martin macneill was a prominent utah physician with eight children who loved and looked up to him. after his former beauty queen wife suddenly died in their home it was their eldest daughters who pressed the authorities for many years to charge their own father. today's bizarre case went to the jury and in just hours, the jury returned a verdict. it's our series "crime and punishment." >> reporter: for 57-year-old martin macneill these were not the words he hoped to hear. >> having reviewed the evidence and testimony in the case find the defendant as to count one, murder, guilty. as to count two, obstruction of justice, guilty. >> reporter: the u.s. doctor had been charged with murdering his wife in the bathtub of their suburban home. the star witnesses, macneill's own daughters. who were single handedly responsible for convincing prosecutors to bring charges against their father. >> ever since the day my mom died, i was concerned that my father killed her. and i've been fighting to get justice for this case ever since then. >> reporter: but the defense maintains michelle macneill

martin macneill's family there. they long suspect he was behind the murder of their mother. >> we are joined by criminal defense attorney in philadelphia. jean, let's start with you, macneill's daughters waited for this moment. they believed this is justice for their mother. give us an idea about the feeling in the courtroom. >> reporter: victor, it was so intense. it was like you could feel people's hearts just beating outside of their bodies. the jury walked in with stoic silence. they did not look at the defendant as they passed by him. they sat and then the verdict was read. the judge said i don't want any outburst, but the daughters had fought so hard for the prosecution. it was excited utterance. the judge did not say anything. this was a very respected doctor here in provo, utah. it was the daughters and sisters to say no, this was not an accident. this was not a natural death. the jury agreed. >> boy, danny, i want to go to you now. i was wondering what that might be like to listen to his daughters to be rel

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martin macneill faces life in prison. he is scheduled to be sentenced on january 7th. >>> for more on this, let's bring in our chief legal analyst, and co-anchor of "nightline," dan abrams, who was covering this trial from the start. 11 hours. a lot of people think it should have been an open and shut case. >> 11 hours, not that quick for this kind of case. eight-person jury. so, a little easier to get unanimity among them, rather than a 12-person jury. the key question in this case, are the jurors going to be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that she died at his hands. that was it. the medical examiner said we can't determine whether this was a murder for sure. initially they said it was natural causes. that was always the problem for prosecutors in this case. can they prove that this is a murder at all? seems the jurors believed it was. >> even if they could prove he wasn't a great guy. >> even the defense can see he's not a great guy. he's an awful guy. the defense was coming forward and admitting that. saying that

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the jury permission to find him not guilty. >> martin macneill did not kill his wife. it makes no sense. in relation to the drugs, he said they could potentially have had an effect. they may have had an effect. that's reasonable doubt. >> more than six years after michele's death and with 14 days of testimony, the jury was left with one final piece of advice. >> it is time for the truth to have its day. it's been almost seven years since michele's death. it is time for the truth to come out. do the right thing. do the right thing and convict martin macneill of murder and obstructing justice. >> jean casarez, cnn, provo, utah. >> we will talk more about that with richard herman and avery freedman in a minute. >>> this just in. we are learning iran nuclear talks will likely end today without agreement, according to reuters. six of the world's major powers, including the u.s. are in geneva, negotiating the future of iran's nuclear program. iran's foreign minister said a few hours ago said if there's no deal today, talks could go on for another week or perhaps ten days. br

martin macneill stared straight at the clerk as she read the verdict at his murder trial. this was at 1:00 in the morning their time, 1:30. he didn't move. but behind him, his family erupted as they heard the word "guilty." >> we, the jury, having reviewed the evidence and testimony in the case, find the defendant as to count one, murder, guilty. [ shouts ] as to count two, obstruction of justice -- >> macneill's daughters, you see them there, they have waited years for this verdict. no surprise that they cried, as i understand it, crying uncontrollably at one point, after they heard it. jean casarez is live in provo, utah. she has been up all night. she's been following this trial, and i know everyone, jean, gosh, everybody has to be so exhausted, especially when this verdict was read. how much -- what did they say? what did the daughters say once it was done? >> they were overcome, just like you're saying, with emotion, and they were shaking as the jury walked in, and stoic silence in that courtroom. because you didn't know which way this verdict was going to go. you kno

