a former marine, anthony sowell lives there. in the last 24 hours, the body count goes up to 11 murdered women. out to dan hagerty standing out in front of the home from wews, dan hag erty, 11 dead murdered women. so far. what are the cops plans. what more is there to investigate? they have yet to tear the walls down? >> yeah, they plan to dig a little deeper. they are working on getting a warrant to go in tomorrow morning with the fire department and they are literally going to rip the home apart. they are going to tear down the walls and check every inch and make sure nothing else is inside the house and no more bodies. >> hold on. they have to get an additional warrant to tear the walls down? >> reporter: yeah, that's what we hear. they have to have a different type of search warrant to go in and start to demolish parts of the home, tear down the walls and search the actual structure of the house. >> dan hagerty outside the home with wews, dan, i understand that they can confirm eight of the women died by strangulation, seven

just hours ago, sowell, in full shackle, in court. and yet another bizarre twist, we confirm just weeks after sowell's release from the pen, he lists himself on a sex website seeking "a submissive." is this one of the ways the former marine trolled for victims? tonight, unsuspecting neighbors in shock over an alleged serial killer living amongst them. >> we have recovered 11 victims. we have recovered ten bodies and one partial skeleton from the address. they're all african-american women. seven died of ligature strangulation, one died of manual strangulation, and two where simply decomposition of the body precludes accuracy. we're diagnosing that as homicidal violence in two cases. and the last case, the autopsy is ongoing. does not appear to have a ligature and will undoubtedly be a case of manual strangulation or homicidal violence. >> nearly a dozen dead women. are there more? put money on it. >> there were some in the attic. that's where they were first discovered. two bodies so badly decomposed, we're told, that they couldn't ev

and at the hands of former marine anthony sowell. that would raise the tally to 25 dead women. >>> with me right now, very special guests, joining us at their family home, barbara carmichael, the mother of victim. also with her, donna carmichael, her daughter. also joining us, deborah williams, the aunt of talacia fortson, her body identified today. first, to barbara carmichael, the mother of murder victim tonya carmichael. and as they are speaking, rosy, i would like you to show those beautiful photos we have of tonya carmichael. look at that smile. look at her. to her mother, barbara c carmicha carmichael. thank you for being with us. when did you learn your daughter was one of the victims allegedly of anthony sowell? >> tuesday. and thank you for having us. it's tuesday afternoon. >> wednesday. >> was it wednesday? >> uh-huh. >> the days are melting together here lately. wednesday afternoon. >> you know, ms. carmichael, i know how that feels when the days all -- time just seems to stop and everything just seems to blend together.

all hidden in the home of former marine anthony sowell. investigators now prepare to tear down the walls, literally scouring every square inch of sowell's three-story cleveland home in search of even more victims. tonight, unsuspecting neighbors in shock over an alleged serial killer living amongst them. >> today, this morning our homicide unit along with the cuyahoga county coroner's office, went back to the scene, which has been secured ever since day one. during the course of their investigation throughout the day we have discovered approximately four more bodies in the back yard and a skull in a bucket in the basement. the skull was discovered wrapped in a paper bag in a bucket in the basement. >> dead bodies on every level of the home, including stuffed in the crawl space. my prediction -- there will be more. >> ten bodies found at the home of convicted rapist anthony sowell. the dig continues, as he put it,

his name is anthony sowell. he served 15 years for rape before moving into that house in 2005. >> police found the bodies during an investigation into separate rape allegations. a woman said he attacked her in that house september 22nd. >> the bodies may have been there for weeks, months, possibly years. >> what we're seeing is these men that are on these sexual registries are -- >> if you are just joining us, a stunning series of events out of cleveland suburbs. police go to the home, raid the home of a convicted rapist who was back on the streets, now charged with another rape, and instead of finding evidence in that rape they find instead six dead bodies. it is now mounting to nearly a dozen dead women. in and around his home. they are now excavating his back yard. are there more? put money on it. joining us from outside the home,home of former marine anthony sowell, wews's dan haggerty. dan haggerty, take me back to the very beginning. how did this unfold? >> well, we'll start on thursday, when police first

his neighbor says just two weeks ago, he found sowell, anthony sowell, naked in the bushes, standing over a woman who was bloodied, bruised and also naked. the neighbors say he called cops but insists the cops never came to interview him. how is that possible? we're also hearing from more of sowell's alleged victims. one of them recounted her nightmare for cnn's susan candiotti. >> he caught me off-guard. he leaped on me like this. >> reporter: so you're on the bed here? >> i'm on the corner of the bed. but when he grabbed me, pushed me back up on the bed like this, okay, i'm trying to -- trying to finagle up out of it but i couldn't. so i held my breath and tried to take my, you know, just my neck forward but he had a grip on my throat. >> what an extraordinary interview. she says her history of drug-related crime made her too scared to report it to cops. we have heard similar stories from other alleged victims. tonight, here on "issues," we will look at the major role drugs and drug addiction played in this particular case. and i also want to hear from you about this horrifying cas

