indication of heavy rain moving out of ohio in towards west virginia. here's cincinnati. you have rain showers in the forecast of |
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The Morning Show
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Est. Publicity Value: $3,043 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $12,172 >>> three us lawmakers apparently traveled to iraq on saddam hussein's dime according to us prosecutors saddam's intelligence agency secretly paid for their travel during the time leading up to the us led invasion of iraq there is no evidence that shows the politicians knew who was paying for the trip the man who was in charge of the trip has been charged with spying two former black panthers are out of solitary confinement for the first time in 36 years herman wallace and albert woodfox were transferred into quarters with other inmates earlier this week the men say their solitary confinement which began in 1972 at the louisiana prison amounts to cruel and unusual punishment the two were placed there after their convictions in the death of a guard to top it all off just this week house judiciary committee chairman john conyers recently visited the men in prison to tell them he has evidence proving they were wrongly convicted and space shuttle endeavour returned to earth in a very r e night time landing it touched ground at the kennedy space center at 8 39 last night the crew was supposed to land earlier but at the last minute clouds moved in hampering the shuttle's landing but with just one swing around the planet and the sky cleared enough to satisfy flight controllers this is the 22nd space shuttle to land in the darkness in about an hour a man facing charges in a crash that killed a retired detective will be arraigned 61 year old bob arnold died last month in the wreck off roosevelt boulevard he worked with the jacksonville sheriff's office for 16 years until 19 91 troopers say two cars were speeding |
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Fox News Louisiana
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Est. Publicity Value: $10 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $60 coming up on fox news louisiana a.m. a rare human fossil changes how we think of ancestors. and a last-second shot gives the hornets another win. fox news louisiana a.m. happens now. welcome to fox news louisiana a.m. ...today is thursday, march 27th. i'm lauren unger. and i'm rachel slavik... jesse what do we have in store for the weather today? three decades in solitary confinement has ended for two members of the so-called angola three. angola prison officials say herman wallace and albert woodfox were moved to a "maximum security dormitory" on monday. the two former black panthers had been in solitary since 1972, after their convictions in the death of a guard. wallace and woodfox made news last week after u.s. representative john conyers visited them along with barry scheck from the innocence project.. louisiana prison officials said the men's transfers were unrelated to the visit.. the men's attorney says the men were wrongly accused of the murder and he will continue to push for their freedom. can you imagine filling up your gas tank for a dollar a gallon??? for louisiana farmers, that'll soon be reality. david d'aquin explores how researchers are making diesel much cheaper. across the nation - everyone is feeling pain at the pump. diesel prices have soared to nearly four- dollars a gallon. we decided that we could do something by taking the spent oil from a number of cafeterias here on lsu's main campus, and utilize it in a good recyclable product called bio-diesel. that's right ... researchers are taking this dirty, used cooking oil .. that would normally be thrown away .... and turning it into clean-burning bio diesel. it's more biodegradable than sugar and it's less toxic than table salt - so it's a win win. it's a good product. |
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Morning Express >>> two former black panthers are out of solitary confinement after more than three decades in solitary confinement. herbert wallace and albert woodfox have been in solitary since 1972, convicted of killing a prison guard. they were transferred to a maximum security dorm on monday. they say their confinement was cruel and unusual punishment. prison officials say they were in solitary for their own protection. >>> talk about a stupid move, a carjacking happened in front of a jail and as margie gonzalez reports, the suspect leaving the jail didn't know how to drive the car and police weren't the ones who stopped him. >> reporter: he walked from the palm beach county jail and into the parking lot, a free man after spending the night locked up on a |
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Eyewitness News Everywhere
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Est. Publicity Value: $1,196 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $4,784 firefighters want to know what caused an explosion at the airport there that killed a fellow firefighter. the firefighter was investigating smoke coming from a manhole when it exploded. he died at the hospital. you can see the damage the explosion caused to near-by buildings in these helicopter pictures. a second firefighter and another person were also hurt. they are expected to be okay. after three decades in solitary confinement... two former "black panthers" are now part of the general population at a louisiana prison. in case you didn't know... the "black panthers" was a controversial african american organization in the sixties and seventies that promoted civil rights... sometimes violently. anyway... two members... herman wallace and albert woodfox had been in solitary confinement since 1972 for killing a prison guard. both men call their time alone cruel and unusual punishment. they are appealing. winter refuses to leave the northwest part of the country. new snow fell on mount hood, oregon yesterday. skiers didn't seem to mind. you can see them having fun. the cold weather is expected to continue through the rest of the week. more snow is expected friday when a pacific ocean storm makes landfall. this is the time of year some of you get the baking bug... and there are some new products on the market -- that |
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NBC33 News Morning Edition
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Est. Publicity Value: $34 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $136 today's top headlines. after 30 years, two members of the angola three are no longer in solitary confinement. herman wallace and albert woodfox were moved to a "maximum security dormitory" on monday. last week the two had some high profile visitors, but prison officials say the move had nothing to do with that visit. anthony bell will still be able to defend himself in his murder trial set to begin next week. his former attorney had asked a judge to reconsider that decision. he made the ruling yesterday. jury selection begins on monday. louisiana farmers can begin taking advantage of 1 dollar gasoline..that's right i said one dollar. researchers at the l-s-u ag center are converting cooking oil into bio-diesel. it ends up costing about a dollar a gallon .. as opposed to four-dollars a gallon at the pump. the ag center will start training farmers how to make their own fuel this summer... here's a look at what's coming up tonight on nbc33. at 7:00 tune in for deal or no deal. then at 8:00 it's celebrity apprentice. plus all your news weather and sports headlines at ten right here on nbc33. |
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9 News This Morning
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Est. Publicity Value: $1,678 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $3,356 attorneys argued that there was no way he could get a fair trial in the new orleans area. it's not clear if the trial itself will move, or if court officials will bring in a jury from outside the area. the 70- year-old marinello is charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of his wife. it's been 36 years of solitary confinement for two of the three men known as "the angola three." this morning those two are now in a dormitory with other inmates at angola. herman wallace and albert woodfox were convicted of killing a prison guard.. but claim they did not do it. they have sued the state, claiming cruel and unusual punishment because they had been kept in solitary confinement since the early 70's. their case is still pending in federal court. the third of the so called "angola three".. robert king.. was released in 2001 after spending 29 years in solitary confinement. coming up in this half hour of nine news this morning... at 6-09... diane has a look at your forecast... then at 6:15 .... looking for a new couch, how bet a new recliner. well stick around ... we'll tell you about the greater baton rouge furniture dealers association spring sale |
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News 12 This Morning
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Est. Publicity Value: $1,002 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $2,004 at the boardwalk patrons must carry a photo i d if questioned and you don't have proper identification you will be asked to leave turning to news from beyond the ark la tex after 36 years in solitary confinement two of the men known as the angola three have been moved into a dormitory with other inmates at angola herman wallace and albert woodfox were convicted of killing a prison guard but say they didn't do it they have sued the state claiming cruel and unusual punishment after being kept in solitary confinement since the early 70's their case is still pending in federal court the third of the so called angola three robert king was released in 2001 after spending 29 years in solitary confinement the search for stacy peterson is resuming this weekend the wife of a former suburban chicago police sergeant has not been seen since leaving her home in late october her husband drew says stacy ran off with another man but police doubt that and consider drew to be a suspect in her disappearance stacy's sister says her family has a new sense of determination a committee has been formed to coordinate the new effort and volunteers have received special |
