and christopher walken. christopher walken interestingly enough spoke to espn radio just today and said he confirmed the argument aspect the free morality argument that natalie wood had with her husband robert wagner. >> bill: point out something late this afternoon it was pointed out that interview with christopher walken was a hoax. >> was it? >> yes. >> bill: my point is. that was the wide -- the report. you wouldn't know. of course, the factor knows all. [ laughter ] >> bill: but my contention is that neither wagner. >> then i don't know. then i really don't know. >> bill: neither wagner -- i guess it's possible. >> they are saying several sources. >> bill: several sources is only three people on the boat, geraldo. >> i don't know what the several sources could be unless r.j. said to somebody else that something happened. i doubt that. >> bill: what remains one of hollywood's biggest mysteries. >> how in the world do you prove that there was evil intent. >> bill: i don't know why the cops would even both

christopher walken be interviewed? >> i'm not going to going to be talked to, who is not going to be talked to. i think you can speculate on that. i'm not going to talk about what witnesses we will talk to or who we haven't talked to. >> just for clarification, outside of the captain do you have additional information or additional people coming forward? >> she's asking if we have additional information outside of the captain. i'm not going to comment on who has talked to us or who told us what. >> was a toxicology report ever been done. >> i'm not going to comment on the coroner's report. i think it was already released, i'm not going to get into that. [inaudible question] >> whatever is available to us we'll use, yes. >> you're asking people if they remember something from 1981. [inaudible question] >> i'm not saying we are basing the case on that, but it does help obviously if the people know something that happened back then to give us a call. like i said, we will reevaluate what they have to say. if we find it to

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their guest the actor christopher walken on the right. the actor's comments are essentially the same as he made during my 1992 probe of their mysterious death. watch. >> he came back to the phone and they were sitting together, you know, and it just started. rj got madder and matter and madder. he raised his voice took a wine bottle and smashed it right on the table. christopher went outside christopher came back in cooled off a little bit and natalie went to her state room. i stayed with rj. christopher went below went to his state room. he wasn't seen or heard the whole rest of the evening. >> wagner spent half an hour searching the boat for natalie. >> he said she probably went shire. i know natalie wouldn't voluntarily step in a dingy and leave the boat. i fired the uniscope on the boat turn the flood light on and look. he said no let's wait. he did say something that he did not say to the police. what happened in the half hour that r and j went down looked for natalie they got into an argument. i don't know if i can tell you that. >>

we also learned that christopher walken has retained an attorney himself. he was starring in a movie with natalie at the time. >> we'll hear so much more about this. >> thank you, bazi. >> welcome to abc news. >> thank you. >>> we're going to turn to ron claiborne with the other headlines. >> welcome to you. >> i like the burnt orange of the university of texas. >> hook 'em horns. >> good morning, everyone. firefighters in nevada have made progress in containing the fast-moving wildfire that's engulfed part of reno. easing winds are aiding in that battle. it's accounted for one death and destroyed dozens of homes. >>> syria is not easing its crackdown on protesters. one day allowing arab league observers to oversee a peace plan. >>> and the obama administration is planning to impose new sanctions on iran's petrochemical industry next week. the new measures are in response to the latest u.n. report showing that iran is developing the technology to produce nuclear weapons. >>> and some of aretha franklin's clothing and household items are going on the auction

at some point christopher walken, starring in a movie with her. they are getting chum my. rj sees them chummy and gets angry. he has a real fit. everything ensues from that. here is my interview with the captain dennis davern who is now speaking. this is the 10th anniversary of the 1981 death. we're talking about 30th anniversary. jon: this is sound from 20 years ago? >> sound from 20 years ago. 10 years after it happened. hear is the captain. >> i know natalie wouldn't voluntarily step in a dinghy and leave the boat. i fired up engines on the boat. said let's turn the flood light on, the spotlight on and look. >> davern saw something not reported to the police. >> what happened in the half hour that rj went down and looked for natalie, they got into an argument. see i don't know if i can tell you that. >> he is backing down from telling me what happened. first of all, very briefly, after the argument with christopher walken, natalie disappears. the firm version is that is the last time anyone sees her. what the captain is saying in essence is that no, he heard rj arguing

