jennifer hudson takes the stand today, delivering emotional testimony against the man accused of murdering her mother, r brother, and nephew in the brutal neighborhood she worked so hard to escape. >>> memorize this. she became famous on the classic sitcom taxi, but marylou henner has another gift, she remembers almost every moment of her life. tonight she's sharing secrets that could help your power of recall. and steiny treats. tasting, tempting, and barely there. deserts are getting smaller, but why doesn't your waistline? we'll have the latest on the trend. >> good evening. i'm bill weir. she's an oscar winner, grammy winner, american idol finalist and multimillionaire spokeswoman. today she was introduced simply as witness for the prosecution. she took the stand in a chicago courtroom, three and a half years after her mother, sister, and young fef new were all gunned down in what prosecutors describe as a jealous rampage by her former brother-in-law. for the latest inside the courtroom, here's alex perez. >> reporter: jennifer hudson, her cinderella story, taking her down the red carp

we are monitoring the developmentes on jennifer hudson's testimony. we'll bring you the latest live later on. envelop the news that actress jennifer hudson has taken the stand in the horrific murders of her family members. her mother seen in the video with her. her beloved nephew as well as her brother back in 2008. we'll have much more on this breaking news and what jennifer hudson testified while on the stand out of chicago. >>> we're also following developments in a rare spring snowstorm. there are pictures. we have from western pennsylvania, as well as upstate new york. the storm is now threatening parts of the northeast. look at some of this video. can you believe it? and we're in april. we're supposed to be about april showers. widespread power outages. pennsylvania's governor has declared a state of emergency saying the storm has the potential to close roads and damage a lot of property. strong winds coupled with wet heavy snow could bring down tree limbs, and they call it a possible recipe for a disaster. they're now comparing this nor'easter

jennifer hudson takes the stand today, delivering emotional testimony against the man accused of murdering her mother, her brother, and nephew in the brutal neighborhood she worked so hard to escape. >>> memorize this. she became famous on the classic sitcom taxi, but marylou henner has another gift, she remembers almost every moment of her life. tonight she's sharing secrets that could help your power of recall. and steiny treats. tasting, tempting, and barely there. deserts are getting smaller, but why doesn't your waistline? we'll have the latest on the trend. >> good evening. i'm bill weir. she's an oscar winner, grammy winner, american idol finalist and multimillionaire spokeswoman. today she was introduced simply as witness for the prosecution. she took the stand in a chicago courtroom, three and a half years after her mother, sister, and young fef new were all gunned down in what prosecutors describe as a jealous rampage by her former brother-in-law. for the latest inside the courtroom, here's alex perez. >> reporter: jennifer hudson, her cinderella story, taking her down the red ca

jennifer hudson, of course, was in both. ted rowlands is at the courthouse in chicago covering this very tragic, very high profile case, and he has the story. >> reporter: in january, 2008, jennifer hudson was on top of the world, winning an oscar for her performance in "dream girls." >> it's going to take a while to get used to this. >> reporter: the next year, hudson's world was rocked by tragedy, her mother and brother were murdered and her 7-year-old nephew were with missing. >> there is an amber alert out right now. >> reporter: hudson returned to chicago where a frantic search was under way for julian and for the gunman. >> neighbors did report hearing gunshots about 8:00, 9:00 this morning. >> reporter: three days later the little boy's body was found inside this abandoned suv. he died of a gunshot wound and a police investigation led to the arrest of 27-year-old william balfour. the hudson family knew william balfour quite well. he grew up here in their neighborhood on the south side of chicago and ended up marrying

jennifer hudson, of course, was in both. ted rowlands is at the courthouse in chicago covering this very tragic, very high profile case, and he has the story. >> reporter: in january, 2008, jennifer hudson was on top of the world, winning an oscar for her performance in "dream girls." >> it's going to take a while to get used to this. >> reporter: nine months later, hudson's world was rocked by tragedy. her mother, darnell, and brother, jason, were murdered and her 7-year-old nephew, julian, was miss glg there is an amber alert that was out right now. >> reporter: hudson returned to chicago where a frantic search was under way for julian and for the gunman. >> neighbors did report hearing gunshots about 8:00, 9:00 this morning. >> reporter: three days later the little boy's body was found inside this abandoned suv. he died of a gunshot wound and a police investigation led to the arrest of 27-year-old william balfour. the hudson family knew william balfour quite well. he grew up here in their neighborhood on the south side of