sowell live. i far from the area and either did my mother. she lived in a suburb, a suburb of cleveland so she lived some distance away from him. but, the response from the cleveland police is a little upsetting because it's not the truth in the case. she was a resident there and she be living in warrensville heights but her vehicle was found in the city of cleveland, not on 115th but on 118th. so the information that was said at the press conference is already inaccurate. like he said, he needs to stop and check his records before he opens his mouth, obviously, about a report he knows nothing about because they didn't want to take it and ultimately he's going to find out that there never was a report made on her missing in cleveland. the report was taken in warrensville but however it goes, she was found in cleveland. >> so a year ago when she went missing, did you have any idea what had happened to her, have any idea she had been in this area of anthony sowell's home? >> well, like myself and plenty of other people in the city and living in

his name is anthony sowell. he served 15 years for rape before moving into that house in 2005. >> police found the bodies during an investigation into separate rape allegations. a woman said he attacked her in that house september 22nd. >> the bodies may have been there for weeks, months, possibly years. >> what we're seeing is these men that are on these sexual registries are -- >> if you are just joining us, a stunning series of events out of cleveland suburbs. police go to the home, raid the home of a convicted rapist who was back on the streets, now charged with another rape, and instead of finding evidence in that rape they find instead six dead bodies. it is now mounting to nearly a dozen dead women. in and around his home. they are now excavating his back yard. are there more? put money on it. joining us from outside the home of former marine anthony sowell, wews' dan hagerty. dan haggerty, take me back to the very beginning. how did this unfold? >> well, we'll start on thursday, when police first got her

a former marine, anthony sowell, lives there. in the last 24 hours, the body count goes up to 11 murdered women. out to dan haggerty, standing out in front of the home, he's joining us from wews. dan haggerty, 11 dead murdered women. so far. what are the cops' plans? what more is there to investigate? i understand they have yet to tear the walls down? >> yeah, they said they plan to dig a little diaper. that may be an understatement. they are working on getting a warrant to go in tomorrow morning with the fire department and they are literally going to rip the home apart. they are going to tear down the walls and check every inch and make sure nothing else is inside the house and there's no more evidence and for sure no more bodies. >> hold on. they have to get an additional warrant in order to tear the walls down? >> yeah, that's what we hear. we hear they had to have a different type of search warrant to go in there and demolish parts of the home to tear down the walls and search inside the actual structure of the house. >> dan

anthony sowell lived all over the world. now a woman in california claims she was raped by sowell 30 years ago. fbi agents frantically going through records searching for any rape and murder cases that could be linked to this former marine. sowell was stationed in south carolina, california, and even japan. could this house of horrors in cleveland be just the tip of the iceberg? and tonight's "big issue" how drugs can turn the unthinkable into a grim reality. >>> also, a father at his breaking point. disturbing new details in the mystery in malibu. mitrice richardson was arrested by police and then arrested in the middle of the night. she hasn't been seen since. i was that nearly two months ago so why won't cops let us see the video from the release? was there even a i video? we'll talk to this young woman's father as he desperately searches for his missing child. >>> and a teenaged boy doused in alcohol and set on fire. are being charged as adults. but they look like kids. meanwhile, this poor kid is clinging to life with b

a former marine, anthony sowell, lives there. in the last 24 hours, the body count goes up to 11 murdered women. out to dan haggerty, standing there out in front of the home. he's joining us from wews. dan haggerty, 11 dead murdered women. so far, what are the cops' plans? what more is there to investigate? i understand they have yet to tear the walls down? >> they said they plan to dig a little deeper. that may be an underestimate. they're working on getting a warrant today to go in tomorrow morning with the fire department and they're literally going to rip this home apart. they're going to tear down the walls. they're going to check every inch. they're going to make sure nothing else is inside of this house, that there's no more evidence. and for sure, there are no more bodies. >> hold on. you mean they've got to get an additional warrant in order to tear the walls down? >> yeah, that's what we hear. we hear that they had to have a different type of search warrant to be able to go in there and actually start to demolish parts

about sowell? >> that's just it, nancy. we have not spoken to any police officials from cleveland at this time. >> really? i will try to get in touch with them for you tonight. >> thank you. thank you. >> everyone, let's stop -- and remember army private first class richard langen bruner awarded the campaign army commendation medal and groebl terrorism medal. a big heart and loved outdoors and hunting and making others smile. leaves behind his parents, sisters and grandfather. american hero. thanks to our guests, but especially to you. happy birthday to one of our superstars, samantha. she is turning 23. you are getting on up there, samantha. happy birthday, dear. see you tomorrow night 8:00 sharp eastern, until then, good night, friend. >> this is a "showbiz tonight" news break. here's what's coming up at the top of the hour. rihanna's tearful tell all about being beaten by chris brown. caught on camera, the stripper at the center of the fergie controversy speaks out to explosive claims that josh cheated on fergie with her

sowell was arrested two days later. this guy served 15 years in prison for raping and choking a woman in 1989, since his return to the streets in 2005, more than one woman has accused him of rape. so why wasn't he prosecuted? why wasn't he sent back to the slammer? so much to cover and i want to hear from you at home about why you think nobody did anything about the fantastic, unbelievable smell. straight out to my awesome panel. dr. gale saltz, clinical psychiatrist and associate professor of psychiatry at new york presbyterian hospital. don clark, former fbi special agent in charge. curtis sliwa, founder of the guardian angels and wabc radio talk show host and michelle sagona, correspondent for "america's most wanted" and international crime correspondent, michelle, you have some very exclusive information on this case. bring us up to date. what is the very latest? >> the very latest on this investigation, jane, is just a little bit of what you had mentioned. all six bodies inside of the house, police have identified.