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Est. Publicity Value: $995 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $3,980 we begin this hour of tune in with a murder investigation in north baton rouge. one teenager is dead, two in critical condition and another recovering after they were shot last night on "conrad" at "jean" street. police say the motive could have been robbery. so far investigators haven't made any arrests in the case. toxicology tests show, that robert newman was on three drugs, when he got into a deadly crash on the interstate, earlier this month. results show that two depressants, similar to valium, were in his system... as well as cocaine. newman faces 14-charges, including "vehicular homicide". his car crossed "eye-ten" near laplace, and hit on-coming traffic. eight-year-old grace gary was killed and ten-other people injured. the two remaing members of the "angola three" are out of solitary confinement for the first time in almost 40 years. herman wallace and albert woodfox killed a guard during a riot in 19-72. both are appealing their convictions. last week us congressman john conyers of michigan visited angola to see if the two were being treated unfairly. a baton rouge metro councilman remains tight lipped this morning over gropping allegations against him. news two has made several attempts to get byron sharper's side of the story... but no success. last night we followed sharper to his office after the metro council meeting .. where he shut the door. when he did come out he still didn't comment. according to the police report, sharper groped an 18 year old girl after giving her a ride home. it's the second time he faced this same allegation. sharper was cited for simple-battery. accused mass-killer anthony bell àwillà represent himself in his upcoming trial in baton rouge. bell's former lawyers argued "there's no way a person with an i-q of less than 55 should represent themselves in a death penalty case". but.. prosecutors argued bell was found competant to stand trail. he's accused of killing his wife and four in-laws two- |
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NBC33 News Morning Edition
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Est. Publicity Value: $34 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $204 confinement has ended for two members of the so called angola three. angola prison officials say herman wallace and albert woodfox were moved to a "maximum security dormitory" on monday. the two former black panthers had been in solitary since 19- 72, after their convictions in the death of a guard. wallace and woodfox made news last week because they had some high profile visitors... louisiana prison officials said the men's transfers were unrelated to the visit.. the men's attorney says he will continue to push for their freedom. anthony bells murder trial will move ahead as scheduled. he's accused of killing 5 in laws including his wife in 2006. judge todd hernandez ruled yesterday that bell will still represent himself. this after his former attorney tried to get the judge to rethink that decision...saying a person with an i-q of 50 should not be able to represent himself.. judge hernandez said..bell is very capable. bell also made several requests including a change of venue and to hire his own investigators to review evidence. jury selection begins monday. first drunk driving...now possibly cocaine. police say the man charged with killing an 8 year old in a car crash had cocaine in his blood stream. the final toxicology report is |
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Morning Express this, the suspect told police he just didn't feel like walking. >> a woman who says that her son's father kidnapped him was reunited with them yesterday. tiffany rubin says her ex-husband abducted their son, kobe, last year and took him to south korea. the fbi helped her track kobe to a school in seoul. >> we got him out of school and the embassy helped us so much. they walked us on to the plane. >> it's not clear if her ex-husband will face charges or be brought back to the united states. >>> two former black panthers have been moved out of solitary confinement after three decades. herman wallace and albert woodfox were moved into a solitaire confinement when convicted of killing a prison guard. they were transferred to a cell monday. |
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Eyewitness News Sunrise at 6:00
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Est. Publicity Value: $7,552 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $30,208 they've been in a prison's solitary confinement since the 1970's. new on sunrise - two former black panthers are now with the regular prison population this morning. louisiana prison officials transferred herman wallace and albert woodfox into a maximum security dormitory. they had spend 36 years in solitary confinement after the death of a guard. both men are appealing their convictions - and say three decades in solitary was cruel and unusual punishment. a firefighter was killed and two other people injured after an explosion in los angeles wednesday. firefighters were investigating reports of smoke coming from manholes near los angeles international airport when the explosion occurred. the ten-year veteran of the department was taken to the hospital, where he died. fire officials say it does not appear the firefighter was hit by a cover. the cause of the explosion is under investigation. scientists are investigating after a chunk of antarctic ice collapsed. the chunk - which is about seven times the size of manhattan - puts an ice shelf the size of connecticut at risk of breaking away from the continent. british antarctic survey video shot earlier this month shows huge chunks of ice splitting off from the |
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CBS 47 News at 6am
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Est. Publicity Value: $925 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $1,850 traffic on a major highway for about 30 minutes eleven students were arrested two former black panthers behind bars in louisiana are out of solitary confinement this morning for the first time in 36 years herman wallace and albert woodfox have been in solitary since 19 72 after their convictions in the death of a guard the men are suing the state claiming it amounts to cruel and unusual punishment louisiana inmates in isolation spend 23 hours each day in a cell the other hour is spent taking a shower and exercising alone it's been more than 5 months since she disappeared from her illinois home but police still have no new leads to help find stacy peterson after taking a break this weekend her family and police plan to resume the search for her her husband drew says she ran off with another man but police doubt that and consider him a suspect endeavour's astronauts are waking up on earth this morning the shuttle and it's crew returned home at the kennedy |
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2une In
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Est. Publicity Value: $1,008 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $2,016 after bell complained he wasn't getting the help he wanted from his lawyers. the judge did denied his request to move the trial. jury selection starts next week. the two remaing members of the "angola three" are out of solitary confinement for the first time in 36-years. herman wallace and albert woodfox killed a guard du a riot in 19-72. both are appealing their convictions. last week us congressman john conyers of michigan visited angola to see if the two were being treated unfairly. a man in livingston parish has been arrested accused of rape. deputies say david blount-- of denham springs-- had sex with a 13-year-old. he's charged with aggravated rape-- but the incident is still under inigation, and more charges could be added. still to come on this thursday... a good samaritan comes to the rescue of the baker police department's k-9 corps. we'll explain coming up. plus...dorseymania..as pro |
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9 News This Morning
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Est. Publicity Value: $1,833 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $7,332 someone who was under all kinds of mind altering drugs. your heard him right, he says franklin was heavily medicated when detectives questioned him in december of 2003. while the prosecution tries to portray collins as a murderer by digging into his past, his attorney says he's pretty confident about the direction in which things are headed. family members of the teenager killed tells nine news that there's a street code some people live by. they believe franklin may have changed his story to save his own life. trial is set to resume this morning at 9:30. still more courtroom news. it looks like vince marinello, the former new orleans broadcaster, is getting his change of venue request this morning. marinello's attorneys argued that there was no way he could get a fair trial in the new orleans area. it's not clear if the trial itself will move, or if court officials will bring in a jury from outside the area. the 70- year-old marinello is charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of his wife. it's been 36 years of solitary confinement for two of the three men known as "the angola three." this morning those two are now in a dormitory with other inmates at angola. herman wallace and albert woodfox were convicted of killing a prison guard.. but claim they did not do it. they have sued the state, claiming cruel and unusual punishment because they had been kept in solitary confinement since the early 70's. their case is still pending in federal court. the third of the so called "angola three".. robert king.. was released in 2001 after spending 29 years in solitary confinement. coming up in this half hour of nine news this morning... at 5-09... diane has a look at your forecast... the first baby born in ohio in 2008 is making headlines again ... this time his funeral is on the front page. we'll tell you why police arrested the newborn's dad coming up in our nine news network. and at 5-23... in headline sports |
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News 12 This Morning: Early Edition