this is host bid the hudson institute here in washington. this is an hour and 25 minutes. >> good afternoon. welcome. i'm ken weinstein, president and ceo of hudson institute. on behalf of hudson institute and our partner for today's events, securing america's future energy, i'd like to welcome everyone to the betsy and walter stern conference center here at hudson. let me extend a special welcome to our cspan viewing audience and to those watching on line at hudson.org. before we get under way, let me make the standard announcement to ask everyone to kindly turn down the ringers on your cell phones -- let me say a few words about hudson institute. hudson institute is a future-oriented, market-oriented market research policy organization that was founded in 1961 by the late herman kahn. central to our research agenda, since our founding has been work on natural resources, especially oil, and the role resources play in the global economy. kahn's view, and our view today, is that innovation and human ingenuity, when properly guided, can overco

the hudsons actually knew him quite well before he married julia hudson, right? >> reporter: he grew up in the neighborhood where the hudson family was in the south side of chicago. he had a tough life. he was abandoned by his mother at nine, in and out of trouble, did some prison time, came out of prison in his early 20s and ended up marrying julia hudson, apparently according to the family against the family's wishes. they broke up. he apparently according to the family and prosecutors threatened to kill julia hudson and her family. that's the biggest piece of evidence that prosecutors have, the threats that william balfour made. >> some are voicing concerns that he could walk, right? >> well, because there isn't a lot of physical evidence in this case. you would think with three fatalities, including a 7-year-old and a kidnapping, that there would be tons of physical evidence. william balfour is not tied physically to the crime scene. that's the huge hurdle they have to get over. >> what is jennifer hudson saying about all this? is she saying anything right no

mother and brother inside hudson's childhood home. her 7-year-old nephew julian was found dead three days later in an abandoned suv. chicago criminal defense attorney sam adam jr. is confident jurors won't be unduly sympathetic to the dream girls star. >> nobody is going to find balfour guilty because it was jennifer hudson's family. >> reporter: the defense claims there are no witnesses, and no physical evidence tying balfour to the crime. instead they say the family was targeted because hudson's brother, jason, was an alleged drug dealer. jennifer hudson remained in the court when her sister julia testified about balfour's alleged threats when they broke up. recounting how he told her, if you leave me, you will be the last to die. i'll kill your family first. the trial is expected to last about a month. jennifer hudson has said she plans to be here for every day of it. natalie? >> katie tur in chicago. thank you, katie. >>> and check out this gorgeous view of our home. nasa released this video called walking in the air. it's a serie

the hudson family knew william balfour quite well. he grew up here in their neighborhood on the south side of chicago and ended up marrying jennifer hudson's older sister julia. balfour known as flex on the streets has a long criminal history and according to people who know the family, the hudsons, including jennifer, didn't want julia to marry balfour. prosecutors say balfour killed his ex-wife's family members because he was jealous that she was seeing another man. the defense says there are no eyewitnesses and no fingerprints linking him to the murder scene which has hudson's neighbor michael jones concerned that balfour could walk. >> in a murder, especially in the black community, is so easy to beat. >> reporter: three and a half year later the hudson home in chicago is boarded up. jennifer hudson has said very little publicly about the murders but recently talked to piers morgan about her mother. >> moi mother was a very wise and strong person and i feel like she raised us well and she prepared me well. and so that's what i liv

we saw that a davos but how much debt can you know for roa debt as economist michael hudson always ends famously says debts that cannot be repaid will not speak to him and british m.p.'s a savior as you've been penalized by the bank of england's money printing should be compensated for it while citigroup investors say exacts should not be compensated so handsomely for poor performance of first for a big u.s. bank but does it matter we'll tell you what we think let's get to today's capital account. the international monetary fund and the world bank are gearing up for their spring meetings it's happening now in d.c. they get officially underway at the end of this week in washington there is a view outside take a look at this the giant plasma screen of world bank propaganda that set up outside getting ready for these meetings that's amusing we don't think we've seen that before the world bank's mission remember is to support or to reduce poverty but it's been subject of course to much criticism over the years for social engineering shock therapy the lending conditions of the washington con

he's charged with killing hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. this all happened three years ago. it was very highly publicized. balfour is the estranged husband of jennifer's sister julia. he's denying these charges. his lawyer says there's no forensic evidence to link him to the killings. but is that really the case? sunny hostin is on the case. the defense attorney will say everything they can say to bolster their case. but what do the prosecutors have in terms of forensics? >> they feel pretty confident that they have a pretty strong case. they even found gun residue on his car. we know they found a gun used? the dmigs of these crimes. the prosecutor feels pretty comfortable with their case. this made headlines nationally because not only were three people murdered, those three people were family members of jennifer hudson. so you've got to figure out that this prosecution team in a case with this much media coverage is going to be very, very careful and thorough in its investigation. >> it was just a year after she won her oscar and was cata