this morning a prosecutor called sowell an incredibly dangerous threat to the public. today firefighters will tear into the walls and floors of sowell's house to look at what's there. >>> and a justice of the peace who refused to marry an interracial couple has resigned. keith bardwell does not regret his decision but he says he was advised to step down after a discrimination lawsuit was filed against him. >>> three missing football players were found dead in north dakota. they were inside their jeep in a pond. the sheriff says they may have just driven straight into the pond in the dark, it's believed they were star gazing. he says calls the women made to friends helped them track down cell towers and find the jeep. >>> we're also having a good midweekday. more infants and young people are hospitalized for the flu, but in california more people are likely to die from it. a study says the fatality rate from h1n1 in california is around 11%, but for people over 50, the fatality rate is as high as 20%. the study looked at california cases from april to august. >>> and no

a judge in cleveland has denied bond for 50-year-old anthony sowell. calling his alleged crimes gruesome. within the past week authorities have found the remains of at least ten people in and around sowell's home including a skull discovered in the basement. law enforcement officers appear disturbed by the killings. >> 23 years in law enforcement along with other guys with more time we've never seen anything like it so it's very challenging from an investigative standpoint, from an emotional standpoint for all of the investigators on the ground doing it, the coroner's office. so just emotional but the guys are -- the men and women are professional and they'll continue doing their job. >> neighbors say they complained of foul odor in the area but some thought it came from a business that sold sausage nearby. at a news conference later today, the county coroner may release the preliminary causes of death for four of the bodies discovered, the ones just yesterday. >>> breaking news. investigators continue to turn anthony sowell house inside out looking fo

sowell's house. >> that's the second. we know pastors in the neighborhood have told people submit dna to identify the dead. mark, being there, any sense how quickly we could have more identifications? >> well, the coroner said last night he needs more dna victims from biological children and maternal relatives of potential missing victims. they said they had a couple of leads but still need more dna to determine the rest of the identities of the victims. >> okay. the search continues at the home, mark? >> they were out there today. it's unclear what they're doing. you can't see inside the house but they did stress, that yesterday they had to go back in the yard and dig deeper for more remains. >> okay. you look back at this and sowell's alleged killing spree could have begun right after he got out of jail in june 2005. we want to listen to more of gladys wade, the woman you heard from talking about her struggle and as you think about it could be a struggle for survival. let's listen. >> he just kept twisting my next, twis

and at the hands of former marine anthony sowell. that would raise the tally to 25 dead women. >>> with me right now, very special guests, joining us at their family home, barbara carmichael, the mother of victim tonia carmichael. also with her, donna carmichael, her daughter. also joining us, deborah williams, the aunlt of victim talacia fortson, her body identified today. first, to barbara carmichael, the mother of murder victim tonia carmichael. and as they are speaking, rosy, i would like you to show those beautiful photos we have of tonia carmichael. look at that smile. look at her. to her mother, barbara carmichael. ms. carmichael, thank you for being with us. when did you learn your daughter was one of the victims allegedly of anthony sowell? >> tuesday. and thank you for having us. it was tuesday afternoon. >> wednesday. >> was it wednesday? >> uh-huh. >> the days are melting together here lately. wednesday afternoon. >> you know, ms. carmichael, i know how that feels when the days all -- time just seems to stop and everythin

. >> when did you learn that your niece is allegedly one of sowell's many victims? >> today about i guess about 1:00, 1:30. it was very hard but we got to keep going and we got to constantly pray for other families, you know, stay strong for the children. she has three small children. >> so sad. joining me now to talk about this, the mother of one of the victims identified -- excuse me -- brother -- identified as one of the victims. dwayne, first off, our condolences. must be such a difficult time. i know memorials are going on right now. >> yes. >> when was the last -- she was last seen when, dwayne? >> we last seen her in june but we found out last night one of her friends seen her in july. that's the last we heard from her. >> as this was playing out, dwayne, was this something you had feared? or were you totally caught off guard when your sister was mentioned possibly connected to this guy? >> totally caught off guard. my sister had a brain. she was very smart. we never thought this. >> tell us about your sister. a mom, right, three kids? >> yes. >> how was her