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Est. Publicity Value: $1,052 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $2,104 rights of then inmate shawn wright wright was handcuffed during an interrogation and was thrown to the ground jumped on and kneed in the back after 36 years in solitary confinement two of the men known as the angola three have been moved into a dormitory with other inmates at angola herman wallace and albert woodfox were convicted of killing a prison guard but say they didn't do it they have sued the state claiming cruel and unusual punishment after being kept in solitary confinement since the early 70's their case is still pending in federal court the third of the so called angola three robert king was released in 2001 after spending 29 years in solitary confinement in your news from beyond the ark la tex this morning the search for stacy peterson is resuming this weekend the wife of a former suburban chicago police sergeant has not been seen since leaving her home in late october her husband drew says stacy ran off with another man but police doubt that and consider drew to be a suspect in her disappearance the first new baby born in ohio for 2008 is dead this morning and police say he died at the |
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WBTV News at 5:30am
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Est. Publicity Value: $6,604 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $13,208 at. the report says anna nicole smith's personal information was looked at 20 times since january of 2007. hillary clinton, barack obama and john mccain were also victims of the snooping. >>> they have been in solitary confinement since the 70s. two former black panthers are back with other inmates. her man wallace and albert woodfox were put in solitary confinement in 1972 after being convicted in the death of a guard. both are appealing their convictions. john conyers visited the men recently and learned of evidence proving they were wrongly convicted. >>> it looks like a typical teen playing the drums, this 18 year-old is running for mayor in appleton, wisconsin. jon gabrielson is running against the incumbent, says the mayor is doing a good job it's time for a change. he's a senior in high school, accepted to university of wisconsin at milwaukee. if he wins, he'll postpone college. >>> more than 100 students |
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WBRZ News 2 Louisiana at 10
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Est. Publicity Value: $65 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $130 shut-down while the barges were rounded up. àso far ... attempts to refloat the ship failed. àand.. the two remaing members of the "angola three" are out of solitary confinement for the first time in 36-years. àherman wallace and albert woodfox killed a guard during a riot in 19-72. àboth are appealing their convictions. after a weather delay ... space shuttle endeavour, is back on earth tonight. it came in, for a rare "night" landing, just before eight o'clock. commander dominic gorie ... a louisiana native ... had to take the shuttle on an extra lap around the planet, when clouds moved in, just before the earlier scheduled landing. when nasa gave gorie the green light ... he guided endeavour to a picture perfect, landing. the night for us, will be cool.. with humidity, rising. pat shingleton talks about a warm-up in your 24-hour tru-view forecast. |
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NewsChannel 6 at 10
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Est. Publicity Value: $598 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $1,196 no one was seriously injured in the jefferson parish attacks. as for new orleans, the nopd mental health swat unit says they are about to start training a small number of officers to better handle mental health cases. deputies say, the jefferson parish inmates that need to go to inpatient facilities, are currently on a list to be transferred. now to five stories all new at ten ... after more than 30 years in solitary confinement.... tonight, two angola inmates, convicted of killing a prison guard are back with other prisoners. herman wallace and albert woodfox are part of the group called the "angola three." the former black panthers have been in solitary confinement since 1972. their case has gained international attention because legal analysts argue the sentence qualifies as cruel and unusual punishment. the president's former point-man for the gulf coast recovery says: enough with the !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! planning; it's time to act. donald powell .. who recently resigned .. is pushing local leaders to use federal dollars |
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WBRZ News 2 Louisiana at 10
Est. Households/Views: 32,644
Est. Publicity Value: $1,570 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $3,140 <"i'm sure that's a good idea right now because surprises come fast and hard, especially with water in this part of the country."> the currents are stronger, when the river is high. so.. the coast guard is activating a 24-hour traffic-control center monday. in morganza..governor jindal checked on the levee by helicopter. he called out the national guard to help farmers fill more than four- thousand sandbags .. each weighing as much as a pick-up. jindal says he's pleased with the effort. in other news around louisiana tonight... ànear laplace ... a grounded ship knocked loose 60-barges on the river. àboat traffic was shut-down while the barges were rounded up. àso far ... attempts to refloat the ship failed. àand.. the two remaing members of the "angola three" are out of solitary confinement for the first time in 36-years. àherman wallace and albert woodfox killed a guard during a riot in 19-72. àboth are appealing their convictions. after a weather delay ... |
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NewsChannel 6 at 10
Est. Households/Views: 39,394
Est. Publicity Value: $4,055 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $16,220 overcrowing issues in jails and the mental health cris is adding to the overcrowing issues in jails and experts say more has to be done. now that someone's hurt, which burns me up because this should have been addressed before now, but now they're gonna say , lets train officers because jails seeing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more mentally ill patients.. no one was seriously injured in the jefferson parish attacks. as for new orleans, the nopd mental health swat unit says they are about to start training a small number of officers to better handle mental health cases. deputies say, the jefferson parish inmates that need to go to inpatient facilities, are currently on a list to be transferred. now to five stories all new at ten ... after more than 30 years in solitary confinement.... tonight, two angola inmates, convicted of killing a prison guard are back with other prisoners. herman wallace and albert woodfox are part of the group called the "angola three." the former black panthers have been in solitary confinement since 1972. their case has gained international attention because legal analysts argue the sentence qualifies as cruel and unusual punishment. the president's former point-man for the gulf coast recovery says: enough with the planning; it's time to act. donald powell .. who recently resigned .. is pushing local leaders to use federal dollars to move forward. he says the federal government has done what it can for the area and it's time for local leaders to take control. powell resigned earlier this month from his position as gulf coast recovery czar. he's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now on a farewell media tour. the louisiana supreme court says its judges will play by the same rules as state lawmakers. judges will now be forced to disclose their sources of income. the new rule is similar to legislation passed for elected officials last month at the special legislative session on ethics reform. the |
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KSLA News at 10PM
Est. Households/Views: 55,083
Est. Publicity Value: $1,804 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $7,216 the back police in henderson texas say two women were tied up with duct tape and robbed at gun point it happened this week at the gold star finance store police say the suspect and another man armed with hand guns walked into the store took cash and credit cards then tied up the employees with duct tape they took them to the back and made them lay down on the floor and of course they were scared and the guys fled almost as quickly they spent a little bit of time going through drawers looking for money and through their purses neither woman was hurt a few hours later police say one suspect was caught on surveillance video in nacogdoches using one of the victim's credit cards 23 year old jamaal kennedy of nacogdoches is charged with three counts of aggravated robbery police say he's a student at stephen f austin state university and his accomplice is also a student there police are still on the look out for him after 36 years in solitary confinement two of the men known as the angola three have been moved into a dormitory with other inmates at angola herman wallace and albert woodfox were convicted of killing a prison guard but say they didn't do it they have sued the state claiming cruel and unusual punishment after being kept in solitary confinement since the early 70's their case is still pending in federal court the third of the so called angola three robert king was released in 2001 after spending 29 years in solitary confinement first forecast eastern front that monster storm system brings blizzard conditions to parts of the northeast i need to leave new england i don't know why i stay 00 00 08 teenagers who get behind the wheel in the texarkana area will be getting a closer look from police officers law enforcement agencies are conducting an underage driving crackdown this weekend with week long advisories on the radio and television their message zero tolerance for anyone under 21 who decides to drink and drive police say if you are driving and your blood alcohol level is over the limit you will be arrested police say if you are driving and your blood alcohol level is over the limit you will be arrested some changes from the louisiana boardwalk a new parental escort policy is being implemented starting this sunday any child under 17 can not stay |