jennifer hudson has earned her place in the spotlight. but come monday, she'll be in a spotlight that she never could have imagined. a front-row seat at the trial of william belfour. the man accused of killing hudson's mother, brother and nephew in 2008. prosecutors said that he unleashed his deadly rage after he learned his estranged wife hudson's sister, julia, was dating another man. >> this trial unlike most other trials because the victims are related to a national icon, jennifer hudson, and the jury is not going to be able to ignore that. >> reporter: the trial is expected to draw media from all quarters. hudson, who catapulted to fame after being voted off "american idol" in 2004 may be called to testify and she's vowed to be in the packed courtroom every day. starstruck jurors are a concern not only for the defense but also prosecutors. >> they have to stay focused. they can't resort to any kind of tricks or rest on the fact that they have a star member of the victim's family as part of their prosecution team. >> reporter: on the

this is host bid the hudson institute here in washington. this is an hour and 25 minutes. >> good afternoon. welcome. i'm ken weinstein, president and ceo of huson institute. on behalf f hudson institute and our partner for today's events, securing america's future energy, i'd like to welcome everyone to the betsy and walter stern conference center here at hudson. t extend a secl welcome to our cspan viewing audience and to those watching on li at hudson.org. before we get under way, let me make the standard announcement to ask everyone to kindly turn down the ringers on your cell phones -- let me say a few words about hudson institute. hudson institute is a future-oriented, market-oriented market research policy organization thats founded in 1961 by the late herman kahn. central to our research agenda, since our founding has been work on natural resources, especially oil, and the role resources play in the global economy. kahn's view, and our view today, is that innovation and human ingenuity, when properly guided, can overcome resource sca

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jennifer hudson has earned her spot in spotlight. come monday, she'll be in a spotlight that she'll never could have imagined. she'll be at the trial of william belfuur, police unleashed the rage after he learned his ex-wife was dating. >> reporter: the jury isn't going to be able to ignore that. >> reporter: the trial is expected to draw media from all quarters. jennifer call put pulled to fame after being voted off of american idol. star struck jurors are a concern not only for the defense but also prosecutors. >> they have to stay focused. they can't resort to any kind of tricks or rest on the fact that they have a star member of the victim's family as part of their prosecution team. >> on the south side of chicago, where hudson was born and grew from neighborhood starlet to international superstar, her return home is bittersweet. >> you're excited from the fame level that she's here but then you have to remember why she's back. >> reporter: hudson has kept most of that anguish private, but all of that could change if she takes th

we thought that a dog knows but how much debt kenya the roa debt as economists michael hudson always ends famously says debts that cannot be repaid will not be to him and british m.p.'s a savior is now been penalised by the bank of england's money printing should be compensated for it while citigroup investors say exactly should not be compensated so handsome late for poor performance out the first for a big us bank but does it matter we'll tell you what we think let's get to two days capital account. the international monetary fund and the world bank are gearing up for their spring meeting that's happening now in d.c. they get officially underway at the end of this week in washington there is a view outside take a look at this the giant slauson a screen of world bank propaganda that's set up outside getting ready for these meetings that's amusing we don't think we've seen that before the world bank's mission remember is just support or to reduce poverty but it's been subject of course to much criticism over the years for social engineering shock therapy the lending conditions of the

we thought about a davos but how much debt kenya a row of debt as economists michael hudson always ends famously says debts they cannot be repaid will not speak to him and british m.p.'s a savior as you've been penalized by the bank of england money printing should be compensated for it while citigroup investors say exactly should not be compensated so handsome late for poor performance that's a first for a big u.s. bank but does it matter we'll tell you what we think let's get to today's capital account. the international monetary fund and the world bank are gearing up for their spring meetings it's happening now in d.c. they get officially underway at the end of this week in washington and there is a view outside take a look at this the giant clouds in a screen a world bank propaganda that's set up outside getting ready for these meetings that's amusing we don't think we've seen that before the world bank's mission remember is to support or to reduce poverty but it's been subject of course to much criticism over the years for social engineering shock therapy the lending conditions of

