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Martha: precision parachuting, not so much in the lone star state, dont you hate it when this happens, the armys golden knight, look, got caught up there, hype sure hes done it perfectly a million times and dropped in on the texas rangers game and wound up hanging from the flagpole and the army of one unable to unhook himself and we walked away, though -- he did and -- there was a famous parachuter, during the normandy invasion, and he got stuck on a church, and, he is known as a hero, and that ...

The weapons range and accuracy and none of this can be verified and this is what they said, and they unveiled an unmanned drone that can deliver bombs last week and they dubbed that weapon "the ambassador of death." gregg: we could be living inside a massive black hole. were not sure exactly how that is possible, but it involves physics, einsteins theories and people with a closet full of college degrees, michio, the spin on the universe, just ahead. martha: and cops call him the grim sleeper. a...

To atlanta, georgia, where we have reports of a plane on the ground and smoke in the cargo hold. just reported at this time at atlantas international airport in georgia. the fire department is checking this out. as you can see our affiliate there, were trying to figure out exactly which plane it is. were going to stay on it, the fire department is also looking into it and well bring you any update as we ste, of this potentially dangerous situation. heres what else is happening now, the suspected...

And in life. regions. regions. its time to expect more. welcome back. weve got breaking news from the senate floor. senate is making its final count for the passage of its landmark financial regulation reform bill. democrats have the votes they need now. its just a matter of the chair officially counting them. the passage was made possible by the support of three moderate republicans from new england. the president could get the bill on his desk as soon as this evening. well, there is word a...

Elusive killer dubbed the grim sleeper. it was the 1980s, a serial killer was terrorizing south los angeles. most of his victims were young african-american women, some had been shot with the same .25 caliber firearm. some had been strangled. some sexually assaulted. their bodies dumped in alleys. over the years los angeles police would follow numerous leads that went nowhere. in 1988, after eight murders and an attack on a potential ninth victim who got away, the killing stopped. then nearly 15...

Detectives zeroed in on christopher franklins father, 57-year-old lonnie david franklin, who lived in south los angeles within walking distance to one of the victims. 18-year-old alisha monique alexander. at one time, the man dwribed as a mrit neighbor, even worked as a garage attendant for los angeles police. detectives were confident they found their man. but they needed a sample of his dna. with franklin under surveillance, they picked up a piece of uneaten pizza crust along with some eating ...

Stopped. then nearly 15 years later, the grim sleeper would strike again. who was he? where was he hiding? police would have to wait another two decades to find the answers. >> we have about 1 1/2 million samples stored in the laboratory. >> reporter: a critical piece of the puzzle would be found here in the third largest dna repository in the world. california has been collecting dna from convicted felons since 2004. police had the serial killers dna from the crime scenes. was it possible it wa...

2004. police had the serial killers dna from the crime scenes wasnt possible, it was here as well. >> we are on the cutting edge of the technology. >> reporter: jill who heads the lab says that forensic scientist recently developed a power if investigative developed a powerful weapon, falled the familial dna search program. it can find similarities between crime scene dna and a dna of a convicted felon. if the killers dna is not in the database, maybe a relatives is. two years ago, detectives ra...

Hearing aid is custom made, allows you to talk comfortably on the phone, sounds natural. - the quality of sound is excellent, and yet theyre, you know, the size of a thumbtack. announcer: to learn more, call: today. cutting-edge technology in los angeles helped police catch the grim sleeper. the technology looks for a family resemblance of a dead relatives dna to provide the

One that gets the answers we want would be nice. patricia, good to see you. thank you. new dna technology leads police to a suspected serial killer. 30 years later. we are going inside the crime lab to see how they nabbed the alleged grim sleeper.