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NBC 33 TV News at 10
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Est. Publicity Value: $322 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $644 jurrors will be selected for the trial early monday morning . stone two men have been arrested in the case of the 80 year old stabbed to death earlier this year. willie diggs junior was stabbed repeatedly during a possible home invasion robbery attempt on february 25th. he lived alone in a home in modeste. 39 year old arthur butch gaines and 35 year old henry knockum have been arrested for the crime. investigators say evidence at the crime scene led them to the men. the two inmates at angola prison -- known as members of the angola three -- have been moved out of solitary confinement. prison officials say herman wallace and albert woodfox were moved to a "maximum security dormitory" on monday. the two former black panthers had been in solitary since 1972, after their convictions in the death of a guard. wallace and woodfox were in the news last week because u.s. representative john conyers, visited them along with barry scheck from the innocence project.. louisiana prison officials said |
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WAFB 9 News 5PM
Est. Households/Views: 90,120
Est. Publicity Value: $2,526 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $5,052 could have had some effect on the scheduled opening of bell's trial monday morning. the motion would have re-opened the entire matter of whether anthony bell is competent to represent himself. judge todd hermandez answered that question by dismissing the motion and stating that he is determined bell is not retarded .. that in fact he is acting for himself with competence and intelligence. the judge declared bell's trial will begin monday morning. after 36 years in solitary confinement, two of the men known as "the angola three" have been moved into a dormitory with other inmates at angola. herman wallace and albert woodfox were convicted of killing a prison guard.. but claim they did not do it. they have sued the state, claiming cruel and unusual punishment because they had been kept in solitary confinement since the early 70's. their case is still pending in federal court. the third of the so called "angola three".. robert king.. was released in 2001 after spending 29 years in solitary confinement. a denham springs man has |
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2une In
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Est. Publicity Value: $977 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $3,908 north of little rock. nearly 200 people had to be evacuated from the area because of an ammonia cloud released by the blast. there's no word on injuries this morning. a dozen firefighters have been injured while battling a blaze at a factory in anaheim, california. three chemical storage tanks ruptured during the fire and dozens of nearby businesses were evacuated the fire department says the injuries range from mild to moderate -- respiratory irritation and chemical burns. no word on what caused the fire. today workers will start cleaning out the "imperial sugar" refinery, in gramercy. one section, shut down last week after federal inspectors, found high levels of combustible dust. "imperial sugar" was scrutinized , after its plant in georgia exploded...because of the dust...killing 13-people. the gramercy refinery is still in operation...expect for the closed section. the congressman from michigan that visited the state pen last week says two- prisoners were wrongly convicted of killing a guard. congressman john conyers called for a swift resolution. he says he's aware of evidence proving their innocence. herman wallace and albert woodfox killed a prison guard in 19-72. they're appealing the conviction... but have been in solitary confinement for over 30-years. congressman william jefferson of louisiana can move forward with his appeal to throw out his bribery charges. his trial judge finally ruled on which grand jury documents can be used. the appeals court was waiting on that before deciding if 14 of jefferson's 16-charges should be thrown out. jefferson contends they should..because of congressional protection in the constitution. his trial was supposed to start last month... and could drag on through his possible re- election bid this fall. coming up when 2une in continues....the untied way's day of caring...how you can make a difference in your community,..that's next. stay with us on this monday morning. |
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Fox 8 News at 9
Est. Households/Views: 48,799
Est. Publicity Value: $4,571 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $9,142 billion dollar surplus to taxpayers... but the current constitution lists 5 ways surplus money can be used -- and a rebate is not among them. a top lawmaker in washington wants governor jindal to pardon 3 former black panthers. the " angola 3" -- herman "hooks" wallace and albert woodfox... who you see here... along with robert king were convicted of killing a prison guard. but the chairman of the house judiciary committee says... recent evidence shows ... the men were wrongly convicted. king's conviction was thrown out in 2001... but woodfox and wallace remain in isolation at angola. they're appealing their convictions... and claiming they're the victims of cruel and unusual punishment ... for being in isolation -- with only an hour outside their cells daily- since 1972. prison officials explain... the men would be in danger in the general population. governor jindal will await a recommendatio n from the pardon board .. before taking any action. |
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WBRZ News 2 Louisiana at 10
Est. Households/Views: 394
Est. Publicity Value: $27 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $54 the last time the corps had to open the "bonnet carre spillway" to relieve pressure on the levees was eleven years ago. claire hatty... wbrz...balanced news. thanks, claire. here's a look at the national picture, the "corps" has to watch. right now..there's flooding in arkansas.. ohio..and missouri, where the coast guard has rescued 52-people. and there's heavy snow in minnesota.. wisconsin .. and illinois.. and the spring thaw, has not come yet. all these , factor into the corps' decision, to open the spillways. the congressman from michigan that visited the state pen yesterday says two- prisoners were wrongly convicted of killing a guard. congressman john conyers called for a swift resolution. he says he's aware of evidence proving their innocence. herman wallace and albert woodfox killed a prison guard in 19-72. they're appealing the conviction... but have been in solitary confinement for more than 30-years. congressman william jeferson of louisiana can move forward with his appeal to throw out his bribery charges. his trial judge finally |
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WBRZ News 2 Louisiana at 10
Est. Households/Views: 28,643
Est. Publicity Value: $1,390 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $2,780 ago. claire hatty... wbrz...balanced news. thanks, claire. here's a look at the national picture, the "corps" has to watch. right now..there's flooding in arkansas.. ohio..and missouri, where the coast guard has rescued 52-people. and there's heavy snow in minnesota.. wisconsin .. and illinois.. and the spring thaw, has not come yet. all these , factor into the corps' decision, to open the spillways. the congressman from michigan that visited the state pen yesterday says two- prisoners were wrongly convicted of killing a guard. congressman john conyers called for a swift resolution. he says he's aware of evidence proving their innocence. herman wallace and albert woodfox killed a prison guard in 19-72. they're appealing the conviction... but have been in solitary confinement for more than 30-years. congressman william jeferson of louisiana can move forward with his appeal to throw out his bribery charges. his trial judge finally ruled on which grand jury documents can be used. the appeals court was waiting on that before decided if 14 of jefferson's 16-charges should be thrown out. jefferson |
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WBRZ News 2 Louisiana at 6
Est. Households/Views: 38,451
Est. Publicity Value: $883 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $1,766 new at ten...the flood watch along the mississippi river. homes in missouri are flooding after heavy rains. and that water will soon be here as it drains to the mouth of the mississippi. also new at ten ...a congressman in a key position makes his push for two-prisoners after visiting angola yesterday. join us at ten. thanks for watching w-b-rz, where we are committed to reporting balanced and fair news in every newscast. if you have any feedback about tonight's news.. we'd love to hear from you. contact us at balanced news at w-b-r-z dot-com. the flood watch on the mississippi the flood |
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WBRZ News 2 Louisiana at Noon
Est. Households/Views: 15,997
Est. Publicity Value: $726 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $2,904 scheme" -- has landed one man in gonzales -- behind bars. deputies arrested gary glover. they say he took brass military plaques, off graves, at several cemeteries in ascension parish. the brass is worth money. deputies also charged victor ricca ...forrest fontenot... and philip smithey because they didn't keep proper records and a host of other charges. for a list of veterans whose plaques were stolen... log on to "two- the-advocate...dot-com... slash-links". a trial date has been set for a man accused of murdering his estranged wife at a fast food restaurant. "christopher harold pell" -- faces a charge of second-degree murder in the shooting and stabbing of "janah lynn pell." it happened last april. authorities say pell's gun jammed after he shot his wife once. then he followed her and stabbed her several times. the trial has been set for september. a u-s congressman wants to know if two prisoners, are being treated unfairly...like the prison claims. so yesterday... he toured the state pen. herman wallace... and albert wood-fox ... have been in solitary confinement for more than 30- years ... for killing a prison guard. the two-men are part of the " angola three." they claim the solitary confinement is cruel and unusual punishment. congressman john conyers of michigan -- seen in the middle there -- is the chairman of the "house judiciary committee." supporters say what's happened to the " angola three"... is another black eye for the state. <our reputation for corruption and our image is something that we have to deal with because we want to change the image of louisiana and we want to right our past wrongs.> congressman con-yers, declined two requests, for an interview. a lawsuit for the two-men is in federal court. the third man was released seven-years ago... when his conviction for killing another inmate was overturned. in tangipahoa parish... state police and deputies arrested a woman for leading them on a chase. it happened on "l-a 4-42" -- |