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she says the martin macneill she knows, no way, no how, could have done it. obviously, a jury and a good amount of the american public disagree. >> dan abrams, thanks very much. >>> another case, now. alec baldwin, set to face off against the woman he says relentlessly stalked him for years. he's expected to testify in open court about a string of unsettling e-mails and behavior he endured. abc's rob nelson has that story for us. >> reporter: he's no stranger to a movie courtroom. >> we have to make the past start living again. >> reporter: today, alec baldwin takes on the real-life role of star witness. testifying against the woman he says made his life a living hell, genevieve sabourin. >> you are saying you're innocent? >> yes. >> yes, i am. >> reporter: the two first met on the set of a 2002 film, "the adventures of pluto nash." and then reconnected at a dinner eight years later. baldwin claims that strictly professional mean spiralled into a massive destructive war. he says sabourin repeatedly harassed him, showing up at his house. and sending e-mails li

with me is the attorney for the accused killer martin macneill. thank you so much for being with us this evening. how do you think the trial is going, suzanne? >> you know, it is really up and down as a former prosecutor you know that feeling of, you know, someone gets on the stand and you think it's going well and then, you know, somebody else gets on the stand and it's not a good day so you have good days and bad days but we're very happy with the medical examiners who have testified so far. we think that -- >> it seems like you have more bad days than good days. we heard about gypsy. she moves in like a week after he buries his wife who's beautiful and then we hear that he was two timing gypsy. that he had two mistresses, both of them testified, one said something devastating like he told her, you know, i could make something like like a heart attack. how are you going to attack the medical examiner's testimony? will you be able to prove that it was an accident? >> well, we absolutely think so. i mean, that is the difficulty from the beginning

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with me is the attorney for the accused killer martin macneill. thank you so much for being with us this evening. how do you think the trial is going, suzanne? >> you know, it is really up and down as a former prosecutor you know that feeling of, you know, someone gets on the stand and you think it's going well and then, you know, somebody else gets on the stand and it's not a good day so you have good days and bad days but we're very happy with the medical examiners who have testified so far. we think that -- >> it seems like you have more bad days than good days. we heard about gypsy. she moves in like a week after he buries his wife who's beautiful and then we hear that he was two timing gypsy. that he had two mistresses, both of them testified, one said something devastating like he told her, you know, i could make something like like a heart attack. how are you going to attack the medical examiner's testimony? will you be able to prove that it was an accident? >> well, we absolutely think so. i mean, that is the difficulty from the beginning

martin macneill has been convicted of killing his wife. his own daughters were huge for prosecutors in making their case. his wife's sister and niece were there as well. they're going to join us now from provo, utah. linda cluff is michele macneill's sister, jill haar per smith, michele's niece. thank you for joining us this morning. >> you're welcome. >> you're welcome. >> linda, starting with you, can you, please, tell us about who your sister was, up until now, she's just been the function of this murder case, but who was lost? we know she was beautiful. we know her daughters felt she was so devoted to them and a great mother. how did you know her? >> she was a wonderful sister as well. growing up with her, she was such an achiever. she was great in school. she was fun-loving, had many friends, one that would always go for any activity, cheerleading, drama, just had so much potential that we all looked up to her in administration, and she just had so much potential, and just had a funny sense of humor as well. she could make anybody lau

martin macneill who is accused of murdering his wife to be with his mistress. among the witnesses three inmates who said the doctor revealed details of his wife's death but stopped short of admitting he killed her. jean casarez is covering the trial. >> did he have a nickname? >> doc. >> do you know why he had that nickname? >> because he was a doctor. >> reporter: in shackles understand heavy guard, three inmates who served time with martin macneill told the court he confessed to killing his wife without actually saying it. >> doc, they say you murdered your wife. he was like, no, i didn't murder my wife. if i did, they don't have any evidence so, you know, you know, it's like, doc, they said you murder -- he's like, naa. >> they told me that you killed your wife. and he said, if they could prove that, do you think i'd be sitting here talking with you? i said, did you do it? he said best trial. >> reporter: macneil was helped with medical issues and regularly worked out with them in the yard. >> and i was like, whoa, doc, you're talking ill of the dead, you kn