we also learned that christopher walken has retained an attorney himself. he was starring in a movie with natalie at the time. >> we'll hear so much more about this. >> thank you, bazi. we appreciate it. nice to have you on the show. welcome. >> welcome to abc news. >> thank you. >>> we're going to turn to ron claiborne with the other headlines this morning. good morning, ron. >> welcome to you. >> i like the burnt orange of the university of texas. >> hook 'em horns. >> hook 'em horns. good morning, everyone. in the news, firefighters in nevada have made progress in containing the fast-moving wildfire that's engulfed part of reno. easing winds and snow are aiding in that battle. it's accounted for one death and destroyed dozens of homes. >>> syria is not easing its brutal crackdown on protesters. one day after agreeing to allow arab league observers to oversee a peace plan. critics say that syria is stalling to ease international pressure. >>> and the obama administration is planning to impose new sanctions on iran's petrochemical industry next week. the n

we also learned that christopher walken has retained an attorney himself. he was starring in a movie with natalie at the time. >> we'll hear so much more about this. >> thank you, bazi. we appreciate it. nice to have you on the show. >> welcome to abc news. >> thank you. >>> we're going to turn to ron claiborne with the other headlines this morning. good morning, ron. >> welcome to you. >> i like the burnt orange of the university of texas. >> hook 'em horns. >> hook 'em horns. good morning, everyone. in the news, firefighters in nevada have made progress in containing the fast-moving wildfire that's engulfed part of reno. easing winds and snow are aiding in that battle. it's accounted for one death and destroyed dozens of homes. >>> syria is not easing its brutal crackdown on protesters. one day after agreeing to allow arab league observers to oversee a peace plan. >>> and the obama administration is planning to impose new sanctions on iran's petrochemical industry next week. the new measures are in response to the latest u.n. report showing that iran is d

walken ... it was things were getting weekend 1981 and new claims say that robert wagner had a fight with christopher walken accusing him of wanting to bet his wife ... the death was ruled an accident by the coroner the accident was ruled consistent with a slip and fall situation and her blood alcohol level was beyond the official tolerance limit ... but a new book out by the captain of that dot is arousing suspicion he maintains that the police botched the investigation ... >>when the captain learned that natalie was missing he wanted to turn on the searchlight and robert wagner had asked him not to the big red flag in this case is over a four hour wait to call the coast guard for professional help >>he believes that his wife slept while getting on a dinghy to leave the boat something she tried to do once before >>he also denies that there was no jealous fight that was heated discussion about show business >>here in the newsroom frank holland >>he set the record for 17,000 live hours on nationa

christopher walken was on the boat and he has hired a lawyer. police he is not a suspect but they believe they have evidence that proves that there is more to the story. >> we're always open to receiving new information about older cases as well as current cases. we assess that information and deem it to be credible and reliable and, if so, we're not opposed to act upon it. recently we have received information which we felt was substantial, enough to make us look at this case. >> earlier i spoke with a woman who co-author as book that looks at what happened. >> i believe he's credible. his story is the only one that makes sense and i set out a long time ago to substantiate what he had told me because everything that had been put out there was based on theories. and i think a lot of people are missing the point here. this new reopening of the case is not something that is based on what is new now. it's based on the fact that natalie's case had never been investigated. her case was closed within days. her case was closed based on theories alone.

walken, because robert wagner was so jealous of christopher. that's what the fight was all about. >> and, so, what is the takeaway, marti? what do you think, now, is the version, or what are police looking into? have they told you based on your book and what dennis is saying, what they're now looking into? >> what they're doing is actually giving natalie, natalie's case, the investigation that it deserved. back in 1981, a few questions were asked, robert wagner and christopher walken were whisked away in a helicopter to go home and grieve. there was barely any questions asked. there was no investigation on lots of the issues involved. and the case was closed within a few days. ruled accidental drowning and it left many unanswered questions. >> well, one final question to you, then, dennis, do you now think that it was murder? >> no, i can't say it was really murder. the only thing i'm really happy about is, to me, i think it's the generation of detectives today that are taking the interest to do a proper investigation. and that will all be in t

in 1981 wood drowned while boat wig hess hearse robert wagner and actor christopher walken. they've been contacted with witnesses with new information. a news conference is scheduled for laters this morning. >>> all right. a hostile hearing on capitol hill. steven chu putting on a tough face during testimony. a loss of more than half a billion dollars in taxpayers' money. jessica yellin reports. >> reporter: the topic, green energy. the tone, fiery. the committee's top republican. >> it is readily apparent that senior officials in the administration put policy ahead of the stewardship of taxpayers' dollar. >> reporter: and the top democrat. >> the majority today as evidenced by my colleague's opening statement has focused on firing partisan broad sides at the obama administration. >> reporter: with the soft spoken secretary steve chu in the hot seat. >> they were palestine and i made them with the best trets of the taxpayer in mind. i did not make any decision based on political considerations. >> reporter: for republicans, that was far from satisfying. >> who is to apologiz