and at the hands of former marine anthony sowell. that would raise the tally to 25 dead women. >>> with me right now, very special guests, joining us at their family home bar car mike kell. also with her, donna carmichael, her daughter. also joining us, deborah williams, the aunt of talacia horton i would love to show those beautiful photos that we have of tonya carmichael. look at that smile. look at her. to her mother, ms. carmichael, thank you for being with us. when did you learn your daughter was one of the victims allegedly of anthony sowell? >> tuesday. and thank you for having us. it's tuesday afternoon. was it wednesday? the days are melting together here lately. >> you know, ms. carmichael, i know how that feels when the days -- time just seems to stop and everything just seems to blend together. >> right. >> exactly. >> tell me about your little girl. would you please tell me about her? what was she like growing up? >> she's always been a beautiful person to me, of course. very lively, very active, very fun-loving, outgoin

to see if anymore bodies might be in anthony sowell's backyard. sowell is a convicted sex offender. he's now in jail facing murder, rape and other charges. authorities say sowell used drugs and alcohol to lure women to his home and then strangle them. >>> there is something brewing out west. meteorologist karen mcginnis joins us now to fill us in. >> hey, virginia, yes, we've been watching this now. this system isn't going to be moving very quickly. as a result, the snowfall totals across the interior west are going to be fairly substantial. already in littleton, colorado, an estimated 8 1/2 inches of snowfall with gusty winds. if you're traveling interstate 25 or interstate 70, watch out because the road conditions will be very treacherous. in denver, you could see between 6 and 10 inches of snowfall. and that extends on over into portions of kansas as well. now, you may have heard about all the commotion associated with the remnants of ida that pounded the mid atlantic and southern new england. well, that's still beginning to exit across that extreme southern new england region. s

sowell spent time there as a marine. he faces five counts of aggravated myrrh. >>> you can buy a satin new york mets jacket that once belonged to convicted swindler bernie madoff. madoff and his wife's personal belongings will be auctioned on saturday. can you buy their silverware as well. if you want their stationery, that will be there. prada purse. not sure which it belonged to. and meanwhile, that baseball jacket is worth up to $700, and it has his name on it. >> i think a lot of people might want to burn that, richard. >> they will buy it so they can burn it and do other things because they're so angry. >> i still hope they pay at lot, though, just because it goes to the victims. >> because they do need to get that compensation. >> yeah. >>> there's word that insurance giant aig may be able to pay back all that money that it borrowed from the taxpayers to stay in business. that's billions of dollars, jen. >> can you believe it? >> i want to hear the details here. >> yeah, it's a bet. we don't know. this is one analy

attorney hasn't commented about the murder charges sowell's facing. he pleaded not guilty to charges for allegedly trying to rape another woman who got away but that's the investigation that led police to the bodies there. >>> different views on abortion are rattling the health care reform debate. a white house aide suggests president obama may not support a prigs in tovision in the hous that may ching restricts for abortions. >> president has said repeatedly and he said in his speech to congress that he done believe that this bill should change the status quo, as it relates to the issue of abortion. it shouldn't be a debate about abortion. and he's going to work with the senate and the house to try to ensure that at the end of the day the status quo is not changed. >> he refused to say whether president obama would veto a final health care bill that restricts abortion funding but house democrats were split on the controversial amendment. >>> there are new concerns about a cholesterol drug, millions of americans are taking here. researches are say zet

police have recovered 11 bodies from anthony sowell's home in backyard. they plan to tear apart walls searching for evidence and possibly more bodies. the chain-link fence in a memorial with flyers and pictures of people who disappeared without a trace. relatives and victims are asking how the gruesome scene has gone so long unnoticed. he's held on five counts of aggravated murder. as police search for victims, they talk to the victim's mother. barbara carmichael. don't miss nancy. nancy grace 8:00 and 10:00 eastern here on hln. >>> he was police commissioner when new york was attacked on 9/11, today bernard kerik pleaded guilty of lying to the white house about taxes. he was eventually nominated as homeland security secretary in 2004. it was during the vetting process that he lied to the white house. under his plea deal, kerik could get two and a half years behind bars. >>> people who opposed the health care measure gathered outside the capital today. republican leaders addressed the rally organized by the so-called tea party anti-tax groups. minnesota r

sowell is a convicted sex offender, now in jail facing murder, rape and other charges. authorities say sowell used drugs anz alcohol to lure women to his home and then strangled them. >>> the governor of virginia visited areas of his state that were hit hard by a nor'easter. governor kaine assured victims he would with push for federal money to help them recover and try to free up state funded as well. nearly eight inches of rain drenched norfolk. officials are waiting for floodwaters to recede to assess the full damage. >>> the powerful storm battered emergen new jersey for a third straight day yesterday, which didn't help people trying to clear roads and repair storm damage. that storm is plamed for at least six deaths in three states. >>> witch hazel sounds funny. it's a beauty product that maybe your grandmother used. >> reporter: what's flowing through this tube? witch hazel, produced by the american disstilling company since 1866. in the early days, wood from witch hazel shrugs was harvested with horses and disstilled the old-fas fashioned way. here it's still har