martin macneill, charged with drugging and killing his wife to be with her, the mistress. is this the system prosecutors hope will bring them the guilty verdict. the latest in this blockbuster case coming up. >>> welcome back to "new day" everyone. the prosecution's case against utah dr. martin macneill is drawing to a close with a familiar face on the witness stand, he's charged with dr drugging and killing his wife to be with his mistress. ted rowlands has more. >> reporter: prosecutors plan to wrap their case against martin macneill today but first bringing back his girlfriend gyp gypsy willis who they say is the reason the doctor killed his wife, 50-year-old michele macneill, in 2007. they admitted they were having an affair, testifying she even took seminude selfies in front of a mirror to sext macneill the day before michele died. >> exposing my back. >> below your back as well? >> one picture it's suggestive. >> showing your buttocks? >> yes. >> reporter: tuesday three federal inmates took the stand for the prosecution, their identities kept secret so they wouldn't

damming testimony from a former inmate that knew martin macneill, the doctor accused of killing his wife. he said when macneill was serving time for identity theft, he boasted he would get away with murder. jean casarez out front. >> reporter: macneill not only admitted he killed his wife, he bragged about it according to his former cell mate. jason asked hack kneel about his comfortable shoes not available to other prisoners. >> they were specially made, i guess. >> so you were asking how do i get a pair of those as a joke? >> yes, yes. >> what did he say? >> he said, no, you can't. i said well how do you get away with that? he said i can get away with a lot of things. >> did he say he murdered his wife. >> he didn't say it like that but he said i'm getting away with murdering my wife. >> he was the fourth of five inmates to testify for the prosecution. the others did so off camera, still incarcerated and fearing for safety by snitching on macneill. the inmates testified macneill confessed to killing his wife, but without actually saying it. >> he said he gave her some oxy and sleeping

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martin macneill. this is a blow to prosecutors who claim macneill drugged his wife and drown her in a bathtub so he could be with his mistress. today, the state plans to call inmates macneill met in prison who claim he admitted to them that he killed his wife. >>> is holiday shopping on your mined? walmart is already out to get a jump on black friday and cybermonday. they're kicking off their online deals today, people. that is a full three weeks before the traditional black friday. that seems crazy, doesn't it? not so much when you consider thanksgiving falls on the 28th. there are six fewer shopping days this year. they're pushing it up. making my anxiety rise. >> six fewer? >> six fewer. >> good. >> i understand where you're going with it but people make hay while the sun shines. >> less is more when it comes to shopping. >> you know how shoppers are. >> still i will shop on the very last day. >> i agree. >> are you a last-minute shopper. >> nothing like a deadline. >> less is more. >>> coming up o

martin macneill. today's testimony from inmates who say the doctor bragged about killing his wife so will the jury buy what these cons are selling? it's all happening now. jenna: a hearing underway on capitol hill as we await a briefing from the white house. it's been interesting the last few days so we're going to watch for that. great to see you. jon: welcome to the second hour of "happening now." if you think the problems with the health care law will be over once the website is fixed, the white house apparently does not. a memo from just last week has members of the administration warning that when folks are able to get online, they might be disappointed with the high prices and limited choices. chief white house correspondent ed henry is live with that part of the story. ed, the president is changing his tune about whether you can keep your insurance if you like it. >> no doubt about it, jon. just a few moments ago the president spoke to the media briefly about immigration reform. he's meeting wi

the state's latest witnesses were two fellow inmates of martin macneill. they told jurors the former utah physician made incriminating statements. his face hidden from cameras, the man known as inmate number one told jurors martin macneill made a startling confession to him about his wife. >> he said he had gave her some oxy and some sleeping pills. and then, got her to get in the bathtub. >> did he say what he did next. >> later on, he said he had to help her out. and i asked him what that was. and he said he held her head under the water for a little while. >> did he use the phrase, help her out? >> yes. >> reporter: prosecutors claim that he killed his wife, michele, by giving her a fatal dose of painkillers and luring her into a tub while she was recovering from cosmetic surgery. his motive, says prosecutors, was to continue an affair. >> did you ask him to describe or why he wanted to kill his wife? >> he said she was in the way. that she wanted the house and the kids. >> reporter: macneill says he is innocent. inmate number one said he befriended mac

