rivera told police he shot taylor after kicking in the bedroom home of taylor's fort myers home. rivera says investigators coerced his confession in the eagerness for a conviction. four people were arrested. >> at 24, sean taylor was one of the nfl's best talents. >>> mary is live with more an how carla porter will pay for hiring a hit man to murder her husband. >> reporter: carla porter is going to prison for the rest of her life. a baltimore county judge sentenced carla porter to life in prison plus 40 years without the possibility of parol for plotting to kill her husband ray. today his family reacted. >> i think she got what she deserved. >> reporter: porter claims she

this is elizabeth taylor. and you'll notice is that the body of this one this one is even grander the one that elizabeth taylor it has an extra coil. and finally an exceptional piece another of those wonderful serpent watches and this instance it's gold, diamond platinum and you can notice on the head a very large burmese rube i didn't. i'm showing you here how it would be presented in emphasis original case and how you can open the head to reveal the dial as in this case you can see surround by brilliant diamonds >> now incessantly it varies it was when bully was not involved in watch manning making so they were in top movements they vary. those are the ones that you find. and it's really i think wonderful to be able to see for the first time ever those 3 exceptional serpent watches which is really thanks to the generosity of a prominent california for an private collector has left them for the benefit of us to see. now moving in the 1980s it was the time when the bullyingy style came into its own the bold ro

the taylor family foundation began when the taylors started a fundraiser in their backyard to support children with life-threatening i will -- illnesses. they provide a free once in a lifetime camp experience for more than 3,000 children a year. abc7 has been a proud sponsor of the family foundation for more than 20 years. cheryl jennings have stories about the taylors and the camps every year. if you would like to support the taylor family foundation, please go to our website, abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. just ahead, tracking mountain lions in the bay area. what researchers hope to learn. and the backlash after an american tv host posts pictures of her animal trophies on-line. and bay area teens send a message to the fashion industry. the lie that the group says retailers are trying to get passed up. >> and we will take a look at

>>> and speaking of milestones, zach taylor has done it again. zach taylor played for division iii grinnell college in iowa. and on sunday he scored 109 points in a win over crossroads. you might remember last year taylor scored 138 points in a single game. he's had two of the top three highest scoring games in college basketball history. >>> when we return, caught on tape. an officer fires at a minivan with children inside in a violent confrontation with police in new mexico. children inside in a violent confrontation with police in new mexico. ♪ all seem to say throw care away ♪ ♪ from everywhere, filling the air ♪ [ female announcer ] chex party mix. easy 15-minute homemade recipes you just pop in a microwave. like caramel chocolate drizzles. happier holidays. chex party mix. and irresistible aroma of nescafe clasico stir what's inside of you. ♪ [ engine revving ] [ tires screech ]

now finally, i'd like to end this talk by showing you the jewels of elizabeth taylor. now day. elizabeth had a passion for collecting jewels and husbands. (laughter) >> now the jewels you'll see in the exhibition are mainly the gift from here fourth husbands east i didn't fishing and 5th and 6 accounting husband richard burton. they were worn extensive by the elizabeth taylor on the gene and in really life human resources she got from east i didn't fishing you see was mounted in platinum with emerald and diamonds. the second if a blossom you'll see in the explicit inhibition is mound is colonels diamonds of different shades. as it was given by the east i didn't fisher in february 1962 for her birthday. they were part of a set at his last attempt from keeping his wife from running away with rendering burton arrest now in the x you'll see a small emerald or relatively small 7 carrots emeralds that was the first emerald and diamond ring which was the first jewel she received from burton. sprirlsz she never regarded it as american people engagement gift it was a spectacular broach

taylor denies any abuse. he is set to be sentenced in late january. >> thank you. a retrial on the four counts of the jury deadlocked is set for the middle of may. >>> police impersonator, busted by the real police in anne arundel county. police say this man, 31-year- old jonathan conner, used a car, equipped with emergency lights to pull a driver over. that driver became suspicious because conner didn't have a uniform or a badge and took off calling police. conner was arrested and now faces several charges. >>> maryland delegate and gubernatorial hopeful, heather mizeer selects her running mate. mizeer is a montgomery county democrat, running for her

