she talked to her sisters, i guess, and often people want to protect their parents from anything bad that might be going on at home. you know, they re also in the other evidence, there was blood that was found, susan s blood found in their home, this note, as well, and also, a cell phone that he had messed with, that he had taken, right? he had susan s cell phone with him, and with that, with the cell phone in his possession, he called the cell phone to leave a message, to basically establish an alibi for himself, and i would think that would have been enough right there to arrest and at least attain for interrogation not simple we have a few questions for you, but we want to hear some real answers here. martha: how do you think when josh powell set fire to that home with your grandsons in it, and it s so difficult to think about, talk about, and i can t imagine what it s like for
stay tuned for that. meanwhile, we have some other news to tell you about, we want to get to your headlines now, more than a thousand people, saying their final farewells to charlie and braden powell, their funeral held in tacoma washington, days after their father, josh powell set fire to their home with the boys inside. the tragedy unfolding, and two and a half years after the boys mother susan powell went missing and her father choking back tears as he thanked the community for their support. it helps us to be strong and helps us to know that they re good people in the world, good people who fight against evil. we know they re with their moth mother. thank you very much. prosecutors now believe josh powell was responsible for his wife s death and think he killed his little boys because they were starting to remember details about that night. and if only prosecutors had put all of this together a week earlier. president obama s budget plan
police arrived. he was clear to leave the hospital he took them to without anyone ever coming to talk to him and ask him about the accident. loney is gearing up for spring training. taking part today in the dodgers community caravan volunteer events across the area. no doubt happy to hear he won t face any charges over what happened last year. back to you. jenna: maybe we need dr. siegel on that one too. reporter: i have some questions for dr. siegel yeah. jenna: rick, thank you. jon: all right. an exclusive investigation by the washington post is shedding new light on earmarks pushed by your members of congress. millions of your tax dollars going to pet projects that may be benefiting lawmakers families. a live report on that coming up. also, we re hearing the dramatic 911 calls after josh powell set fire to his own home killing his two young sons as well as himself. an update where that investigation stand and the search for his missing wife,
president obama for certain things. a couple of nights ago, matt lauer tried to get the president to pledge no negative ads in the general. he took a pass. of course he has to take a pass. ok. it s frustrating. we might not like the negative ads but there s a thing called freedom of speech and with the super pacs now, everything is game. but look at what s happening now. now you have to ask a very important question this morning. can mitt romney only win in states when he has negative advertisements? i mean, that is a very important political question this morning. and i think everyone should be concerned about that. anyway, maybe it s a gender thing. let me know. now to my headlines and begin with the two chilling 911 calls made moments before josh powell set fire to his own home with his two young sons inside. the caller a social worker who just dropped off the boys for a visit. i d like to pull out of the driveway because i smell gasoline and he won t let me do it. h
we re seeing some of that in syria as well. a tough situation. bill: we re just getting started this morning. in a moment we ll investigate the mystery illness in new york state. what is causing some high school teenagers to shake out of control? our medical a-team is on that. dr. marc siegel has been there and will join us with his findings. some lawmakers are making more in retirement than in office. what troubled states are doing to end to that. plus this. water 91. a huge plume and aware. be careful. we need you to withdraw from the structure immediately. bill: wow! now just hearing those 911 calls after josh powell set fire to his house. killing himself and his two young sons. details on that investigation as they are new and fresh this morning, coming your way in a matter of moments here. that s good morning, veggie style.