martin macneill? >> yes. >> reporter: for more than two hours thursday, with four witnesses, including one of the defendant's former colleagues, macneill's attorneys built a time line to show the utah physician's whereabouts on the day his wife died. >> we had two interactions that day. the first one was as he was leaving to pick up his kindergartner from her morning kindergarten, about a block or two away from the developmental center. >> reporter: prosecutors say macneill killed his wife, michele, by giving her a deadly dose of painkillers and putting her in a tub while she was recovering from plastic surgery. macneill says he is innocent. the state says his motive was to continue an affair with gypsy willis. >> you continued holding yourself out as husband and wife? >> i believe so. >> reporter: did you get a marriage license? >> we did get a marriage lines license. we didn't actually get married, though. >> reporter: willis back on the stand thursday this time as the prosecution's last witness, re

a jury finding the former utah doctor martin macneill guilty in killing his wife. bringing an end to a long trial that captivated the nation. >> the court stayed up until 1:00 local time in provo. the jury said it was prepared to deliberate throughout the night if need be. after the trial built around circumstantial evidence, here's how the verdict was given, greg. >> we, the jury, having review united states the evidence and testimony in this case find the defendant as to count one, murder, guilty. >> macneill there didn't appear to react. close by were his daughters who linked arms and sobbed after the verdict was read. one of his daughters saying she was so happy he couldn't hurt anyone else. had accused of doping his wife as she recovered from cosmetic surgery. prosecutors saying he left her to die in the bathtub and he may have even held her under water for good measure. also, he could have a new life with the family nanny who the daughters recognized as his secret lover. after the verdict, the deputy utah county attorney said, quote, the mountain of motive in

. >> screams of emotion echoed through the courtroom as martin macneill heard his fate sealed. seven long years after the drowning death of his wife michelle in their family bathtub. her daughters and sisters shaking and sobbing uncontrollably as they shed bittersweet tears. >> when it happened, we were kind of like, did we hear that right? it's so surreal. we've been waiting for this for so long. >> after 14 days of testimony, it took the eight-person jury nearly 11 hours to come to a verdict. despite relying on circumstantial evidence, prosecutor chad grunander had told the jury to do the right thing. >> we're absolutely thrilled. it's an amazing moment to meet with the family. this has been so long coming for them. emotionally, they found alexis summers to be totally credible. i think they believed her. such a wonderful, strong woman who did not give up on her mother. >> reporter: macneill's daughter, alexis, was the impetus behind the case and pursued her father's prosecution with a vengeance. the verdict was her victory. >> we're just so happy he can't hurt anyone else. we

martin macneill is now awaiti ntencing in the dth of michele macneill. precutors had argued that macneill drugged and drowned his wife in the bathtub of their home in apr of007 so he could be with his stress. more on that story the next hour. >>> we head to switzerland. talks between secretary of stat john kerry and severoreign ministers from sever other countries. ann curry is live in geneva with more. good morning to yo ann. >> good morning to you, craig. >> rorter: six othe wod's foreign ministers have unexpected gathered among stng signs a nuclear deal with ir may be near. the this mornin the french foreign ministerroke ranks and said publicly that france won't accept wt he called a sucker's deal. he also revled the debat is ov the way to reduce iran's capability to make atomic reps use maria te yum and rish uranium. so far no wordrom the other foreign ministers but john kerry did meet with aoreign minister afte his meing. nbc news has leaed that iran is readyo sign the crent aft on the table of the first stepgreement and waiting for the dlomats in t

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martin macneill has been found guilty in the drugging and murder of his wife back in 2007. >> a jury of eight deliberating overnight before reaching a verdict just a few hours ago. we're going straight to our own jean casarez at the courthouse in just a moment. your "new day" starts right now. good north to you. thank you for being wit

here's cnn's ted rowlands. >> go on the record in the matter of state of utah versus martin macneill. >> reporter: dr. martin macneill's fate will be in the hands of a jury this afternoon after crucial closing arguments. prosecutors are expected to push their theory that the doctor had an elaborate plan to kill his wife, 50-year-old michele macneill, first convincing her to haves could metdic surgery and then using her medication he drugged her so he could drown her in a bathtub. >> it is complex, a number of facts that need to be tied together. that's what we're attempting to do now. >> dearest when your letter arrived -- >> reporter: the motive was macneill's girlfriend, prosecutors say, gypsy willis. she was brought back on the stand thursday as the state's final witness. prosecutors had her read portions of love letters she and macneill sent each other while both served time in federal prison for lying to investigators after michele's death. willis says their relationship was over but the letters were comforting. >> i found myself in prison for two years as a result of being with