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Fox News Louisiana
Est. Households/Views: 527
Est. Publicity Value: $20 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $120 they've spent nearly 30 years in crime many say they didn't committ. we're talking about the angola three -- three inmates from the angola prison. one of the three has been released. our jon fairbanks finds he's helping to free the others. two members of the angola three are still behind bars and and the one that was freed robert wilkerson says there won't be justice until they are out of jail. robert wilkerson spent 29 years in solitary confinment in agnola. the closest thing i can come to describe my feeling is that the souls it cries. wilkerson is one of the men who makes up the angola three. three men many believe were wrongfully convicted crimes and placed in solitary confinement. wilkerson was of killing a fellow inmate ... two other men ... herman wallace and albert woodfox ...were found guilty of killing a correctional officer. wilkerson's conviction was overturned in 2001. represenative cedric l. richmond is one lawmaker working to get the other two men freed. he says the angola three were targeted because they were activists and tried to improve conditions in the prision. according to the website ... www- angola-three dot com ... authorities paid off an inmate to testify against wallace and woodfox and none of the bloody fingerprints found at the murder scene matched either of the men. wilkerson thinks about the other two members of the angola three everyday .. he says until their free ... the story isn't over. i see america as heaven for some but hell for others for herman and albert it has been hell for me it was hell. representative richmond said he'll call a special committee during the session to work on getting woodfox and wallace released reporting at the state capitol this is jon fairbanks back to you in the studio. it is one of the biggest days for the crawfish industry and you're probably hoping to score a few of the mudbugs for dinner. fox news lafayette's barrett berard explains how farmers and customers have prepared for good friday. |
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Fox News Louisiana
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Est. Publicity Value: $20 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $80 it looks like the amite firefighter accused of arson may have set more fires than authorities originally thought. 23-year-old lee widas remains behind bars.... we're told widas has confessed to starting six fires, investigators have linked him to eight more. all the fires were in the amite area, dating back to november of last year. widas faces 14 counts of arson. he's been suspended from the force. some high profile legal help is on the way for the angola three. one of the lawyers who defended oj simpson is looking into the case. they met on the capital step with robert wilkerson of the " angola three." wilkerson was released after being wrongly convicted of killing another inmate. they're hoping to free the other two members of the " angola three" who are still behind bars -- herman wallace and albert woodfox. the two were convicted of murdering a corrections officer. they've spent upwards of 30 years in solitary confinement. "have you ever heard of people being in solitary confinement for 30 years? no. do you think it's cruel and unusual punishment? i think it's right up there." wilkerson's conviction was overturned in 2001. now he's working to get the governor to pardon the other two men. a lawsuit is pending in federal court in baton rouge on behalf of the men. former agriculture commissioner bob odom may find himself in hot water once again. a state judge threw out the charges last year, but an appeals court could overturn that. the defense is arguing that the judge did the right thing since the prosecution refused to move ahead with the trial as ordered. no word on when the panel will come back with a ruling. still to come...your f-n-l a-m trip around the world... but first...your complete weather forecast. |
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Fox News Louisiana
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Est. Publicity Value: $9 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $54 they've spent nearly 30 years in crime many say they didn't committ. we're talking about the angola three -- three inmates from the angola prison. one of the three has been released. our jon fairbanks finds he's helping to free the others. two members of the angola three are still behind bars and and the one that was freed robert wilkerson says there won't be justice until they are out of jail. robert wilkerson spent 29 years in solitary confinment in agnola. the closest thing i can come to describe my feeling is that the souls it cries. wilkerson is one of the men who makes up the angola three. three men many believe were wrongfully convicted crimes and placed in solitary confinement. wilkerson was of killing a fellow inmate ... two other men ... herman wallace and albert woodfox ...were found guilty of killing a correctional officer. wilkerson's conviction was overturned in 2001. represenative cedric l. richmond is one lawmaker working to get the other two men freed. he says the angola three were targeted because they were activists and tried to improve conditions in the prision. according to the website ... www- angola-three dot com ... authorities paid off an inmate to testify against wallace and woodfox and none of the bloody fingerprints found at the murder scene matched either of the men. wilkerson thinks about the other two members of the angola three everyday .. he says until their free ... the story isn't over. i see america as heaven for some but hell for others for herman and albert it has been hell for me it was hell. representative richmond said he'll call a special committee during the session to work on getting woodfox and wallace released reporting at the state capitol this is jon fairbanks back to you in the studio. it is one of the biggest days for the crawfish industry and you're probably hoping to score a few of the mudbugs for dinner. fox news lafayette's barrett berard explains how farmers and customers have prepared for good friday. it's just starting to kick in full force. more and more dishes are being ordered. it goes in spurts. this time a year pretty much full force. it's business as usual for restaurants in acadiana. even with the tension between crawfish farmers and wholesalers, restaurants still have customers who want crawfish. it's been tough to get some. there's plenty of crawfish out their but their hassling over the price. which in turn hurts us at the end. not enough crawfish to go around is not something mike wants to hear. with tomorrow being good friday, the demand for crawfish is expected to be up. even if people don't eat out. a lot of people boil crawfish at their house. mike says problems with crawfish prices are nothing new. as owners we think we don't get a low enough price. it goes back and fourth. we need to find the happy |
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NBC33 News Morning Edition
Est. Households/Views: 1,479
Est. Publicity Value: $55 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $220 look at today's top stories today is good friday and for those of you who don't eat meat, it's safe to say that the lines at sea food restaurants may be a little long today. crawfish demand is high and if you want to buy some of those mudbugs...stores say to call ahead. another delay in the anthony bell murder trial. his former attorney filed a motion asking the judge to rethink the decision to let bell represent himself. margaret lagatutta says bell is mentally ill. the judge will look at the issue next week. and the angola three are getting some expert legal advice...even one of oj simpson's former lawyers is stepping in. herman wallace and albert woodfox have spent nearly 30 years in solitary confinement for killing a corrections officer. robert wilkerson, the other member of the angola 3, was released from prison. here's a look at what's coming up tonight on nbc33. at 7:00 tune in for amnesia. then at 8:00 it's dateline. plus all your news weather and sports headlines at ten. finally this morning. a whole new trend of models is hitting the runway...of the webbed foot nature. " " |
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NBC33 News Morning Edition