that's what i thought it was. >> drugs weren't taylor's only problem. he's also a former gangster disciple member. inside pendleton he serves his time in one of america's most innovative and riskiest programs, the gang unit. >> on the streets we was taught to smash somebody on sight, beat them up as soon as we see them and take what they got. we was taught to hate them. see most people want things they ain't never had before. and they believe money can get you anything. it ain't about bringing you happiness. it's about you want to be on the higher level than the average person. you want to be somebody that you are not made to be. >> education is the key, it's getting your ged, going to trade school or going to college. i mean, the biggest factor that will tell whether or not you come back to prison or not is education. >> program director eric courtney oversees the program that puts rival gang members side by side. >> what kind of things do you want to teach your daughter that maybe your father wasn't around to teach you? what kind of things different d

with no kate in sight taylor arrived looking like a princess. prince harry was embarking on the south pole. both princes going all out for their charities. >> my brother, i think he's quite jealous i managed to get away. >> reporter: no, harry. william is back home hanging out with taylor swift. >> he's very funny. really cool. >> reporter: please don't make me sing, he begged her. by which he obviously went please get me on stage, jon bon jovi liked the idea. >> i think he's very fond of singing "living on the prayer." i think i read that in the papers before. we'll see if we get a duet out of him. ♪ my life is brilliant >> reporter: so after stellar performances at the winder wonderland gala ball, raising money for a homeless charity, thousands of dollars a ticket, taylor swift pulled a reluctant duke of cambridge from the audience. the prince composed himself and found a rhythm. and got at least half way there. prince william there more often heard god save the queen. he got i long very well with taylor swift, it certainly appear that had w

this talk by showing you the jewels of elizabeth taylor. now day. elizabeth had a passion for collecting jewels and husbands. (laughter) >> now the jewels you'll see in the exhibition are mainly the gift from here fourth husbands east i didn't fishing and 5th and 6 accounting husband richard burton. they were worn extensive by the elizabeth taylor on the gene and in really life human resources she got from east i didn't fishing you see was mounted in platinum with emerald and diamonds. the second if a blossom you'll see in the explicit inhibition is mound is colonels diamonds of different shades. as it was given by the east i

the bunny ranch dressing kisses and taylor of. the i started out by asking taylor what her experience has been trying to healthcare as a worker. i meant the impossible. a new link to me elaborate a little the last one seems to have the best and the eye. able to get health care. the idea that has the same hands. she says. asset for you is that in a similar experience. yes the cleanest your illegal working girls to have very high stds and aids rates. we have none to be about relief and threatening the life and to prostitutes for the weekly and state mandatory. so continent and he's come out of the house now for a da is to work right top and say but yet we still get an institute dance that don't have anything to do it as denying coverage. any press at what you'd typically tell insurance companies are

barry taylor and his wife, elaine, created the taylor family foundation in livermore. barry passed away yesterday from a massive heart attack. plans are underway to celebrate his life and generosity. the taylor family foundation began when the taylors held a fundraiser in 1990 in their backyard to support children with life-threatening illnesses. today the foundation provides a free once in a lifetime camp experience for almost 3,000 children a year. we have been a proud sponsor of the taylor family foundation for more than 20 years, and sheryl jennings has shared stories every year. of you want to support the foundation, go to our web site and click on "see it on tv". >>> still ahead on abc7 news at 6:00. how people are still rallying behind batkid after he saved gotham. >>> the new mars mission being launched tonight. why bay area scientists will be glued to their screens watching it. >> the play addition 4 resident sets sales record in the first >> more orders come in for the batkid t-shirt. they received 570 more orders. they -- they sold a total of 1800 shirts and