anthony sowell served time in pris prison. he was arrested last week and authorities have now identified seven victims found in or near sowell's home. the skull of an 11th victim was also found. >>> take a look at this. this is what hit washington state. the season's first big snowstorm. this heavy snowfall shut down several highways and caused problems for drivers. but not everyone was complaining. >> just moved here from texas and we don't get snow in texas at all. and so we're planning on skiing and sledding and we just wanted to bring the kids out to play. >> looks like a lot of fun. for some people the first big sheet of white is a reason to celebrate. >>> while we're talking about snow in the west, we also have some serious weather in the southeast. let's check in with meteorologist reynolds wolf for the latest on that. >> we're keeping a very sharp eye on this storm. this is hurricane ida, category 1. it's gusting to 115, moving between the yucatan peninsula and parts of cuba expected to move into the gulf of mexico. th

sowell spent time there as a marine. he faces five counts of aggravated murder. >>> the man accused of trying to blackmail david letterman is expected to ask a judge to drop the case today. a lawyer for cbs news producer robert halderman plans to challenge the evidence. now the case made letterman admit on his own show he had sex with women who worked for him. >>> a family of eight spent two nights in a van trapped in a heavy snowstorm. they were camping in oregon when the storm started. they could not call for help because they had no cell phone. >> i told dad that i wasn't going to make it another night because i couldn't stand sleeping upright. >> well, the kids' uncle got the search started after he called police saying that they were missing. >>> head's up on the uncle. good for him. >> yeah. please take the cell phone next time. >> be prepared, please. >> 37 minutes past the hour. one of our big stories today is tropical storm ida. here it comes, it's already made landfall on an island. >> dolphin island, alabama.

sowell cooperating with your investigation? are you receiving information? >> at this point he has requested an attorney. >> can you tell us exactly where you found these new remains and the skull, a little more detail how you were able to find those and what kind of excavation is going on at the scene. >> what happened today when we went back to continue our investigation we went some cadaver dogs with us. they weren't successful because of the wind. but we had a backhoe and we continued to dig it up, to make sure we covered all our bases. as we were doing that we discovered four more bodies in the back yard. i cannot say where specifically because i am not on location. the dig continues. we are not finished. >> can you describe the circumstances around finding the skull. >> the skull was discovered wrapped in a paper bag in a bucket in the basement. during the course, the research of the house today by homicide investigators and people from our siu unit. >> were there other decapitations. >> up to this point i have no information on any decapitations. >> w

cleveland police found for more corpses and a skull at sowell's home yesterday. the bodies of six women were found last week and today, authorities will search the walls and floors of the home. >> do i believe there's more bodies? i don't know at this time. we're going to continue to search the property until we're totally satisfied it is clean. >> neighbors say the area had a terrible odor. police first searched sowell's house last thursday based on a kidnapping search. >>> republicans may be feeling better about their party's future. they swept yesterday's tight races. bob mcdonnell will be virginia's first republican governor since 2002. last year, president obama was the first democrat to win there in more than four decades. in new jersey, jon corzine lost to republican chris christie. the leaders of both parties spoke to cnn this morning. >> last night was an example of what happens when elected officials and others don't pay attention and don't listen to what people are saying. we're listening and paying attention at the gop and are going to build off of la

a woman says that sowell attacked her at his home november 22nd. police stopped by earlier that day for a routine check on the registered sex offender. >>> new this morning hamid karzai will remain the president of afghanistan. election officials just made the announcement after cancelling saturday's presidential runoff. car karzai's victory was pretty much assured because his only challenger quit yesterday. abdullah abdullah said he was worried it would be rigged. >>> the u.n. wants $9 billion to fight the number one killer of children, pneumonia. it hopes to save 5 million kids by 2015. agencies want to vaccinate kids and work on economic development because pneumonia deaths are linked to malnutrition and poverty. one critic says trillions have been spent on economic change with little success. >>> remember the story about a dude who got a dui in his motorized la-z-boy. now police are selling it on ebay. >> five minutes later they call me, 20,000! i'm like, are you kidding me? >> yeah. bidding has actually passed $40,000. come on, get real. proce

authorities have now identified seven victims found in or near sowell's home. the schokull of an 11th victim also found. >>> take a look at this. this is what hit washington state, the season's first big snowstorm. this heavy snowfall shut down several highways and caused problems for drivers. but not everyone was complaining. >> just moved here from texas, and we don't get snow in texas at all. so we are planning on coming skiing and sledding and we just wanted to bring the kids out to play. >> looks like a lot of fun. for some people, the first big sheet of white is a reason to celebrate. >>> what do you think? can you get in trouble for throwing paper during a ticker-tape parade? some people did just that during the yankees parade here in new york. but they may have picked the wrong paper to throw. ♪ o christmas tree >> the capitol hill christmas tree has begun its journey. it was harvested yesterday from the mountains of northeastern arizona here. the 7,000-pound tree is now on a state wide tour of arizona and will arrive in washington on november 30th. t

anthony sowell lives there. he is accused of murder and rape. one of seven bodies identified so far is talisha fordson. her mom was there last night. >> as we stand here in front of this home where they found your daughter, what is that like for you? >> it's hard, because i want to

