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Newburgh, new york. a mom and three of her kids drowned after police say she deliberately drove her minivan with her family inside into the hudson river last night. firefighters say her 10-year-old son barely escaped. they say the little boy managed to roll down the widndow at the last minute and swim to shore. someone saw him soaking wet and drove him to a nearby firehouse. >> if that boy had not escaped from the car and reported the incident this could still be a missing persons. >> the respon...

Let this 10-year-old out of the car. in fact, not at all the case. he saved himself, sir, from the sinking van. chief, how did he do that? he just dropped. well, it happens. live television, were going to work on getting him back up because i have a lot more questions for the chief out of newburgh, new york. also the trial of barry bonds wrapping up and verdict handed down. well be right back.

Removed him from the pickup list and said that she was filing some type of court order against him. >> reporter: the landlord said that he changed the locks twice in six months. >> im assuming that she didnt want the person living with her being here. >> reporter: the 10-year-old boy is staying with his aunt. >> hes going to suffer a lot. it sounds like from the information that we have about this boy that hes a resilient boy and likeable boy, resourceful boy. >> reporter: now the couple was not...

[ male announcer ] engine light on? come to meineke now for a free code scan read and youll say... my money. my choice. my meineke. a tragic apparent murder-suicide story out of newburgh, new york, today. police say that clearly distraught woman lashandra armstrong, a mother of four intentionally drove her minivan into the hudson river. her kids were inside. her oldest son a 10-year-old boy, is the only survivor. lashaun says that he escaped by essentially climbing through a window, and he was...

Armstrong, survived. >> hes having difficultly speaking of course and was repeating about the car being in the water with his mom and siblings. >> reporter: police say without the boys eyewitness account, the family would have likely disappeared under the frigid water, the childs bravery not surprising. >> hes 10 years old and was probably aware of what was going on and was able to do something about it. like i said, hes a good kid. he was always one to help with the other children. >> reporter:...

Power, stole money from the country, stashed it away in foreign bank accounts. these are some of the accusations and they are delighted that hes being investigated on all of these charges. there is a level of worry, if i can add this, brooke, that the transitional, the caretaker government headed by the military, controlled by the military, in a military tribunal ark blogger to three years in jail for insulting the military. these are practices reminiscent of the regime and many people say, we h...

That all of the children were inside of the vehicle when it entered the water, but the the 10-year-old child managed to escape. it appears that from the investigation he managed to hit the power windows and opened up one of the windows and climbed out of the vehicle before the vehicle sunk. information gathered thus far indicates that lashandra armstrong intentionally drove the vehicle into the river, and the city of newburgh police are still investigating as we speak today. >> deb feyerick, liv...

Children victimized in this city. i dont think to the degree we are dealing with this situation today could itç be more tragic. the whole scene surrounding newburgh last night will have a lasting effect on this city. no matter what type of investigating you do and resolving of the issue you do, it will always be something that will be remembered in a sad way on the city of newburgh. we are a tough city. we are determined, we are a giving city and we are a compassionate city. it is times like t...

Who had come to show support offer a prayer in the middle of investigative work. it meant so much to us and people in law enforcement and people that are first responders to know that were not alone, that theyre not alone in such a sad situation. with that, i am going to introduce and have him speak for the fire department, chief michael vatter. >> thank you. >> good morning. i am the fire chief in the city of newburgh. my role in this press conference is to give you the basic facts, as we under...

Down. were working on that. sunny will have the details. this apparent murder-suicide in newburgh, lashandra put her family into a minivan and drove them into the freezing hudson river. only the 10-year-old survived because he escaped out of a window. well get to that in a moment. a passerby picked him up soaking wet and drives him down to the road to the firestation. >> at about 8:00 p.m., authorities were advised that a boy came to the fire headquarters and drove the car into the river. the ci...