martin macneill guilty of murdering his wife in 2007. >> such a relief. been fighting for this so long. i never thought we would come to this day. i never thought it would make it to even trial. daughter, alexis summers, waited for the moment for nearly seven years. last year, alexis and her sister, rachel, held up pictures of their mother in court. glaring at their shackled father. >> she was taken away from me, from all of us. we're finally getting justice for her. >> reporter: alexis and rachel worked feverishly to reopen the investigation into their mother's death. the original medical examiner didn't find anything suspicious in her death. but alexis and her sister convinced investigatorers, and then along with prosecutors, a jury, that their father overmedicated their mother with pain kills and placed her in a tub while she was recovering from cosmetic surgery alexis testified against her father days after she gave birth to twins. >> ever since the day that my mom died, i was concerned that my father killed her. >> reporter: she said she once idolize

why martin macneil's one-time girl on the side is taking the stand again. what is means for prosecutors as they wrap up their side of the case. our legal panel weighs in just ahead. ... ... ... ... ... harris: right now a woman known as the mistress in a murder case is about to be recalled to the witness stand. gypsy willis admitted carrying on a 15-after doctor martin macneil while married to his wife who is now dead. the doctor is accused forcing his wife to get cosmetic surgery and drugging her and leaving her to die in a bathtub. he hired the mistress as a naney and not long after that he popped the question. dan schorr, former prosecutor. heathern, a trial attorney. dan, i will start with you. the doctor is accused killing the wife to cover up the affair so it would go on with the woman named gypsy. prosecutors want to call her back. what does that tell you how she has done on the stand so far? >> they want to end with the note of gyppy being on the stand so they remember the details of her prior testimony. accused after his wife died texting with gyps

as the prosecution wraps up its case, three of martin macneill's fellow inmates took the stand. their identities withheld for security reasons. they testified that the former utah physician made unflattering comments about his wife. >> we're going to refer to you as inmate number three. is that okay? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: introduced to the court as inmates two, three and four, three men who spent time behind bars with martin macneill, took the stand tuesday. their identities masked from cameras. >> did you become friendly? >> yes, sir. >> how did that happen? >> i worked out a lot. and he asked me questions about working out. sooner or later, we start working out together. >> did he have a nickname? >> doc. >> reporter: the former physician was behind bars from 2009 to 2012, for an unrelated identity fraud case. macneill is now on trial for murdering his life michelle by allegedly giving her a failed dose of painkillers. prosecutors say macneill killed his wife in order to continue an affair. macneill maintains he is innocent. but one of his former inmates say he approached

it took 11 hours to convict martin macneill of drowning his wife on in a bathtub. prosecutors argue he knocked his wife out with drugs after kos on mettic surgery and helped her into the bathtub and held her head under water. the motive? a mistress he was seeing on the side. sentencing is scheduled for january. mac neill is facing life in prison. >>> is a nuclear weapons deal with iran in reach? top diplomates are working to scale down the program. here is what we know. the u.s. wants iran to limit its uranium enrichment. iran wants the world's biggest countries to losing economic sanctions. there is no deal in sight. benjamin netanyahu says he rejects the idea of an agreement. >> this is a bad deal. a very, very bad deal. it's the deal of the century for iran. it's a very dangerous and bad deal for peace in the international community. >> trying to ease tensions, president obama reached out to ben na minute netanyahu to assure them that he is committed to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >>> a satellite ran out of gas last month and has slowly been fa

here's abc's aditi roy. >> reporter: the latest testimony in the martin macneill case, came from two doctors, who said michele macneill did not die of natural causes. >> she had no symptoms that suggested she had a mild carditis. >> reporter: dr. david reagan disagrees with the original medical examiner's report. the chief medical examiner amended the cause of death to undetermined. saying drug toxicity may have played a role, too. and the investigation was reopened. dr. joshua purper gave an alter net explanation to jurors. >> my thought was that michele died of drowning. >> reporter: prosecutors say macneill killed his wife by overmedicating her with painkillers and placing her in a tub while she was recovering from cosmetic surgery. macneill says he is innocent. when testimony resumes on tuesday, prison inmates who served time with macneill after his 2009 fraud conviction are expected to take the stand. prosecutors say macneill gave a detailed confession to one of the men. and allegedly boasted that police would never be able to prove it was murder. for "good morning america," adi