>> robert wagner and christopher walken, what are they saying tonight? >> well, wagner spokesperson is releasing a statement, in fact, let's show it to you now. it says, in part, and i am quoting here we trust they, as in the investigators, will evaluate whether any new information relating to the death of natalie wood wagner is valid and it comes from a valuable source or sources other than those simply trying to profit from the 30 year anniversary of her tragic death. we also, of course, reached out to christopher walkins publicist for comment. but our questions went unanswered. the publication saying tonight that walken has hired an attorney. harris? >> harris: very interesting detail and late development in all of this. casey stegall, thank you very much. the so-called self-help guru who prosecutors say lured victims to his tent of terror learning his fate today. a judge sentencing james arthur ray to two years behind bars. a jury convicted ray of negligent homicide after a deadly sweat lodge ceremony in 2009. three people died during the spiritual r

walken, because robert wagner was so jealous of christopher. that's what the fight was all about. >> and, so, what is the takeaway, marti? what do you think, now, is the version,r what are police looking into? have they told you based on your book and what dennis is saying, what they're now looking into? >> what they're doing is actually giving natalie, natalie's case, the investigation that it deserved. back in 1981, a few questions were asked, robert wagner and christopher walken were whisked away in a helicopter to go home and grieve. there was barely any questions asked. there was no investigation on lots of the issues involved. and the case was closed within a few days. ruled accidental drowning and it left many unanswered questions. >> well, one final question to you, then, dennis, do you now think that it was murder? >> no, i can't say it was really murder. the only thing i'm really happy about is, to me, i think it's the generation of detectives today that are taking the interest to do a proper investigation. and that will all be in the

robert with her husband, wagner, and christopher walken. the boat captains says wagner fighting momentum for she died. -- and wood were fighting. >> robert wagner told me she missing. i said we needed to call somebody. going to doere not that. economic growth will surge in -- upcominghs months. .9% last month. analysts predicted that a strong hold steady will throughout december. >>> the popular kirsch reaching opened this afternoon. -- it was to a delightful popular grocery store afternoon. it's across from the clarendon metro station. expect trader joe's to help stimulate the economy. >>> starting at 10:00 p.m. tonight, planning metro road stops. run betweennot pentagon and king street. shuttle buses will be available. exhibit will the firstorrow, lady's exhibit. important rolee the first ladies' plate in the bid andtial restoration. it includes 26 stretches -- ms.sses and personal ite the and also look how the role has changed. doug's role never changes. sometimes on friday. a great weekend, folks. these are the numbers we have you.e som

natalie wood was with her husband and actor christopher walken when her body disappeared. >> what we think is she went outside and slip to on the step and hit her head and was knocked unconscious and fell into the water. >> the captain of the boat is telling a different story. he says he overheard the couple arguing. they were known for having a tumultuous relationship. >>> we want to get a check on the weekend forecast. if it is bright and sunny out there right now bank -- it is bright and sunny and out there right now. >> it is not that bad. we have handled this before. let's take a look at the time lapse of the sunrise. this is a beautiful shot from our hd camera at the naval academy. not a single cloud in the skype. all morning long and for the rest of the day as well. here is a live view from fairfax. 42 degrees. a cold day outside for the kids at recess. 43 degrees in manassas. temperatures are about 10 degrees below average for this time of year. total sunshine. nothing but clear skies. that high pressure is giving us that motion in the atmosphere, inhibiting and the clouds fr

actor christopher walken hired lawyer. he was on the yacht when wood went overboard back in 1981 but police don't consider him a suspect. kareen wynter brings us up to speed. >> reporter: the los angeles county sheriff's department says woods' husband at the time, robert wagner who was on the yacht the night she died they say he's not a suspect but still this hasn't stopped investigators from taking a second look at this mysterious case. natalie wood was one of the most popular sought after actresses in hollywood which made her death in 1981 at just 43 years old all the more shocking and for some inexpoliticable. sheriff's officials were vague friday on what led to the re-investigation after 30 years. >> recently we've received information which we felt was substantial enough for us to take another look. >> reporter: it was thanksgiving weekend 1981 when wood and her actor husband robert wagner went sailing on their yacht the splendour. joined by actor and friend christopher walken. saturday night wagner and walken got int