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Est. Publicity Value: $55 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $220 his house .. and more than ten-thousand dollars worth of software. he is charged with computer fraud, felony theft and illegal possession of stolen things. robertson resigned from the sheriff's office last month. some high profile legal help is on the way for the angola three. one of the lawyers who defended oj simpson is looking into the case. the men is also getting help from civil rights activist and congressman john conyers from michigan. he's part of a group that met with warden burl cain at angola state penetintiary. they also met with two members of the " angola three" who are still behind bars -- herman wallace and albert woodfox. wallace and woodfox were convicted of murdering a corrections officer. robert wilkerson was found guilty of killing another inmate. all spent nearly 30 years in solitary confinement. "have you ever heard of people being in solitary confinement for 30 years? no. do you think it's cruel and unusual punishment? i think it's right up there." wilkerson's conviction was overturned in 2001. now he's working to get the governor to overturned in 2001. now he's working to get the governor to pardon the other two men. a lawsuit is pending in federal court in baton rouge on behalf of the men. businesses waiting for go zone bonds will have to wait even longer. governor bobby jindal's administration is working on a proposal for choosing the projects that get the money. louisiana received 7.8 billion in tax free borrowing through the go- zone bond program to jumpstart growth in the hurricane effected parishes. the number of applications is well over the amount of money available. a state appeal court may bring back criminal charges against former agriculture commissioner bob odom. this after a state judge threw out the charges last year. the defense is arguing that the judge did the right thing since the prosecution refused to move ahead with the trial as ordered. there's no word on when the panel will come back with a ruling. here's a look at headlines around the state... a lafourche parish sheriff's deputy escaped death after a |
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2une In
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Est. Publicity Value: $1,140 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $2,280 anthony bell's trial àwillà be held in baton rouge. a judge denied bell's request to move it. his former lawyers also asked the judge to re-consider his decision to let bell represent himself. they are on stand-by to help bell trial is set for the end of the month. bell is accused of murdering his wife .. and her relatives in a church..two-years ago. a u-s congressman wants to know if two prisoners, are being treated unfairly...like the prison claims. herman wallace, and albert wood-fox have been in solitary confinement, for more than 30- years, for killing a prison guard. prison officials say they'd be endangered, in the general population. the two-men are part of the " angola three", and claim the solitary confinement, is cruel and unusual punishment. congressman john conyers of michigan...that's him in the middle...is the chairman of the "house judiciary committee". he declined an interview. a lawsuit for the two-men is in federal court. the third man was released when his conviction was overturned. |
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2une In
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the judge rules on accused murder anthony bell's latest request...and find out why his former lawyers are now on "stand-by".and...are two angola prisoners being denied basic human rights? . good morning and thanks for 2uning in on this ---day, i'm whitney vann and i'm john pastorek... |
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2une In
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Est. Publicity Value: $1,033 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $2,066 endangered, in the general population. the two-men are part of the " angola three", and claim the solitary confinement, is cruel and unusual punishment. congressman john conyers of michigan...that's him in the middle...is the chairman of the "house judiciary committee". supporters say what's happened to the " angola three", is another black eye for the state. <our reputation for corruption and our image is something that we have to deal with because we want to change the image of louisiana and we want to right our past wrongs.> congressman conyers, declined two requests, for an interview. a lawsuit for the two-men is in federal court. the third man was released seven-years ago when his conviction for killing another inmate was overturned. southern university added seven new police officers, to its force. they graduated yesterday, some of them were hired, specifically, to patrol the campus dorms. the police chief says it's need, because two new dorms just opened...and he wants everyone to feel safe. a moving company based in new orleans ... and |
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News 12 This Morning: Early Edition
Est. Households/Views: 28,692
Est. Publicity Value: $1,050 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $2,100 mechanism robert wilkerson was in solitary confinement at angola state penitentiary for almost 30 years for a crime he did not commit wilkerson was part of a group known as the angola three now he and his lawyers want to prove the innocence of the other two caroline moses reports on their efforts funding for the state prison eastern front that monster storm system brings blizzard conditions to parts of the northeast i need to leave new england i don't know why i stay 00 00 08 richmond is confident the other two members of the angola three will be released from solitary confinement within the next few weeks general motors and ford are trying to keep production in line with demand as the sales market weakens no verb your time is now and your temp is eastern front that monster storm system brings blizzard conditions to parts of the northeast i need to leave new england i don't know why i stay 00 00 08 the protests in tibet are making some olympic sponsers a little nervous alison harmelin has the detials in your friday morning money watch report eastern front that monster storm system brings blizzard conditions to parts of |
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WBRZ News 2 Louisiana at 10
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Est. Publicity Value: $43 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $172 to reconsider his decision to let bell represent himself. that should be decided next week. bell is accused of murdering his wife and four relatives in a shooting-spree at a church two-years ago. a u-s congressman toured the state pen today. he wants to know if two prisoners, are being treated unfairly ... like the prison claims. herman wallace, and albert wood-fox have been in solitary confinement, for more than 30-years, for killing a prison guard. prison officials say they'd be endangered, in the general population. the two-men are part of the " angola three", and claim the solitary confinement, is cruel and unusual punishment. congressman john conyers of michigan...that's him in the middle...is the chairman of the "house ju-diciary committee". supposay what's happened to the " angola three", is another black eye for the state. <our reputation for corruption and our image is something that we have to deal with because we want to change the image of louisiana and we want to right our past wrongs.> congressman conyers, declined two requests, for an interview today. a lawsuit for the two-men is in federal court. the third man was released seven-years ago when his conviction for killing another inmate was overturned. southern university added seven new officers, to the police force. they graduated today. some of them were hired, specifically, to patrol the campus dorms. the police chief says it's needed, because two new dorms just opened...and he wants everyone to feel safe. a man who played a crucial role in the success of l-s-u athletics is dead. à richard gill was a prominent member of baton rouge-based "shaw group". à he was an active alumnus of l-s-u and "university high school"... being inducted into both schools' halls of fame. à he was the president of tiger athletic foundation. and.. those who knew him say l-s-u won't be the same without him. <he was a very giving person and a great family man, he was a giving person not only to baton rouge and the community, but to lsu that was his love.> gill was 64-years old. the legislative auditor, and insurance department, resolved their dispute over |
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WBRZ News 2 Louisiana at 10
Est. Households/Views: 31,049
Est. Publicity Value: $1,496 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $5,984 baton rouge. anthony bell wanted in another city because of publicity. the judge said no. also.. bell's former lawyers want the judge to reconsider his decision to let bell represent himself. that should be decided next week. bell is accused of murdering his wife and four relatives in a shooting-spree at a church two-years ago. a u-s congressman toured the state pen today. he wants to know if two prisoners, are being treated unfairly ... like the prison claims. herman wallace, and albert wood-fox have been in solitary confinement, for more than 30-years, for killing a prison guard. prison officials say they'd be endangered, in the general population. the two-men are part of the " angola three", and claim the solitary confinement, is cruel and unusual punishment. congressman john conyers of michigan...that's him in the middle...is the chairman of the "house ju-diciary committee". supports say what's happened to the " angola three", is another black eye for the state. <our reputation for corruption and our image is something that we have to deal with because we want to change the image of louisiana and we want to right our past wrongs.> congressman conyers, declined two requests, for an interview today. a lawsuit for the two-men is in federal court. the third man was released seven-years ago when his conviction for killing another inmate was overturned. southern university added seven new officers, to the police force. they graduated today. some of them were hired, specifically, to patrol the campus dorms. the police chief says it's needed, because two new dorms just opened...and he wants everyone to feel safe. a man who played a crucial role in the success of l-s-u athletics is dead. à richard gill was a prominent member of baton rouge-based "shaw group". à he was an active alumnus of l-s-u and "university high school"... being inducted into both schools' halls of fame. à he was the president of tiger athletic foundation. and.. those who knew him say l-s-u won't be the same without him. <he was a very giving person and a great family man, he was a giving person not only to baton rouge and the community, |
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NBC 33 TV News at 10
Est. Households/Views: 6,335