barry taylor and his wife, elaine, created the taylor family foundation in livermore. barry passed away yesterday from a massive heart attack. plans are underway to celebrate his life and generosity. the taylor family foundation began when the taylors held a fundraiser in 1990 in their backya to support children with life-threatening illnesses. today the foundation provides a free once in a lifetime camp experience for almost 3,000 children a year. we have been a proud sponsor of the taylor family foundation for more than 20 years, and sheryl jennings has shared stories every year. of you want to support the foundation, go to our web site and click on "see it on tv". >>> still ahead on abc7 news at 6:00. how people are still rallying behind batkid after he saved gotham. >>> the new mars mission being launched tonight. why bay area scientists will be glued to their screens watching it. >> the play addition 4 resident sets sales record in the first would you rather have spoons for hands or elbows for ears? i'd rather have food. [gasp] let's make a late night foody call a

is with taylor right now in new york. >> hey, guys, i'm hanging out with the amazing taylor swift. >> oh. watch it if you want to. said it was going to be amazing. >> she modeled herself after no one and it's worked beyond what anyone could imagine. are things working out the way you wanted them to work out? >> oh, definitely. >> life plan? >> things have gone way ahead of schedule, as far as what i hoped would happen to me in my life. >> forget the awards, the album sales, the hit breakup anthems like "we are never, ever getting back together." ♪ we are never, ever, ever >> taylor swift about to tear it all down. >> i live to write songs. it's likehe only time i'm ever truly, like, oh, my god, le makes so much sense. >> back in the studio, she is writing a follow-up to "red" promising a side of her we have never seen. >> the way it is coming together is really exciting and i think it's going to be -- it's very different. for me, the goal has always been if i do this for this album, i will do this for the next album and then do that and then do that. >> if you're spending hours in t

taylor. girl, you are a phenomenal woman. >> well, thank you. >> i just love it. >> why do you think that skin of color is just so unique? >> well, skin color is very different from caucasian skin. and the difference really centers around the pigment that we call melanin. that melanin pigment that's in that skin is very reactive. so what that means is that a simple cut, scrape, even an acne pimple can lead to a dark mark. and that could last a very long time. it's aroblem that many women of color grapple with. >> so that's what led you to create rx for brown skin. >> that's absolutely right. so many of my patients would say, you know, dr. taylor, all we hear about is anti-aging. all of the products out there are to address those wrinkles, but that's really not my concern. >> right. >> for my patients, the dark marks, discolorations, hyperpigmentation-- that was their primary concern, so i created rx for brown skin to specifically address those needs. >> my name is masha and i am 35 years old.

taylor jumps out. >> i feel like i just arrested

, guys, on the set of "chicago fire" with taylor kinney. taylor's tv baby drama times two, growing even more complicated. >> the due date shod be the first week in november. >> has all that baby stuff put babies in your mind at all? >> actually down the road, yes, i want abroad, i want a team. >> how do you think you and gaga, how would you be as parents? >> oh, geez, i don't know. you can answer that for me. >> what happens the gaga walk-on i was trying to ma happen? >> if it did happen, i still wouldn't tell you. it would have to be a surprise. and then, you know, i'll say it was -- his idea. kudos to him. everybody else can watch. >> it was taylor's idea to give me an exclusive tour of the "chicago fire" setback in the windy city for season two of the hit series. the women that keep him looking fine for all the women thought? >> we try. >> i'm his hairstylist. >> one thing about hollywood hair and makeup stylists they know every dirty little secret. >> tell them about the blue contact we have to put in and then we have to tweez your eyeb

this is elizabeth taylor. and you'll notice is that the body of this one this one is even grander the one that elizabeth taylor it has an extra coil. and finally an exceptional piece another of those wonderful serpent watches and this instance it's gold, diamond platinum and you can notice on the head a very large burmese rube i didn't. i'm showing you here how it would be presented in emphasis original case and how you can open the head to reveal the dial as in this case you can see surround by brilliant diamonds >> now incessantly it varies it was when bully was not involved in watch manning making so they were in top movements they vary. those are the ones that you find. and it's really i think wonderful to be able to see for the first time ever those 3 exceptional serpent watches which is really thanks