sowell spent time there as a marine. he faces five counts of aggravated murder. hey, i'm not in that person's shoes but i'm like, what did you think the smell was? >> apparently it doesn't smell like anything else. i've never smelled it. >> but that goes for everybody in the neighborhood. >> they just lived with it. >>> our concern today is about what was hurricane ida. here comes -- it's coming ashore. the main concern, though, isn't the storm surge. what is the concern? >> it's the rain, robin. you're right. another eight inches of rain on what has already fallen. i was looking at the doppler radar estimates. radar can actually dedeuce how much rain has fallen. around western parts of alabama, five inches have fallen since yesterday. the center of circulation is still offshore, pensacola by about 80 miles moving up to the north but the heavy rain is already up there. tower cams, we have them all over the gulf of mexico. pop one of them up and you can see that the waves are out there. the rain showers are out there, too. it will be breezy especially along the co

sowell was held without bond yesterday. one of the bodies in sowell's home has been identified as this woman, 52-year-old tanya carmichael. she had been missing almost exactly a year. police say she was buried in the backyard, and that she had marks-her body that show she had been strangled. she fit the profile he targeted, women with criminal records or drug or alcohol problems who lived or hung out near his home. last night, nancy grace, carmichael's daughter shared some memories. >> i'm looking at these pictures of your mom, and she has the most beautiful smile. tell me something about her. what were her joys in life? what was she like? >> well, as you can see from the photographs, she had a gorgeous smile. thank you for the compliment on that. but she loved her family. she loved holidays and vacations. she loved to cook and prepare meals, thanksgiving and christmas. she loved seafood. she loved trips to vegas. she just -- loved her family. >> and watch for breaking news tonight as police search for more victims. nancy g

right next door to sowell's house of death. one of the neighbors said quote, it's like it got worse. it smells bad in the air like death, end quote. police remove bags of evidence from the home but we don't know what was in them. investigators are even going to use thermal imaging to look for bodies buried in the yard. police have identified nine of 11 victims found hidden on sole's property. neighbors complained for years about the hideous stench. >> we received a phone call from a resident that said councilman, there's a foul odor that's coming from across the street and it smells like a dead person. not dead meat. not dead animal. dead person. >> this trail of death may not be limited to sowell's house. his neighborhood or even the city of cleveland. get this. investigators are now checking unsolved crimes all over the world for any link to this convicted sex offender. since he traveled the world as a marine, sowell allegedly used drugs and alcohol to lure victims inside his house. somehow a few of them managed to get out al

sowell is charged with five counts of murder. all but one of the bodies have been i.d.'d. >>> see this boy take a shot at glory on hln "news and views." >>> breaking news from texas. the u.s. army has filed formal charges against the ft. hood shooting suspect army major nidal hasan. military prosecutors have prepared 13 counts of premeditated murder against the psychiatrist. investigators say additional charges may also be filed in connection with that bloody rampage one week ago today. >> major hasan is currently under pretrial restriction while receiving medical care. we still believe that there was only one gunman at the scene involved in the actual shootings on november 5th. we do know that the suspect was not at the readiness center for scheduled appointments or command directed activity. again, we're looking at every possible angle in this case. we're working closely with numerous agencies to get a complete picture of the entire event and we're seamlessly sharing that information with those agency. >> that's christopher gre

authorities say sowell used drugs and alcohol to lure women to his home and then strangle them. >>> the governor of virginia visited areas of his state that were hit hard by a nor'easter. governor kaine said he would try to free up state funds to help. nearly eight inches of rain drenched the coastal city of folk. officials are waiting for floodwaters to recede to assess the full damage. >>> the powerful storm battered new jersey for a third straight day yesterday. that didn't help people who were trying to clear flooded roads and repair storm damage. that storm is blamed for at least six deaths in three states. >>> you could call it a beauty contest, and you can bet someone you is really proud of the winner. >> when you look at missy, she has a lot of style, a lot of presence. she knows she's pretty. >> reporter: missy is a cow, considered as perfect as cows get. wait until you hear how much money someone paid for her. >>> how much do you think the perfect cow is worth? well, here she is. her name is missy. she's considered to be as perfect as a cow can get. she lives in canada where s

authorities have now identified seven victims found in or near sowell's home. the skull of an 11th victim was also found. >>> take a look at this. this is what hit washington state. the season's first big snowstorm. this heavy snowfall shut down several highways and caused problems for drivers. but not everyone was complaining. >> just moved here from texas, and we don't get snow in texas at alled a all. we are planning on coming skiing and shredding. we just wanted to bring the kids out to play. >> for some people, the big sheet of white is a reason to celebrate. >>> what do you think? can you get in trouble for throwing paper during a ticker-tape parade? some people did just that during the yankees parade here in new york, but they may have picked the wrong paper to throw. ♪ o christmas tree >>> the capitol hill christmas tree has begun its long journey to washington. the tree is an 85-foot-tall blew spruce harvested yesterday in the mountains of northeastern arizona. the 7,000-pound tree is now on a statewide tour of arizona and. the tradition of having st