martin macneill will soon decide his fate. closing arguments today are recapping the evidence presented during the four-week trial. prosecutors told the jury that macneill had the motive and the means and the opportunity to kill his wife michele on the morning of april 11th, 2007. >> between 9:30 a.m. and about 11:00 a.m., no one really knows about martin macneill's whereabouts, and he had been at work that morning, certainly. and we know he was back at work by 11:00, because he places a phone call at 11:00 from his office. and had placed a phone call about 9:30, about 9:26 or so, i believe, from his office. but there's about an hour and a half period of time where no one really knows where martin is. >> in his closing argument, the defense pounced on one central fact in the case, three medical examiners all determined michele macneill died of natural causes. >> she had conducted her examination, as you'll see in her notes, with the knowledge that some family members, specifically linda, thought that martin had killed michele.

macneill and that he read an article all about this case and one time he asked him about it in prison. there isen to that inmate. >> i just asked him, doc, they say you murdered your wife, and he was like, no, i didn't murder my wife. if i did, they would not have any evidence. >> the defense said this inmate is a long-time informant who has lied about other inmates before to get a rulessed sentence. another inmate also testified that macneill told him his wife, who he called the b-word, drown. now the prosecution is hoping the inmates give them a boost because their medical experts, frankly, were unconvincing, both testifying they don't believe michelle macneill's heart condition killed her, but she could have dawned and they were suspicious of the elements surrounding her death but say the cause of death is undetermined and that's not enough evidence to prove homicide. the prosecution's counter, they say he gave his wife a lethal cocktail and that ex-s as sir -- action as sir baited her heart condition. >> fox nut alert. we're awaiting the mayor of toronto to make a statement follow

prosecutors argued that martin macneill drugged his wife after she had cosmetic surgery and put her in the bathtub where he held her head under water until she died. back to "caught on camera." >>> an early morning commute along a pretty stretch of the california coast gets ugly. >> by the time the accident was over, there were cars stretched all down the hill. 20, 30 cars, had pulled over. >> san diego county known for its perfect weather and seenry. a perfect spot to take it in is highway 67. >> when the sun is out, it's beautiful because it runs along the back country of san diego. >> but those beautiful mountain views come with a price. check out the gouges and car parts scattered along this notorious curve. battle scars inflicted on a stretch of highway known by locals as camino del or road of death. >> 67, relatively speaking no, worse than any other state route in the state of california. however, for some reason, when we have an incident on the roadway, all of a sudden, everything is really, really bad. >> september 6, 2011. 5:00 a.m. amateur videographer and professional mover

martin macneill. one of them testifying that the doctor said nobody could prove he committed murder. the trial could go to the jury as soon as tomorrow. >>> an appeals committee has overturned the conviction of ryan ferguson. he's served ten years for the 41-year prison term for the death of a sports editor kent hite holt. ferguson has denied committing that crime. an alleged accomplice and eyewitness both recanting their testimony now. the state must decide whether to retry ferguson. >>> and it's that time in the morning that we absolutely adore. let's take a look at what's happening over at "new day." chris cuomo and kate bolduan. >>> good morning, guys. >> how are you? first things first. the elections last night. it's still early -- no, it isn't. new jersey was a huge win for chris christie. i know he was expected to win but we show you which categories and how and what he said in the speech and how it. pros forward. virginia, there was a grudge match won by the narrowest of margins. a democrat wo

here's abc's aditi roy. >> reporter: the latest testimony in the martin macneill case, came from two doctors, who say michele macneill did not die of natural causes. >> she had no symptoms that suggested she had a significant mild carditis. >> reporter: dr. david reagan disagrees with the original medical examiner's report, which says macneill died of a heart disorder. the chief medical examiner later amended the cause of death to undetermined. saying drug toxicity may have played a role, too. and the investigation was reopened. >> if you'll be seated here. >> reporter: dr. joshua perper gave an alter net explanation to jurors. >> my opinion was that michele died not of drowning. >> reporter: prosecutors say macneill killed his wife by overmedicating her with painkillers and placing her in a tub while she was recovering from cosmetic surgery. macneill says he is innocent. when testimony resumes on tuesday, prison inmates who served time with macneill after his 2009 fraud conviction are expected to take the stand. prosecutors say macneill gave a detailed confession to one of the men.