kelvin taylor is the running back. gideon ajagbe. >> gary: he's gotten very aggressive here, he's blitzed almost every down on this drive trying to pressure florida into a mistake. >> verne: third and 10, gators seven of 14-1 of the problems for georgia's defense this year, giving up 42% convergence on third down. >> referee: false start. 73 offense. five-yard penalty. still third down. >> verne: tyler moore. was at right tackle. had to move to left tackle because d.j. humphries is out for four weeks. in the last game he was called for two false start penalties. >> gary: he was a bit of a question mark the right tackle, he's had to switch to left tackle. i think he's he's had a decent game here. >> verne: third and 15. murphy gets rid of it. caught. trey burton. a flag is down. >> gary: this flag is sitting right in front of the georgia bench. >> referee: illegal formation. offense. number 74. more than four men in the backfield. five-yard penalty. repeat third down. >> gary: right there. lined up in the backfield. the

barry taylor and his wife created the taylor family foundation in livermore. barry passed away yesterday from a massive heart attack. plans are underway to celebrate his life and generosity. the taylors held a fundraiser in 1990 in their backyard to support children with life threatening illnesses. today the foundation provides a free once in a lifetime camp experience for almost 3,000 children a year. abc7 has been a prow sponsor of the taylor family foundation for years. help is always needed. i if you want to support the foundation go to our web site, abc7news.com and click on "see it on tv". >>> today kaiser permanente closed down its hayward pediatric inpatient facilities. down patients have to go to the oakland medical center. 99% of the pediatric care it provides is through outpatient services. the heyward medical offices will remain open. it's just the inpatient pediatric unit that is closed, but next year the hospital portion will move eight miles up the road to a new facility in san lee -- san san leandro. an airplane crash in russia. there were no s

the winner of the night taylor swift. taylor swift, she wins artist of the year, she looked great and won three amas, 14 in her career by the way. she has the most of those awards of any artist. rihanna was the first icon award. isn't that strange? i mean, no disrespect. don't you think an icon is some grand dame that gets out of the rocking chair and walks up with gray hair. >> only 25. >> and wins the icon award. her mother was there to present the award to her. it was a touching moment. they shared a nice exchange and quite charming. tlc, they performed "waterfall." one of the biggest hits. artist little mama singing. an interesting show. miley cyrus, once again, steals the show. this time out of sheer weirdness. what do you got? >> speaking of stealing the show, "the hunger games, catching fire" made box office record. it is the fourth biggest opening film. it collected $161 million. it bumped "the dark knight" out of fourth place. by the way, if you're wondering, "the avengers" had the number one debut, then "ironman

along with two of his employees at the bunny ranch dressing kisses and taylor of. the i started out by asking taylor what her experience has been trying to healthcare as a worker. i meant the impossible. a new link to me elaborate a little the last one seems to have the best and the eye. able to get health care. the idea that has the same hands. she says. asset for you is that in a similar experience. yes the cleanest your illegal working girls to have very high stds and aids rates. we have none to be about relief and threatening the life and to prostitutes for the weekly and state mandatory. so continent and he's come out of the house now for a da is to work right top and say but yet we still get an institute dance that don't have anything to do it as denying coverage. any press at what you'd typically tell insurance companies are perfection and sand and is immediately disqualify you and the lake i could be on and it's not like you can find shad meaning something did happen they would find out so you know it you just have to be upfront and paintings to items that

. >> so what taylor swt doing there? >>he was singing but she didn'tear any of the lingeri likeihanna didast year. >> but she did wear a top hat! >> she looks so pretty and she's got these long legs. i think she killed it. >> show me candice again, please. >> ok, calm down, freak. gosh, if only someonhad a fun fact to close this out. >> by the way, fun fact, our office instead of sunset boulevard were almt boom above victoria's secret. >> that woulhave been amazi. >>e know who's running the company. >> ha-ha, it's funny because he's -- you know. anks, super hot, almost naked dies and tiny top hat, you're sexy! >> anne hathaway, she was leaving the gym. she has her hoodie on and she is toeing out, brutal! it looks like a painful outfit as she is walking out. >> she going to upset with you. >> oh, boohoo. >> smu camel toe hoity-toity. >>oity-ttyoe. ♪ here i come to save the day >> merely 30 years after the supposed death of legendary comic andy kaufman, new evidence he's still alive. wanted to honor my dad. >> hang on, w

