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Accused of this point side came in the room and attacked them and it turned out that he had all kinds of alcohol and drugs in the system according to the toxicology report. does that make for a better defense when you combine it with the picture of mr. hapgood as well? you think this is something the judge would let go at this point? or do you think this is going to end up moving forward? >> it might go forward because there are such different accounts of what happened. we knew that hapgood held...

Holly later telling police she never thought shed make that mistake. >> i think that these people who do it, who you see on tv, oh, my god, how stupid are they to leave their kids in the car? and then it happened. >> reporter: and david, that mother was charged with child abuse and child endangerment. she has pleaded not guilty. david? >> gio, thank you. an arrest tonight in the deadly stabbing at cal state fullerton. a former administrator killed in a parking lot. police arresting the suspect...

Vacation in anguilla back on the island today for a preliminary hearing. >> we all want the same thing. justice. for me, that means proving my innocence. >> reporter: scott hapgood insisting he was acting in self-defense when handyman kenny mitchel came to the familys hotel room in uniform, unannounced, saying he needed to fix a sink before pulling a knife and trying to rob him. the two men fought. hapgood says he was stabbed and bitten. when it was over, mitchel was dead, the coroner says from ...

Desperate for money. >> reporter: this case, which has galvanized the small island of anguilla, is just getting started. scott hapgood is due back in court on september 9th. david? >> victor, thank you. now, to your money, jobs and the u.s. economy tonight. the labor department revising its numbers downward, reporting there were 501,000 fewer jobs created over the last year than previously thought. weve seen these revisions before, but this is the largest revision in a decade. so, lets get rig...

Opportunity to appear in court today. every court appearance means we are one step closer to putting this nightmare behind us. a nightmare for my family but also for the people of anguilla. we came to your beautiful island for a vacation, just like many thousands of others due each year. we came here because of how welcoming you all are. unfortunately, my family about where in the wrong place at the wrong time, and in an instant, a tragedy resulted that has changed our lives forever. >> hapgood ...

Excessive amount of force. >> used too much strength. he had enough strength to let go of my brother, he would be here today. >> authorities anguilla are not commenting on this case. hapgood says he is looking forward to prove his innocence and have the attorney general try the case. the next court date is scheduled for september 9th. >> melissa: for more i am drawn by john q kelly, who represented the teenager natalie holloways family after the tragedy in aruba in 2005. hes also a former prosec...

>> melissa: fox news alert, a man charged with killing a hotel worker on his family vacation appearing in court in the caribbean today. you can see their new video. scott hapgood, who claims he killed the man in self-defense back in april while on vacation at a five-star hotel on the island of anguilla. he insists he would do it all over again to protect his family. david lee miller has more from fox news room. david lee? >> melissa, scott hapgood returned to angola for a brief hearing this morn...

Information about the case. >> we also learned that the attorney general withheld for more than 2 pounds sonic month a toxicology report that showed mr. kenny mitchell was not only drunk, but with a limit double the limit in the u.s., but also high on drugs when he attacked scott. >> they say despite threats to hapgoods life, putting them at risk, authorities require him to appear in court for a procedural matter, scheduled for tomorrow, rather than allowing videoconferencing. we reached out to ...

When he says, "up," i have to say "down." they dont know where to go. thats a problem today with the democrat party. >> harris: wow. i cant wait to have you back. nice pockets great, by the way. >> thank you very much. i did it myself. >> harris: [laughs] a connecticut banker charged with manslaughter in the death of a hotel worker in anguilla is headed back to that small caribbean island for a court appearance. just yesterday, he spoke out for the first time, claiming he killed the man to defen...

Manslaughter on the caribbean island of anguilla. hapgood and his family vacation there in april. he says of hotel maintenance worker, kenny mitchell, showed up at his room to repair a broken sink. hapgood said mitchell, armed with a knife, demanded money. the men fought, and what it was over, mitchell was dead. hapgood says the legal ordeal has taken a toll on his family, including his 12 and 14-year-old daughters, who were in that hotel room during the struggle. >> we are hanging on by thread,...