. >> closing arguments today in the murder trial of martin macneill. going on live in utah right now. here's the question. if you're a juror, and this man's family, his children testified against him, how do you not convict him? a doctor accused over killing his own wife in 2007 to be with his mistress. >> a trial like this is about the truth. not about games, it's not about gotcha moments among the attorneys or the witnesses. it's about getting to the bottom of what happened to michelle macneill. and that is that she was murdered by her husband. >> i mitt to you that none of the circumstances that the prosecution has submitted to you is consistent with homicide. without a real possibility of other circumstances also being consistent. they don't rise to the level of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. >> the prosecutor disagreed. they say macneill pressured his own wife, michelle to get plastic surgery, and then during her recovery, they say he gave her drugs and left her to drown in a bathtub. defense lawyers claim that michelle macneill had a heart atta

martin macneill insists he is innocent. some family members insist he wanted his wife dead to continue an extramarital affair. martha: we also heard from one of the daughters in this case, right? >> reporter: we did, alexis summers who, from the beginning, has said she believes her father was involved, and the defense has used that to point out inconsistencies and statements she made to investigators, the message being that she's really wanted to get a conviction on her father all along. they also question why she tried to obtain her mother's medical records, and on recross, prosecutors let her explain that was because she believed her dad killed her mom. now, testimony is just getting under way, we're told it is a cardiologist who has just taken the stand. martha: all right, alicia, thank you very much. what a case. gregg: federal officials announcing the discovery of a very sophisticated drug tunnel between san diego and tijuana, mexico. the span nearly a third of a mile long, about 35 feet deep. look at that. complete wi

martin macneill in the hands of the jury. he is accused of murdering his wife. prosecutors say he drugged her and drowned her in the bathtub, but the defense says michele macneill died of heart disease, and his former misstress, gypsy. >>> a woman killed in a washington navy yard shoot something seeking $35 million. the family claiming the navy and the department of veterans affairs ignored signs of mental health. aaron alexis viciously gunned down 12 people at the navy yard. he was then killed in a shoot-out with the police. >>> and new york city tonight. a test for the freedom tower, the former world trade center site, new beacon lights and the building spire are being tested. construction on the freedom tower is set to be completed in 2014, and it will stand at 1,776 -- 1776 -- feet tall. >>> and now the ongoing drama in toronto. the latest, mayor rob ford is considering entering rehab. his lawyer says ford is considering his options and treatment is one of them. earlier this week, the mayor admitted to smoking crack cocaine, and a video surfaced showing the

martin macneill faces life in prison. he might have got away with it if not for his own family members who relentlessly pursued a criminal investigation. this morning on "new day" we will be joined by linda and jill. >>> we are hearing this morning for the first time from the louisiana family who rescued a kidnapped woman and killed her abductor. 29-year-old bethany arsno was freed after a two-day deal. she says the boyfriend and father of her child took her hostage. she was a victim of domestic abuse for years. her family organized a search for her. when they approached a nearby abandoned house, they heard a scream. >> she just hollered. she hollered like her life was in danger and when they heard the hollers, they said, man, a chill went through their body. >> a dozen family members stormed that home and said the man was stabbing their relative. >> more details on the deadly curingar attack. the woman killed on saturday is identified as renee rajeno. she appeared to be alone in the enclosure when she was killed and that