but anthony sowell's attorney has not commented about the murder charges facing sowell. he's pleading not guilty on friday in an unrelated case. that investigation led police to the bodies. >>> brand-new details about the alleged ft. hood shooter. a yemeni american cleric tells "the washington post" he did not pressure u.s. major hasan to hurt americans. he says he saw his growing comfort with the u.s. military in the e-mails they exchanged. hasan is accused of shooting and killing 13 people at ft. hood. he is still hospitalized. >>> different views on abortion are rattling the health care reform debate. a white house aide suggests that president obama may not support a provision in the house bill that would change the restrictions for federal funding for abortions. >> well, the president has said repeatedly, and he said in his speech to congress, that he doesn't believe that this bill should change the status quo as it relates to the issue of abortion. this shouldn't be a debate about abortion. and he's going to work with the senate and the house to try and ensure that

she says sowell is an ex-marine with a heart condition. also, police are no longer calling sowell a convicted rapist. court records show he was charged with a 1989 rape but pled guilty to attempted rape in a plea deal. >>> house democrats could get a big boost on health care reform from the aarp. the associated press reports the powerful seniors lobby will endorse the house version of the bill today. the ten-year trillion-dollar plan would insure another 36 million people and bar insurance companies from dropping coverage for sick people. the house is expected to vote on it on saturday. >>> well, taking aspirin every day to prevent a heart attack even if you've never even had one, might actually be riskier than previously thought. a new report says people may not want to use the drug as a preventive measure because of risks like internal bleeding. the american heart association says a daily dose of aspirin can help some people who already have heart trouble. >>> new this morning, a baby girl missing for five days was found alive underneath

anthony sowell was arrested on rape and assault charges yesterday. police went to his home to arrest him last week, and they found six bodies inside and outside. two of the corpses are black females and one of them died a violent death. sowell was released from prison in 2005 after serving 15 years for rape. >>> you've heard a lot about the so-called public option in the house version of the health care legislation. well, the congressional budget office estimates that only 2% of americans under the age of 65 would use that option. the cbo also estimates the vast majority of americans would keep their private insurers if the house bill becomes law. even though the cbo is a nonpartisan economic analyst, the health insurance industry is questioning their findings. >>> treasury secretary timothy geithner says that the economic recovery could be a little choppy. in an interview that airs today he said it will take a while for the economy to come back. he said this crisis hurt the economy a lot so it's taking time to fix that. there are encouraging signs i

sowell. sowell is charged with five counts of aggravated murder. >>> an 11-month-old baby found wandering the streets of indianapolis by herself saturday night. her mom was arrested on child neglect charges monday. police say she told them she left the child at home with a family friend when she went partying this weekend but there was no arrangement for anyone to take care of that baby. >> when she left the house, the person she was having take care of her child was outside of the house smoking a cigarette. she left and when she left she went out and was at some friend's drinking alcohol and smoking crack. she came back eventually to the house at 10:30 that night. when she came back, the child and the baby sitter were both gone so she decided to go back out. >> the woman was not affaware h child was missing until police knocked on her knocked on her door monday morning. the baby is with a foster family. >>> an arkansas father is outraged a police officer used a taser on his 10-year-old daugh

convicted rapist anthony sowell was arrested yesterday -- make that saturday. that's just a few of the headlines we're working on. >>> let's do a time check. if you forgot to turn your clocks the way you were supposed to, you are up an hour early. it's 6:30 eastern right now. good morning. i'm robin meade. anything he can to stop a health care bill that include ace public option. yesterday he argued that kind of legislation would be worse than not getting a health care bill at all. a public option is expected on the senate floor soon. democrats need lieberman's support to avoid a filibuster. he is an independent. >> it's fascinating and troubling that it has suddenly become a litmus test. if you're not for government health insurance company, you're somehow not a good democrat. if you look at the election last year, the presidential election, the public option was never discussed. this was all about how do we control the increasing costs of health insurance and how do we make health insurance available to people who can't afford it now? those are our goals. >>

i've been here all my life. >> police first searched sowell's house thursday. the bodies have not been identified yet. >>> republicans may be feeling a bit better about their party's future right now. they're expected to sweep yesterday's tied gubernatorial races. they suspect bob mcdonacdonnell be the first since 2002. obama was the first democrat to win there in more than four decades. in new jersey incumbent jon corzine lost to chris christi. here's ari fleischer on what this might mean for the obama administration and democrats. >> the first year of any presidential election or midterm right after a presidential party in power, almost always suffers big losses. that's what you can anticipate if history is any guide. here's the killer statistic if i'm a democrat. in virginia in 2008 when barack obama took virginia, people under 30 were 21% of the electorate. today they were 10%. the black vote was 20% of all virginia votes last year. today it was 15%. the very coalition that put barack obama over the top is not showing up. >> but democrats still may make ele