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i should note lastly how pleased we are to be working with safe and hudson. very different kinds of organizations, but i think it is significant today we are working together to promote dialogue on energy and public policy. safe is a policy organization dedicated to u.s. energy security and has produced a number of constructive proposals to address those challenges. and you can learn more about safe and secure energy.org. a future in research organization with some diversity of viewpoints on energy policy to put it in the least. so our scholars are unanimous in supporting various forms of deregulation to support further energy exploration, does not take institutional positions and our scholars' views differ. support on attacks of imported oil and a significant number of the economic externalties associated with oil are already captured by the current gas tax. and chris sands looks at industrial policy in the auto industry and why it has not yet solved our energy problems sustain bli. new papers on energy are available at hudson.org and chris's paper is forthc

and married jennifer hudson's older sister julia. known as flex on the street, has a long criminal history and the hudsons including jennifer didn't want julia to marry him. prosecutors say ballfour killed his ex-wife's family members because he was jealous she was seeing another man the defensesays there are no eyewitnesses and no fingerprints linking him to the murder scene which has hudson's neighbor michael jones concerned ballfour could walk. >> a murder, especially in the black community is so easy to beat. >> reporter: three and a half years litter hudson home in chicago is boarded up jennifer has said very little publicly about the murders but recently talked to piers morgan about her mother. >> she was a wise and strong person i feel she raised us well and prepared me well so that is what i live by. >> reporter: opening statements are scheduled to begin april 23rd, jennifer hudson who is on the witness list is expected to attend. >>> ted rollins reporting the judge and attorneys will look at 150 potential jurors. >>> new jer

. >>> testimony begins today in the case of jennifer hudson's estranged brother-in-law. the legal team hopes the jury will not be distracted by hudson's star power. >> later this half hour, mixing music, politics and embarrassment. did new jersey's most powerful elected official doze off during a concert by new jersey's most famous rock star? >> not quite sure how that's a big story. he said he was caught up in the mood, feeling the music, which we all do. >> especially when it comes to the boss. >> can't fall asleep during the boss' show. >>> we begin with the breaking news out of florida. george zimmerman has walked out of the seminole county jail after posting bond. >> his ultimate destination is being kept secret for his safety. it could actually be outside the state of florida. matt gutman filed this report minutes ago from sanford. >> reporter: zimmerman walked right out the front door. not much fanfare. wearing a brown jacket. clean shaven. blue jeans carrying his personal items in a brown paper bag. very calmly walking out of the jail. now his family has been try

voice, hudson spoke softly while on the stand. telling jurors she went to elementary school with balfour. that she always disliked him. and objected when her sister started dating him. we did not like how he treated her and i did not like how he treated my nephew. talking about her nephew was the hardest part for the singer. hudson's testimony monday, is one of the few times she's spoken publicly about the case. last year, she told oprah how she made it through. my family. this is an emotional subject. >> i know. >> my baby. and god. >> reporter: perhaps the most emotional part of the trial, hudson stopped and composed herself, when asked about a family gathering the week before the murders. i was so surprised. i was playing my piano. and my mother said on one side of me. and my brother sat on the other side. and i was singing them a song. and it was us, being family. hudson's brother was a drug dealer who put the family in a dangerous situation. and they say that investigators zeroed in on balfour because they had a high-profile

and her nephew, will hudson herself take the stand? >>> and we have a little riddle for you this morning -- why did the rubber chicken end up in space? wait until you see the other strange objects floating alongside. space is starting to look like my son's bedroom a little bit. >>> all right, we're going to start closer to earth with the latest outbreak of weird weather in america. the big spring storm taking shape right now. poised to pounds millions of people with hard rains, flash floods and in some spots a foot of snow. our meteorologist, ginger zee is in chicago with the forecast. >> good morning, dan and everyone. inundating rains already happened in the keys and up to miami, up to 7 or 8 inches of some of the keys. look at this video. i want to show you what you can expect as it moves north, it's going to look very similar in the mid-atlantic and into the northeast. now, the video. from the video to the graphics. a major nor'easter taking shape. it will be rain along the coast. big cities from d.c. to boston, it's going be rain.

