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Point. today, his party abandoned his effort to get back into office in congress. that kind of politics story might very well lead the national news, but not on a day like today. today we got arrests and a confession and at least an implicit explanation in the murder of those two prosecutors in kaufman county, texas. the assistant d.a. killed in january, the d.a. himself, and his wife killed in march, as of today, finally, we know who did it. or at least who has confessed, and it is not what peo...

Our new york city newsroom, rick? >> reporter: were tracking this from here in the newsroom because the developments are just breaking, jenna. eric williams was arrested over the weekend. we told you about that. today police arresting his wife. both now in custody as investigators are working to build a case against them in connection with the murder of the d.a. and his wife. eric williams is a former justice of the peace there. he lost his job after he was caught on surveillance video stealing ...

Welcome back to "early start" this morning. a possible break in the murders of a north texas district attorney, his wife, and an assistant d.a. mike and cynthia mcclelland were gunned down in their home last month. prosecutor mark hasse was fatally shot back in january. now former kaufman county justice of the peace eric williams is being held on $3 million bond after his arrest this weekend for making what they call a terroristic threat. now, authorities are not calling him a suspect or a perso...

Welcome back to "starting point," everyone, im john berman. >> good morning, im brooke baldwin. this morning potential break in the murder of the two district attorneys in texas. a former justice of the peace, eric williams, was arrested over the weekend after authorities discovered possible ties to the murders of district attorney mike mcclelland, his wife, cynthia, and assistant d.a. mark hasse. >> now williams has not been named as a suspect but he was taken into custody on saturday and hes b...

Maintained its attitude. this is a real shift, i think, in the way that north korea has been talking about whats happening here. some analysts believe that perhaps its changing its tune. who knows. perhaps john kerrys message of peace and stability is finally getting through to pyongyang. >> well see. anna coren in seoul, south korea, thanks so much. in a few moments well get reaction from general james "spider" marks. >> some signs of progress here this morning it appears in kaufman county, tex...

>> brooke, i very much believe that mr. williams, if hes involved in this case, didnt act alone. i think the two crime scenes from the first assistant d.a., mark hasse, killed in january, and of course the mcclelland scene, theyre very different scenes. one was very cleaned up. the other one a lot of forensic was left. the most important thing about that crown vic that may explain why the mcclellands opened the door that night. in a county the size of quaffman its not uncommon for a d.a. to go b...

What we do know 46-year-old eric williams is being held here at the kaufman county jail on $3 million bond. williams a former justice of the peace which is an elected official of the courts here in texas, he was hired or fired i should say last year after surveillance cameras caught him stealing computer monitors from the county. his law license was also revoked. and he is currently appealing that case. but the victims here, kaufman county d.a. amike mclelland was shot dead in his home with his ...

Unit. witnesses report seeing a vehicle matching that very description in the neighborhood the morning of these murders. 46-year-old eric williams was a justice of the peace here in kaufman county, texas, which is an elected, law enforcement position but he was fired last year for stealing county computer equipment. the victim, district attorney mike mcclellan, prosecuted that case. remember he and his wife cynthia were found shot to death inside their kaufman county home over easter weekend. as...

Goes to recycling. we are going to plant a quarter of a million trees this month alone. so ups, number of companies are joining with us. we are the largest recycler in sports as well. its a big comprehensive industry program. heather: it coincide with earth day which is april 22nd. next race april 21st at kansas. thank you so much for joining us, we appreciate it. heather: thank you. gregg: new developments in the murders of three people, including a texas district attorney, investigators now na...

Him with making a terrorist threat. the district attorney and his wife were gunned down this their home last month n january, mcclellans assistant d.a.was shot to death. meanwhile, powerful storms impacting parts of the united states. recovery efforts now underway in georgia. strong winds damaged homes and fences and winter conditions continuing in the mid west following storms last week. round two will bring snow, thunderstorms and potential for tornadoes. now back to justice with judge janini....