sowell pleaded not guilty. a judge set his bond at a million dollars adding to $5 million bond set last week. >>> five men from one family remain in jail in missouri. all are suspected of participating in child sex abuse for years. this group is a 77-year-old father and his four adult sons. they appeared in court yesterday as charges against them were read. they include rape, bestiality, and forcing a child into a fake marriage. this all happened reportedly between 1988 and 1995. word of the alleged crimes left neighbors horrified. >> we've lived in this neighborhood for years. he's been a neighbor for years. and who would ever suspect that? it's amazing. >> the mohlers are held on cash bonds ranging from $30,000 to $75,000. they have another court hearing on tuesday. authorities continue to search an area where the family once lived for additional evidence and meanwhile a sixth suspect, an associate of the mohlers, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of child rape. >>> the man accused of kidnapping an 11-year-

sowell is a convicted sex offender. he's in jail now facing murder, rape and other charges. authorities say sowell used drugs and alcohol to lure women to his home and then strangled them. >>> when rival gangs come face to face in chicago, the result is often deadly. but a cease-fire summit created a break from the gun play. hear one gang member tell why he thought it was a step in the right direction. >>> wow. it's going to take months to clean up this mess on a mountain road in southeastern tennessee. two separate rock slides in a single day dumped at least 12,000 cubic yards of granite on u.s. 64. before that cleanup can start, work crews are going to have to shore up the mountain side to make sure there aren't anymore rock slides. dennis flew over the rock side on friday and we just got his pictures of the scene. he says it's hard to put into words the magnitude of the slide. during the cleanup the highway will remain closed meaning people will have to detour 100 miles around that bottleneck. >>> the governor of virginia visited areas of a state hit hard by a nor'easter.

anthony sowell was arrested on rape and assault charges yesterday. when police went to the house to arrest him, they found six bodies inside and outside. two of the corpses are black females and one died a violent death. sowell was released from prison in 2005 after serving 15 years for rape. >>> you have heard about the public option in the house version of the health care legislation. the congressional budget office estimates only 2% of americans under age 65 would use the option. the cbo estimates the vast majority of americans would keep their private insurers if the house bill becomes law. even though the cbo is a nonpartisan economic analyst the health insurance industry is questioning their findings. treasury secretary timothy geithner says the economic recovery could be choppy. in an interview that airs today he said it will take a while for the economy to come back. he said this crisis hurt the economy a lot, so it's taken time to fix that. there are encouraging signs now in the economy, but he refused to say whether the recession is over. h

anthony sowell lived there, accused of murder and rape. one of the bodies is telecia fortson, and her mom was there last night. >> as we stand here in front of this home, where we -- they found your daughter, what is that like for you? >> it's hard. because i want to burn it down. i really would like to. it's very hard. you know, i -- that's why i won't look at it. >> why won't you look at it? >> because i know my baby was in there. and she got killed in there. you know? it's -- and it's hard. >> sowell's dna is being entered into a national database to see if he's connected to any unsolved cases. there he is. his lawyer requested he put on suicide watch in jail. . >>> today, the supreme court refused to block the execution of john allen mohammed, one of the d.c. area snipers. the execution now set for tomorrow night. now, back in 2002, remember, i know you remember this, mohammed shot at least 20 people in washington, d.c., and maryland and virginia. five in a single day. and ten of those victims died. he is due to be executed at 9:00 eas

. >> 50-year-old suspect, his name is anthony sowell, he served 15 years for rape before moving into that house in 2005. >> police found the bodies during an investigation into separate rape allegations. a woman said he attacked her in that house september 22nd. >> what investigators did was they called in the coroner's office. the coroner brought in a cadaver dog. the cadaver dog was able to go through the residence and to be able to find bodies in the crawlspace and shallow graves outside the home. and also just laying about. >> the coroner says it could take days, even weeks to i.d. the bodies. at least five of them were apparently strangled. and the sixth body is too decomposed to make a determination. >> bodies may have been there for weeks, months, possibly years. >> what we're seeing is these men that are on the sexual registry are continuing to abuse. i mean, this is a violent rapist. and he clearly is a sociopathic serial killer. >>> also tonight, live, the florida panhandle, a newborn baby girl vanishes without a trace from her own home, halloween. tonight, who took baby sh

anthony sowell's attorney hasn't commented on the murder charges he is facing. he pleaded not guilty on friday. >>> the families of 9/11 victims are reacting to a big decision by the obama administration the self-proclaimed mastermind behind the worst terror attack in u.s. history and four other attacks will be tried in a civilian courtroom. for the victims' family it is reigniting fierce debate. >> for me, my feelings, it's tasteless, it's sensitive and those scars, which have never been healed are just going to be open again. so, i am not comfortable with this call. >> new yorkers are certainly more than capable of handling it and i think, again, it speaks to the very heart of who we are, not only as new yorkers, but as american citizens. you know, if a crime is committed on our soil, you're going to be given a trial. you will be given access to an attorney and you will be innocent until proven guilty. >> will illinois be the new guantanamo? a government task force will visit a nearly empty prison in thompson, illinois. the town two hours west of chicago could