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starts right now. i'm pamela brown in washington. new developments tonight in the idaho murder investigation. for the first time we are hearing from the parents of the suspect in this case. 28-year-old bryan kohberger. he is facing four counts of first-degree murder in the brutal slayings of four young students. it is a shock to his family. cnn's veronica miracle has more on what the family is saying today. >> reporter: pamela, that family put out a statement through his public defender. his attorney. this is according to cnn and here's what it reads. it says, first and foremost, w...

georgia bulldogs edges out ohio state here in atlanta. >> i'm pamela brown in washington. you are live in the "cnn newsroom" on this holiday. >> happy new year. we begin tonight with a major development in the idaho murder investigation. for the first time we're hearing from the parents the suspect in the case, bryan kohberger. he's facing four counts of first-degree murder. jean casarez is in pennsylvania where kohberger remains in isolation at the correctional facility. what are the parents saying? >> well, pamela, they have released a statement and i want to read this to you. the ...

cnn has learned bryan kohberger, the suspect charged with murdering four university of idaho students, was with his father as he drove cross-country from washington state to pennsylvania before the holidays. police began tracking them at some point during the trip. the four students were stabbed to death in their beds in november. kohberger is charged with four counts of murder in the first degree as well as felony burglary. cnn's jean casarez is in pennsylvania. jean, what else are you learning? >> reporter: we're learning a little bit more about that trip and we do want to say ther...

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