Est. Publicity Value: $303 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $1,818 two angola inmates, in solitary confinement for 36 years. supporters say those inmates and another man, who's now free, were wrongfully convicted. the angola three are getting some help from a legal watchdog group. good evening. i'm stone grissom. i'm valentina wilson. barry scheck, who was part of o-j simpson's murder trial defense team, is looking into the angola cases. nbc-33 news caught up with him and some others who are in baton rouge, hoping to help. civil rights activist -- u-s congressman john conyers of michigan -- is one of a growing number of politicians coming to the aid of the angola three. in a news conference thursday morning, state representative cedric richmond said the three men were targeted because they were activists. and while conyers didn't want to talk on camera ... n-b-c 33 news has learned he's part of a group that met with warden burl cain at angola state penetintiary. they also met with two members of the " angola three" who are still behind bars -- herman wallace and albert woodfox. 00:05:46 "john mccain himself ... said solitary confinement is the worst punishment of all, the thing that really breaks your spirit." wallace and woodfox were convicted of murdering a corrections officer. robert wilkerson was found guilty of killing another inmate. all spent upwards of 30 years in solitary confinement. "have you ever heard of people being in solitary confinement for 30 years? no. do you think it's cruel and unusual punishment? i think it's right up there." wilkerson's conviction was overturned in 2001. now he's working to get the governor to pardon the other two men. " i see america as heaven for some but hell for others for herman and albert it has been hell for me. it was hell." with help from out of state, wilkerson hopes to see his friends walk free. 00:03:44 "we want to try to find out why they're being held in solitary confinement and make a plea for their release from prison because we believe they're innocent." a lawsuit is pending in federal court in baton rouge on behalf of the men. the baton rouge man accused of killing five family members and injuring his mother-in-law could soon lose the right to represent himself. anthony bell's former attorney, margaret lagattuta, has filed a motion asking the judge to rethink his decision allowing bell to serve as his own lawyer .. because she says bell is mentally incompetent. the motion will be considered next week. a former east baton rouge parish sheriff's employee is accused of stealing from his workplace. bond was set at 15-thousand dollars today for ivan robertson. detectives say they found computers along with other sheriff's department property at his house .. and more than ten-thousand dollars worth of software. he is charged with computer fraud, felony theft and illegal possession of stolen things. robertson resigned from the sheriff's office last month. toxicology results show the man who slammed into a mini-van on i-10 near laplace over the weekend, killing a little girl, was legally intoxicated. |
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Fox News Louisiana
Est. Households/Views: 4,025
Est. Publicity Value: $144 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $1,152 headed your way.... solitary confinement for 36 years.... what's next for two angola inmates.... also... accused of five murders--- anthony bell-- back in court... and... how many crawfish will be consumed on good friday... those stories... plus the rest of your news, weather and sports... fox news baton rouge happens-- right now... sot- hello again everybody... thanks for watching fox news baton rouge... i'm jeff beimfohr.... our top story tongiht--- a local lawmaker urging the state to pardon two members of the angola three... inmates in solitary confinement for 36 years... jon fairbanks spoke to the third--- who's already free... two members of the angola three are still behind bars and and the one that was freed robert wilkerson says there won't be justice until they are out of jail. robert wilkerson spent 29 years in solitary confinment in agnola. the closest thing i can come to describe my feeling is that the souls it cries. wilkerson is one of the men who makes up the angola three. three men many believe were wrongfully convicted crimes and placed in solitary confinement. wilkerson was of killing a fellow inmate ... two other men ... herman wallace and albert woodfox ...were found guilty of killing a correctional officer. wilkerson's conviction was overturned in 2001. represenative cedric l. richmond is one lawmaker working to get the other two men freed. he says the angola three were targeted because they were activists and tried to improve conditions in the prision. according to the website ... www- angola-three dot com ... authorities paid off an inmate to testify against wallace and woodfox and none of the bloody fingerprints found at the murder scene matched either of the men. wilkerson thinks about the other two members of the angola three everyday .. he says until their free ... the story isn't over. i see america as heaven for some but hell for others for herman and albert it has been hell for me it was hell. representative richmond said he'll call a special committee during the session to work on getting woodfox and wallace released reporting at the state capitol this is jon fairbanks back to you in the studio. more news in a minute.... first--- your forecast with nelson robinson... sot- a former east baton rouge sheriff's employee--- is |
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NBC 33 TV News at 6
Est. Households/Views: 7,646
Est. Publicity Value: $167 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $1,002 hello, and thanks for joing us. i'm valentina wilson. and i'm stone grissom. those men and another man ...who was released make up the angola three. nbc 33's jon fairbanks spoke to robert wilkerson ... and finds out how he's helping to get the others freed. two members of the angola three are still behind bars and and the one that was freed robert wilkerson says there won't be justice until they are out of jail. robert wilkerson spent 29 years in solitary confinment in agnola. the closest thing i can come to describe my feeling is that the souls it cries. wilkerson is one of the men who makes up the angola three. three men many believe were wrongfully convicted crimes and placed in solitary confinement. wilkerson was of killing a fellow inmate ... two other men ... herman wallace and albert woodfox ...were found guilty of killing a correctional officer. wilkerson's conviction was overturned in 2001. i know i was innocent i was convicted of a crime that i didn't commit. i had a life sentence life in louisiana you have life without the possibility of parole probation or suspension of sentence i knew i was going to die there if i didn't get out. represenative cedric l. richmond is one lawmaker working to get the other two men freed. he says the angola three were targeted because they were activists and tried to improve conditions in the prision. according to the website ... www- angola-three dot com ... authorities paid off an inmate to testify against wallace and woodfox and none of the bloody fingerprints found at the murder scene matched either of the men. we have these two men in angola that are innocent we want as a judiciary committee as a state legislature and as a citizen of louisiana that we want to make sure we don't allow this to continue. wilkerson thinks about the other two members of the angola three everyday .. he says until their free ... the story isn't over. i see america as heaven for some but hell for others for herman and albert it has been hell for me it was hell. representative richmond said he'll call a special committee during the session to work on getting woodfox and wallace released reporting at the state capitol this is jon fairbanks back to you in the studio. officials at angola still maintain to this day that both woodfox and wallace are a security risk at the prison. this has to be the first place i've lived where i had to switch the thermostat from heater to a-c in the same day. yes but the temp doesn't matter.. i want to know if my easter egg hunt will be rained out on sunday... nelson? one baton rouge family learned a |
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WBRZ News 2 Louisiana at 6
Est. Households/Views: 46,583
Est. Publicity Value: $1,022 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $6,132 senator john con-yers is investigating claims of wrongful convictions, of the so called " angola three". let's give you the facts first on this case. àherman wallace and albert woodfox have been in solitary confinement since 19-72. àthey murdered a prison guard during a prison riot. àthey're fighting for a federal trial ... claiming the decades in isolation is cruel and unusual punishment. the third member of the angola three is robert wilkerson he was held in isolation for 29-years for killing a fellow prisoner. his conviction was overturned and he was freed seven years ago. news-two's kristy davis has details on their fight for freedom. support to get the remaing members of the angola three out of prison is attracting attention from the nations capitol. it took nearly 30 years for robert wilkerson to stand here as a free man. now he wants the same for his friends, herman wallace and albert woodfox.<they have life sentences without the possibility of parole, the possibility of probation or suspension of sentence. if they die their bodies have to stay there> a growing number of lawyers and lawmakers have gotten behind the men known as the angola three.<we cannot ignore our past when it comes to incarceration innocent people.> advocates also insist that the over 30 years both men have spent in solitary confinement is cruel and unusual punishment.<the impact solitary had on me is hard to explain, but all i can say is the soul cries.> at a press conference on the capital steps state representative cedric richmond worried that keeping the men behind bars become another black eye for the state.< we don't want the national media on this we don't want to make this another jena six.> but the story has already caught the attention of the national judiciary committee ...chairman john conyers went to angola today to see first hand the condition woodfox and wallace are living under.<but the visit was exactly planned...still warden burl cane says he's not nervous about the visit.><there's about 100 inmates in that same situation><solitary confinement is not solitary confinement. it's having tv, it's having books to read, it's having routier, it's having some time in the sun.> still, conyers holds the purse string to millions in federal funds for the state. and advocates for the angola three hope he can apply the pressure for that could lead to a speedy release. representative richmond is also the chairman of the state judiciary committee. today he committed to holding hearings looking into the conviction of the angola three during the upcoming regular session of the legislature. kristy davis... wbrz...balanced news accused mass killer anthony bell's trial àwillà be held in baton rouge.. not someplace else. a judge denied bell's request to move it. his former lawyers also asked the judge to re-consider his decision to let bell represent himself. trial is set for the end of the month. the lawyers are on stand-by to help bell. bell is accused of murdering his wife .. and her relatives in a church..two-years ago. the driver who caused a deadly crash last weekend, was well over the legal limit for alcohol ...that according to police findings. robert newman admitted to drinking, after his car went across a median, on eye ten near |