hudson may be called to testify. and she is promised to be in that courtroom every day. >>> there could be more firings this week as investigators uncover new details in the secret service prostitution scandal. we're also hearing about a whistleblower agent who was among the first to investigate the scandal. nbc's reena ninan has the latest. >> reporter: fast action by a female secret service chief is being credit with helping to uncover and contain the scandal when it first erupted. paula reid is a rising star recently promoted to secret service boss for the miami field office and all of south america. she was in cartagena when she heard about a prostitute at the hotel caribe claiming she wasn't paid by one of the secret service agents under reid's command. she quickly notified washington and rounded up the 11 agents involved who were then sent home a day before president obama arrived. on "this week," american officials are asking if the culture at the secret service needs to be re-examined. >> i can't help but won

jennifer hudson was already quite famous at the time of the murders. and her star has risen even more over the last couple of years. and that has defense attorneys quite concerned for their client. "american idol" finalist, oscar winner, weight watchers spokeswoman, jennifer hudson's presence is inescapable. and that's the problem when it comes to selecting the jury in the trial of a man charged with murdering her family. >> she is a very, very likable person. she is somebody who we look upon as a hometown person. we want to help this person who has made it big. >> reporter: the tragedy unfolded in october of 2008. the bodies of hudson's mother and brother were found shot to death in their chicago home. days later, the body of 7-year-old julian king, hudson's neveu was found in a vehicle. william balfour the singer's brother-in-law was charged with their murders. prosecutors allege he was angry hudson's sister was seeing someone else. his attorneys are concerned he may not get a fair trial because of the singer's fame. potential jurors have killed out

mother and brother inside hudson's childhood home. her 7-year-old nephew julian was found dead three days later in an abandoned suv. chicago district attorney is confident jurors won't be unduly sympathetic to the dream girls star. >> nobody is going to find balfour guilty because it was jennifer hudson's family. >> reporter: the defense claims there are no witnesses, and no physical evidence tying balfour to the crime. instead they say the family was targeted because hudson's brother, jason, was an alleged drug dealer. jennifer hudson remained in the court when her sister julia testified about balfour's alleged threats when they broke up. recounting how he told her, if you leave me, you will be the last to die. i'll kill your family first. and the trial is expected to last about a month. jennifer hudson said she will be here for every day of it. ann? >> all right, katie tur this morning. thanks. it is now 7:20. here again is matt, and a special guest. >> that's right, ann. thanks. we've got rosie o'donnell in the studio. to spice thi

according to people of the hudson's, including jennifer hudson did not want him to marry balfour. he was jealous that she was seeing another man. the defense saying that there is no eyewitnesses, no fingerprints. jennifer hudson's neighbor is concerned that he could walk. >> this murder, a especially in a black community difficult. >>grant: this house has been boarded up she has said very little but spoke to appears morgan. >> my mother was wise and strong. i feel like she was preparing me well. >>grant: opening statements will begin on april 23rd. jennifer hudson will the expect to attend as a witness. grant lotus, kron 4. >>jacqueline: a nice day but big changes increasing clouds. the rainfall will approach her. and spreading throughout the entire day. as we go towards the afternoon moderate/heavy rainfall for the entire play. that storm could stall tomorrow, by 4:00 a.m. the rainfall will approach in the north bay. by 7:00 a.m., we could see the rainfall more widespread. moderate and the san francisco and santa rosa just sections over the bay area it will continue to press thro

mother and brother inside hudson's childhood home. her 7-year-old nephew julian was found dead three days later in an abandoned suv. chicago criminal defense attorney is confident jurors won't be unduly simp thetic to the dream girls star. >> nobody is going to find balfour guilty because it was jennifer hudson's family. >> reporter: the defense claims there are no witnesses, and no physical evidence tying balfour to the crime. instead they say the family was targeted because hudson's brother, jason, was an alleged drug dealer. jennifer hudson remained in the court when her sister julia testified about balfour's alleged threats when they broke up. recounting how he told her, if you leave me, you will be the last to die. i'll kill your family first. and the trial is expected to last about a month. jennifer hudson said she will be here for every day of it. ann? >> all right, katie tur this morning. thanks. it is now 7:20. here again is matt, and a special guest. >> that's right, ann. thanks. look who is here. we've got rosie o'donnell i

the hudson family knew william balfore quite well. he grew up here in their neighborhood on the south side of chicago and ended up marrying jennifer hudson's older sister julia. balfore known as flex on the streets has a long criminal history and according to people who know the family the hudson's including jennifer didn't want julia to marry balfore. prosecutors say balfore killed his ex-wife's family members because he was jealous that she was seeing another man. there are no eyewitnesses or fingerprints linking him to the shootings. which has family members concerned that balfore could walk. >> and a murder in the african american community is so easy to beat. >> reporter: jennifer hudson has said very little publicly about the murders but she recently talked to pierce morgan about her mother. >> my mother was a very wise and strong person. i feel that she raised us well and she prepared me well. and so that's what i live by. >> reporter: opening statements are expected to begin april 23rd. jennifer hudson who's on the witness lis