is waited four hours before calling the coast guard >> christopher walken natalie wood sitting on the sofa and within a split second robert wagner picked up a wine bottle smashed on the coffee table and yelled are you trying to blank my wife? >> recently we received the permission we thought was substantial enough to make us take a second look at the case robert wagner issued a statement says he supports the opening of the case. republican presidential candidate herman cain now has secret service protection protection comes has received threats would not give specifics. herman cain >> it was time because of the popularity of my campaign just time to go to that next step and i am just glad that we were given that opportunity by the to have it not known if there has been a specific threat against herman cain republican candidate first to receive secret service protection >> herman cain campaign target of a threatening telephone call on at least one occasion. former president bill clinton in skokie this morning signing copies of his new book promoting his book back to work why we need sm

there has been no reaction from christopher walken. david? >> george lewis in los angeles for us. thank you very much. dennis davern is with us, along with marti ruli who worked on the book "goodbye natalie, goodbye splendisplendor." why now after 30 years? what is the new information that investigators are zeroing in on? >> well, you say why now? why now is because i've been trying to tell information about this for many, many years. and there wasn't really anyone listening until now. >> okay. well, what is the information you're relaying now? >> the information i'm relaying now is, i just want a thorough investigation. and that information will be brought out by the investigators. >> well, again, the question stands, why now? what is information? what has changed? what has come to light that you have brought to light some 30 years later that would lead the sheriff's office to reopen an investigation? >> i think right now this point in time, someone has actually listened. i've been trying to get somebody to listen for a long time. and now somebody is listening, and they're going

wood died in 1989 after a night of partying with her husband robert wagner and christopher walken. police received new information. it had previously been known as an accident. wood is known for her roles in "west side story" and "rebel without a cause." >>> this morning another athletic department finds itself in the center of a sexual harassment allegation. this time it's a basketball coach. two boys say bernie fein assaulted them in the '50s. the school says it conducted its own investigation years ago. syracuse head coach jim boeheim issued a statement saying, i've known bernie for many years. had i seen or suspected anything, i would have taken action. bernie has my full support. >>> meanwhile, more potential victims of penn state football coach jerry sandusky may be

they have yet to talk to christopher walken. they have yet to really re-interview dennis davern, the captain of the boat. you'd think that they would have done something of an investigative nature before making this big announcement, when all we really here is that robert wagner is not a suspect. one thing i thought was interesting in the timing. if you google "l.a. county sheriff's department" today, all you will see is this investigation. today is also a day where they're investigating -- the sheriff's department could have announced this on the anniversary or after this special if new information did, indeed, come out that they deemed credible. so i just thought the whole aura of the event seemed odd to me. >> what are some of the thinking big things that we don't know about what happened on that boat? allegedly there was a fight and robert wagner acknowledges he fought with her that night. the presumption is she got into a dingy and her body was found a distance away. >> right. but also there were precious hours after she wa

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also aboard, her husband, robert wagner, actor christopher walken and the captain, dennis davern. >> they had been drinking and it was a little difficult getting information from them initially because they were slurring their words. >> reporter: according to the three men, after a long night of drinking, an argument broke out and wood went to her cabin at the back of the boat, when wood and the boat's dinghy went missing, wagner told investigators he initially thought his wife had taken the dinghy back to shore. the author of the biography say friends told her wood had a fear of water. >> i certainly don't think that she went into the dinghy. i think she went overboard in a way that was beyond her control. >> reporter: sometime after 10:00 that night, wood went into the water. the first call for help went out at 1:00 in the morning, just after 5:00 a.m., search crews found wood's dinghy, oden broke the news to wagner. >> he was very, very concerned that she was missing. i know he's an actor, but there's some things that you just can't fake. >> reporter: oden was with wagner when the