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Fox 8 News at 5:30
Est. Households/Views: 62,366
Est. Publicity Value: $1,819 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $7,276 various projects far exceed the amount of money available. projects under way in limbo granted. working to figure out which projects get go zone money. >>> the case of the angola 3 is getting the attention of some on capitol hill and baton rouge. former inmate robert king claim they are victims of cruel and unusual punishment. remain in isolation at angola allowed out of their cells for only an hour a day. king's conviction was thrown out so he's a free man. john conyers who chairs the house committee plan to meet with the inmates at the prison. >> it's more than barbaric. as i said there's no country in the world that would call somebody in solitary confinement. it is retribution, it is so silence them. it is absurd. >> we don't need to be the scene of another movement. do the right thing, do it early before it's an embarrassment for the state. >> officials maintain the min would be endangered if returned to the general population. >>> people got a scare this morning. we'll show you what came crashing through the walls of a local restaurant. >>> and a family of eight loses everything they own to a fire. |
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WAFB 9 News 6PM
Est. Households/Views: 83,213
Est. Publicity Value: $2,355 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $14,130 george.. thank you jim. robert wilkerson was in solitary confinement at angola state penitentiary for almost thirty years-- for a crime he did not commit. wilkerson was part of a group known as the " angola three". now he and his lawyers want to prove the innocence of the other two. as wafb's caroline moses reports their efforts brought in federal officials today. wilkerson: i did 31 years total. 29 in solitary confinement. robert wilkerson is one of the so- called angola three. one of three men placed in solitary confinement for more than three decades.. for a crime he says they did not commit... killing a white prison guard in 1972. wilkerson: my soul cried while i was down there. wilkerson says he, herman wallace and albert woodfox were targeted because of their blatant activism with the black panther party. he says they spoke out against alleged rapes, stabbings, segregation and murders at angola state penitentiary. in 2001, wilkerson's case was overturned.. and he was set free from angola, and from warden burl cane. wilkerson: i walked out of prison in spite of his saying i would die at angola, my grave on point lookout number two waiting for me. wilkerson is free of angola...but says angola is not yet free of him. he says he and his attorneys have to get the other two members of the angola three out of solitary confinement... and eventually out of prison. fleming: the state fights these cases at every turn. they just are not capable of admitting mistakes were made. attorney scott fleming was the first to believe the angola three's story ten years ago. he read a letter from one of the men, then traveled to louisiana to meet them. he's been fighting for their release ever since. fleming: this case is just emblematic of the fact that we're addicted to putting people in prison and throwing away the key, no matter what the facts are. new orleans state representative cedric richmond agrees. he believes these three men were innocent scapegoats in a time of national unrest. richmond: we don't want to be in the national press and have another jena movement. richmond suggests governor bobby jindal pardon the other two men now.. to avoid another black eye for louisiana's image... and to keep federal funding for the state prison system. richmond is confident the other two members of the angola three will be released from solitary confinement within the next few weeks. he says when federal judiciary representative john conyers sees the conditions at angola.. he will not approve. we also talked with warden cain today about the comment wilkerson says he made. cain said quote.. "i would never say something like that. i give more hope to inmates than that. that's what makes a prison work." end quote. thanks, caroline. he once helped the east baton rouge sheriff's office use computers to fight crime... now, he's in their system as an accused criminal. detectives arrested 33 year old ivan robertson today. robertson worked as a computer tech with the |
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NBC 33 TV News at 5
Est. Households/Views: 6,639
Est. Publicity Value: $187 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $748 lawmakers have pushed harder for donelon to release the remaing emails since wrapping the first special session. they say if he didn't ... he'd be going against the state's tougher new ethics laws. jon fairbanks ... nbc 33 news. to date ... donelon's office has turned over 25- thousand company e-mails to the legislative auditor. lawmakers are working to free the two members of the angola three. representative cedric richmond says the three men were targeted because they were activists and trying to improve conditions at angola state penetintiary. herman wallace and albert woodfox were convicted of murdering a prison guard. robert king, who also goes by the name robert wilkerson, was found guilty of killing another inmate. all spent upwards of 30 years in solitary confinement. wilkerson's conviction was overturned in 2001. now he and representative richmond are working to get the governor to pardon the other two men. "i know i was innocent i was convicted of a crime that i didn't commit. i had a life sentence life in louisiana you have life without the possibility of parole probation or suspension of sentence i knew i was going to die there if i didn't get out. " representative richmond said he'll call a special committee during the session to work on getting woodfox and wallace released. a former employee of the east baton rouge sheriff's office is facing a slew of charges, and today he was taken into custody. 33-year-old ivan robertson has been charged with computer fraud, felony theft and illegal possession of stolen things. robertson resigned from the sheriff's office last month, and detectives say this past saturday -- he accessed sensitive information on the sheriff's office server that he set up. today -- when robertson was arrested at his his home -- deputies say they confiscated laptops, computers and other sheriff's department property .. along with ten-thousand dollars worth of software. toxicology results show the driver who caused a three car crash that claimed the life of young girl-- was legally intoxicated. 52-year old robert newman registered a blood-alcohol content of point- 1-3 on a toxicology exam. |
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9 News This Morning
Est. Households/Views: 46,950
Est. Publicity Value: $1,678 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $3,356 says if barack obama truly believes in empowering the people, then he should support new primaries in michigan and florida. obama has yet to take a position, although his campaign is raising questions about the proposal for a revote in michigan. that round of wicked weather we dealt with yesterday is now hitting the east coast, they are now dealing with severe weather and heavy flooding. at least 13 deaths are blamed on the weather and at least three people are still missing. now let's take a look at what's going on in the dayahead of us... state police getting ready to send some of their new men and women out on the streets ... southern university police chief michael morris will be the keynote speaker at today's graduation. that gets underway at nine at the state police headquarters on independence boulevard. represenative cedric richmond will be speaking on the steps of the state capitol ... he'll be talking about getting two of the so- called angola three out of prison. he starts speaking at 10-30. some alzheimer's patients will be throwing an easter egg hunt for some |
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NBC 33 TV News at 10
Est. Households/Views: 6,710
Est. Publicity Value: $322 (30 sec.) Clip Total: $644 snyder was convicted of first-degree murder in august 1996 by an all-white jury that also recommended the death penalty. support for the angola three appears to be growing. herman wallace and albert woodfox have been held in solitary confinement at angola state penitintiary since the murder of a prison guard back in 1972. a third man -- robert king -- was placed in isolation for allegedly killing a fellow inmate -- he was released in 2001. state representative cedric richmond, of new orleans, says the men were wrongfully convicted. he will lead a press conference tomorrow morning on the steps of the state capitol. nbc-33 news has learned a national civil rights activist wants to help with the cases. u-s congressman john conyers, of detroit, michigan, is expected to arrive in baton rouge tomorrow. louisiana state police are recruiting 50 troopers through a more streamlined hiring process. recruiters will attend job fairs and career days across the state over the next several weeks to fill open spots for the september 2008 cadet class. |
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