the hudson family knew william balfore quite well. he grew up here and ended up marrying jennifer hudson's sister julia. according to people who know the family the hudson's including jennifer didn't want julia to marry balfore. prosecutors say balfore killed his ex-wife's family members because he was jealous that she was seeing another man. the defense says there are no eyewitnessand no fingerprints linked him to the murder. which has neighbors concerned he will walk. >> a murder especially in the black community is very easy to beat. >> reporter: jennifer hudson has said very little publicly about the murders, but she recently talked to pierce morgan about her mother. >> my mother was a very wise mother and i feel she raised us well. i feel she prepared me. >> it'll take several days to pick the jury. the suspect faces life if convicted. >>> organizers are reenacting the north atlantic soy i -- voyage of the titanic. many are direct descendants of the first people in the titanic. >> i would not want to test fate like that. >> no. >

jennifer hudson and william belfort's ex-wife the sister of jeff rutzen julie hudson were not in the courtroom a phone call was made to julia hudson the morning of the murders and then a cellphone was turned off for several hours after that other officers are scheduled to testify today other members of the hudson family including jennifer hudson will be in the courtroom this afternoon a boy who was kidnapped from a saint louis hospital on tuesday while awaiting a heart transplant is headed back home. five-year-old porter stone was reunited with his mother this morning. his father, grandmother, and aunt face charges in his abduction. they will also face extradition back to missouri. porter was found unharmed in a motel room in alsip yesterday. he is heading back to saint louis for treatment for his heart condition. a man from oak park says he beat another man because he was angry over the shooting death of trayvon martin. 18-year-old alton hayes is charged with a hate crime along with attempted robbery and battery. police say hayes and a 15-year- old boy approached a 19-year- old whit

voice, hudson spoke softly while on the stand. telling jurors she went to elementary school with balfour. that she always disliked him. and objected when her sister started dating him. we did not like how he treated her and i did not like how he treated my nephew. talking about her nephew was the hardest part for the singer. hudson's testimony monday, is one of the few times she's spoken publicly about the case. last year, she told oprah how she made it through. my family. this is an emotional subject. >> i know. >> my baby. and god. >> reporter: perhaps the most emotional part of the trial, hudson stopped and composed herself, when asked about a family gathering the week before the murders. i was so surprised. i was playing my piano. and my mother said on one side of me. and my brother sat on the other side. and i was singing them a song. and it was us being family. hudson's brother was a drug dealer who put the family in a dangerous situation. and they say that investigators zeroed in on balfour because they had a high-profile s

2008, angry over the failing marriage to the sister jennifer hudson ... jennifer hudson is expected to be in court on the trial begins later this month prospective jurors may see her later this week in her appearance on american idol that show that began it all for the singer ... will there be difficulty for the jurors to remain objective is the question >>this is a public courtroom she has a right to be there in the lawyers must determine whether or not they can get a fair and impartial jury ... >>attorneys for the defendant say that the evidence is circumstantial and they will do their part to make him presentable in court he is present today. so much will be about image here >>he said that he was defending himself and his home when the act as accidently shot and killed a teenager but the family of that teenager says that in a belgian man took alot into his own hands and shook been charged with murder trial is underway today at the cook county courthouse in rolling meadows robert jordan is live at the courthouse the attorney for the defendant wants to d

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the bodies of hudson's mother and brother were found and her nephew's body was found in a vehicle. the singer's brother-in-law was charged in the murder. the attorneys are concerned he may not get a fair trial because of the singer's fai. potential jurors have filled out a survey such as have you ever seen "american idol" or watched the movie "dream girls." >> no different from the r. kelly case or michael jackson case. >> reporter: and it continues even after the jury is seated. >> all the attention is on the celebrity. >> reporter: while hudson's name is on the prosecution list, at this point there are no indications she plans to testify. diane alvear reporting. >>> we want to get back to that breaking news. a live picture of rivera beach in anne arundel county. firefighters have wrapped up a two alarm brushfire. it's the latest evacuatations over the past dry and windy days. everyone is continuing to watch the situation. >> kelly, it's real lit combination of the wind, the lack of rain all season. >> no snow. >> we didn't have snow melt at the end of where the. ed a it up and it