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. >> taylor swift taking the american music awards by storm. >> the american music award goes to taylor swift. >> that was just the beginning. she won four awards including artist of the year. she also set a new record becoming the only person to win artist of the year three times. >> my lucky number is 13. so far you have made 2013 the most magical year of yie life so far. >> justin timberlake snagged three cove trees and a big flight for florida georgia line. ♪ >> love, love, love that song. their hit song cruise won single of the year. then there was miley cyrus. she performed wrecking ball with a giant cat floating on the screen in the background. the controversial part of the night when he brought up trayvon martin during the wrapprap albu. taylor swift had a mini see whenned dress and it was mini. lady gaga on the red carpet. not a real horse there. she is not on a horse but she is just as fabulous. lauren simonetti is next. good luck getting them in good shape. >> aunt betty the christmas gift has a chance of showing up banged up. it finds ups has a chance of damaging by fed-ex

really i started out by asking taylor what her experience has been like trying to get health care as a sex worker. possible. can you can you elaborate a little it's all due to our. we aren't able to get health care we are the same. street person shoots. and caress for you has it been a similar experience yes they equate us to illegal working girls who have very high s.t.d. than aids rates we have none of the above where leeson were legalized and prostitutes were tested weekly at state mandatory so there hasn't been a disease come out of this house in over fifty years so we're quite the opposite but yet we still get put in statistics that don't have anything to do with us and denied coverage and what do you typically tallon surance companies your profession is i mean does it immediately disqualify you. immediately and you have to be honest it's not like you can mean if something did happen they would find out so you know you just have to be upfront and they just go i just go through the denial process one after another. and dennis considering this profession is legal in nevada county

rivera told police he shot taylor after kicking in the bedroom home of taylor's fort myers home. rivera says investigators coerced his confession in the eagerness for a conviction. four people were arrested. >> at 24, sean taylor was one of the nfl's best talents. >>> mary is live with more an how carla porter will pay for hiring a hit man to murder her husband. >> reporter: carla porter is going to prison for the rest of her life. a baltimore county judge sentenced carla porter to life in prison plus 40 years without the possibility of parol for plotting to kill her husband ray. today his family reacted. >> i think she got what she deserved. >> reporter: porter claims she acted in self-defense after years of abuse at the hands of her husband. >> there was no abuse. this is based on other factors. it was based on greed and money. >> reporter: prosecutors agree that porter enlisted the help of several people including family members to hire trigger man walter bi bishop who fired the fatal shots inside the service station the two owned. >> what happened karla? >> he was just being

you have got to be kidding. >> not like taylor didn't take home any hardware. >> i just didn't really see coming. >> the superstar stunned moments ter the best names in the biz handed her the pinnacle award. >> i idolize the people who were standing on stage. >> taylor's biggest surprise, a video collection of a-list well wishers. >> congratulations. >> julia, jt, ming, ellen. >> congratulations on this well-deserved pineapple award. [ bleep ] chemical award. >> like all of my heroes congratulating me. unbelievable. i mean, i -- i guess just kind of at a loss for words really. >> we got one thing toay about these two, country strong. faith and tim on date night country with luke brian and wife, caroline. >>> inside, robin roberts rocking a sexy black jumpsuit, getting a standing o. >>> it is a privilege to present the biggest honor on country music's biggest night. >> host brad paisley and carrie underwood ripping miley >> i want to thank you from a grateful industry for never once humping a teddy bear or gyrating with you beetlejuice. >> and spoofing "blurred lines" with the "duck dy