wood died in 1981 after a night of partying with her husband robert wagner and actor christopher walken. they were on the couple's yacht. investigators say they received new information about her death. wood is known for her roles in "miracle on 34th street," "west side story," and "rebel without a cause." the wagner family trust released a statement saying, "will evaluate whether any information relating to the death of natalie wood wagner is valid and that it comes from credible source or sources other than those simply trying to profit from the 30th anniversary of her tragic death." her death had previously been ruled an accident. >>> an all too common story in our area. someone hit by a vehicle and a driver leaves the scene. this morning we learned we lead the nation in hit and run accidents. we have the highest percentage of hit and run deaths in the country and the most drivers who injure or kill cyclists or pedestrians. between 2000 and 2009, there were 76 hit and run deaths in d.c., 217 in virginia, and 279 in maryland. most of those hit and run accidents occur between midnight

there has been no reaction from christopher walken. david? >> george lewis in los angeles this morning. thank you very much. >>> earlier this morning, i spoke exclusively with dennis davern, along with martir rulli. i began by asking what the information was that investigators are now zeroing in on. >> i can't answer that question right now. >> and why not? you're referring to mistakes you made. have you changed your story from when you spoke to investigators years ago? >> i did lie on a report years ago. >> and what did you lie about then? >> it was just a miss -- i made mistakes by not telling the honest truth. >> is it your charge that, in fact, robert wagner essentially tried to make this a low-profile investigation, did not do everything he could to try to find her, once she went missing after their argument? >> yes, it was. it was to be kept a low-profile investigation. >> so you're saying that wagner did not do everything he should have done to look for her after she went missing. >> exactly. >> was she -- was he responsible for her de

the couple had been drinking heavily in a luxury yacht with the oscar-winning actor christopher walken and she went overboard. her body and arms were bruised and she had a cut on her face. the coroner said it was an accident, that she had fallen while tying up the dingy. now, police have reopened the case. today, he appeared on american television. robert wagner told him not to search for natalie. >> it was a matter of we will not look too hard. we will not turn on the searchlight. >> robert wagner confesses they had a fight the city has nothing to do with her death. >> we think that she went outside and slipped on -- and hit her head. "she was always afraid of drowning. it was here that her body was found. there was many questions unanswered. the sheriff's office says there is enough the evidence for them to reopen the case. >> don't forget, our website has plenty more on all the stories we have featured in this bulletin. i will be back in a couple of minutes with all of these latest news headlines. thank you for your company. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of

walken. there were reports of a lover's triangle and arguments between them. also on board was a hired captain who changed his account of what happened. >> we all had our story. >> reporter: interviewed on the too show this morning he blamed wagner for wood's death. >> was he responsible for her death? >> i would say so, yes. >> how so? >> i don't want to get involved. >> reporter: he said that when he became away that wood was missing, wagner discouraged a search of the water. >> i think it was a matter of we're not going to look too hard or notify anybody at the moment. >> reporter: robert wagner is now 81 years old and his family supports the efforts of the sheriff's department and trust they will look at any of the new information and it comes from a credible source and those other than those trying to profit from the 30-year anniversary of her death. >>> more trouble for penn state football coach joe paterno. it was announced today that he has lung cancer. his son scott said that the can

there has been no reaction from christopher walken. david? >> george lewis in los angeles for us. thank you very much. dennis davern is with us, along with marti ruli who worked on the book "goodbye natalie, goodbye splendisplendor." why now after 30 years? what is the new information that investigators are zeroing in on? >> well, you say why now? why now is because i've been trying to tell information about this for many, many years. and there wasn't really anyone listening until now. >> okay. well, what is the information you're relaying now? >> the information i'm relaying now is, i just want a thorough investigation. and that information will be brought out by the investigators. >> well, again, the question stands, why now? what is information? what has changed? what has come to light that you have brought to light some 30 years later that would lead the shiff's office to reopen an investigation? >> i think right now this point in time, someone has actually listened. i've been trying to get somebody to listen for a long time. and now some

robert wagner and christopher walken were whisked away in a helicopter to go home and grieve. there was barely any questions asked. there was no investigation on lots of the issues involved. and the case was closed within a few days, ruled accidental drowning. and it left many unanswered questions. >> well, one final question to you, then, dennis, do you now think that it was murder? >> no, i can't say it was really murder. the only thing i'm really happy about is, to me, i think it's the -- the generation of detectives today that are taking the interest to do a proper investigation. and that will all be in their hands. >> thanks very much to both of you. a case many people remember and will be watching. >>> we have a latest developments in the penn state rape scandal. sandusky second mile charity could be folding. and did the school do enough in its investigation? we're going to go there from michael. and, now, there are similar accusations of molestation coming out of syracuse university. a man who knows the accused and has known him for 25 years. all of this, "out front." n