the winner of the night taylor swift. she wins artist of the year, she looked great and won three amas, 14 in her career by the way. she has the most of those awards of any artist. rihanna was the first icon award. isn't that strange? no disrespect. don't you think an icon is some grand damme that gets out of the rocking chair and walks up with gray hair. >> only 25. >> and wins the icon award. her mother was there to present the award to her. it was a touching moment. they shared a nice exchange and quite charming. tlc, they performed "waterfall." one of the biggest hits. artist little mama singing. an interesting show. miley cyrus, once again, steals the show. this time out of sheer weirdness. what do you got? >> speaking of stealing the show, "the hunger games, catching fire" made box office record. it is the fourth biggest opening film. it collected $161 million. it bumped "the dark knight" out of fourth place. "the avengers" had the number one debut, then "ironman" and then "harry potter deathly hallows part ii." thi

that's tough to do. >> i would do it with taylor swift. >> yeah, but sing on demand. he did okay. >>> family guy killing off brian has led to outcries around the globe. fox has launched a website now, briansannouncement.com. they'll be making a statement about brian's future at 2:00 pm eastern time, 11:00 am pacific. he's coming back. come on. >>> country singer keith urban has cut off his locks. actress jennifer love hewitt and hubby announced the birth of their new baby girl. congrats to them. >>> "malcolm in the middle" star tweeted he suffered another mini stroke, the second for the actor in two years. the 27-year-old described the experience as, quote, miserable. >>> the cast of "anchor man 2" gave moviegoers at the sydney premiere quite a treat. watch. ♪ sky rockets in flight afternoon delight afternoon delight ♪ >> not bad. >> might want to tour together. >>> "dancing with the stars" crowned their new champion, "glee's" amber along with her partner, derek hough. this is hough's fifth win on the show. >>> more celebs jumped on the kanye parody band wagon. th

taylor took the stand to deny wrongdoing. but in the end, the are. >> reporter: could only agree on guilty verdicts in the cases of two young women. in one, they all agreed no abuse happened. the remaining four, the jury couldn't agree at all. and the judge declared a mistrial. >> these keeps of charges are always serious. any time you're talking about a person in power and trust, we're talking approximate dorm matter -- mates, they're always serious. and time a child becomes victimized in any way. >>> taylor pleaded with them to go -- to his family. the judge revoked his bond. calling him a danger to society and sending him to jail right away. >> taylor's defense attorney plans an appeal, faulting the judge for misinforming the jury during deliberations. >> they asked a question, whether or not they were allowed to consider certain 's that were dismissed. and the judge gave them an erroneous instruction that they were allowed to consider it. and that wasn't proper law. >> reporter: taylor is a father with four children. he i

when he refuses, taylor tells the boy to move to the front of the bus. but again, the young man refuses. >> get up here. >> as taylor makes his way down the aisle toward the back of the bus, the boy's 15-year-old stepbrother can be seen approaching the driver from behind. according to taylor, the boy curses at him and the argument quickly becomes physical. >> get off me! >> get off him. >> the driver lunges and grabs the boy by his neck. as other students look on, the driver and two boys fight for several seconds, moving from the front to the rear of the bus. in one last act, the 15-year-old attempts to punch taylor in the head, but misses. the driver is arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery. while maintaining his innocence, taylor enters a plea deal and the charge is dropped. for their roles in the incident, both boys are arrested and face possible felony assault charges. but after reviewing all the evidence, the state's attorney's office does not file charges against the two teenagers, determining the case can't be proven beyond a reasonable do

taylor himself is married with a wife and two daughters. his wife has been standing by his side throughout this ordeal. we're live in ellicott city. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. >> it's unclear if taylor will choose to take the stand in his defense, once they take it in their own defense. >>> a pair of robbery suspects. the pair may be responsible for robberies at several gas stations and queens stores in the carne parkville area. police say the male suspect often wears a delivery driver's uniform. and the female suspect, occasionally wears nurses' scrubs as you can see in the picture here. anybody with information should call county police. >>> a living hell. one of three women reveals more of what her life was like in this notorious house of horrors. jessica kartalija joins us with more of michelle knight's incredible story. jess? >> reporter: well, kai, knight was lured into castro's home in 2002. today, she talked about what it was like when he kidnapped two more women, abusing all three of them for years. >