. >> screams of emotion echoed the courtroom as martin macneill heard his fate sealed. seven years after the drowning of his wife michele in the family bathtub. her daughters and sisters shaking as they shed bittersweet tears. >> when it happened, we were kind of like did we hear that right? it is so surreal. we have been waiting for this for so long. >> after 14 days of testimony, it took the eight person jury nearly 11 hours to come to a verdict, despite relying on circumstantial evidence, prosecutor chad grunander told the jury to do the right thing. >> we're absolutely thrilled. it is an amazing moment to meet with the family. this has been so long in coming for them. and emotional. i think they found alexis somers to be totally credible, i think they believed her, such a wonderful, strong woman who did not give up on her mother. >> macneill's daughter alexis was the impetus behind the case and pursued her father's prosecution with a vengeance. the verdict was her victory. >> we're just so happy he can't hurt anyone else. we miss our mom. we'll never get her back, b

martin macneil accused of murdering his wife so he could with his his mistress today mistress gypsy taking the stand for the second time. she testified pretended to be married shortly after the wife's death. prosecutors resting their case and the defense has called a few witnesses in this case. closing arguments could start as soon as tomorrow in that one. now to wall street, twitter as you know made its big debut today. offering price of 26. buyers quickly drove that price up by more than 70% at the closing bell. it was trading up $44.90. not bad for a company that is difficult to nometize. country music association awards hosts brad paisley and carrie understood. she changed her clothes about nine times. they took time to make fun of obamacare. check it out. >> hey, do you have that obamacare? >> obamacare, what's that? [ laughter ] >> oh, it's great. >> it's great. >> what is it? >> signing up last thursday and i'm almost done. let's go to the web site and get you signed up. >> okay. ♪ >> let's see. >> can't be too hard, right? >> why is it spinning? >> oh it does that. >> why is it s

. >>> week four of the murder trial of martin macneill is under way in utah qho is accused of murdering his wife so he could continue an extramarital affair. four inmates who served time with macneill is expected to take the stand and testify the doctor told him he killed his wife but didn't think police would ever be able to prove it. >>> sorry rocket man. it's no so lonely out in space it turns out. they say our mickey way galaxy is crowded with tens of billions earth-like planets or bitting around distant stars much like our sun. the temperatures may be just right to inhabit life. the findings are based on a flow of data provided by a telescope over the last several years. will you tell us more? >> the goldilocks zone. not too hot, not too cold. >> who knows what is going on, right? >>> so the big oprah winfrey auction he is santa barbara polo club pulled in nearly $600,000. the money will go to the openry win free leadership gallery at her schools in south africa. a set of six 18 century louie the xvith arm chairs made the biggest blast going for $60,000. >> i went looking for it up

. >>> the face of martin macneill is in the hands of the jury. during closing arguments, the prosecution highlighted an id card application as evidence of his quote, cold and calculated plan. on the form, macneill and the woman you see there, his lover, gypsy willis, write that they are married and the wed go date they listed was april 14, 2007. the very day of his wife's funeral. >> that is what this application screams. i am glad the bitch is dead. the defendant may well have said it. may as well have said in his application, i murdered michelle. >> the defense attorneys meanwhile called the affair a quote, alternative lifestyle arguing there isn't enough evidence for a guilty verdict. if convicted, macneill faces 15 years to life in prison. >>> when you hear the words tiger woods, you don't think nerd. in an interview tiger opens up about his girlfriend, the superstar skier lindsey vonn. listen to what he has to say. >> i have to ask you about your girlfriend. i believe when someone asked her to describe you, she said he's funny and a little b

. >>> and former cell mates of martin macneill testify that the utah doctor told them he was glad his wife was dead. will the jury deciding his murder trial believe them? our legal panel weighs in, and it's all "happening now." ♪ ♪ jenna: well, "happening now," just after noon on the east coast. we're awaiting new reaction from the white house now that documents are out showing only six people signed p for obamacare on its very first day. hi, everybody, great to see you on this friday, i'm jenna lee. jon: the weekend is here, i'm jon scott. welcome to the second hour of "happening now." the documents are internal white house notes released by a house committee. that number far fewer than the millions of enrollees ultimately needed to make the health care law a success. will they sign up? chief white house correspondent ed henry live at the white house. so we have these early numbers. is the administration still saying they will not release the official numbers til mid november? is. >> reporter: that's right, jon. so far they have not done that, but they've promised us that after t

martin macneil, prosecutors say he drugged and drowned his wife in the bathtub. defense lawyers argue michelle macneil died of heart disease. today a cardiologist suggesting she had only a mild form of heart disease that would not have killed her. also the prosecution calling forensic pathologist dr. joshua perper as expert witness. testified died as a result of drowning. ed said drugs could have played a role in her deck. you may recognize dr. perper, he was the medical examiner in the anna nicole smith's case. and that is tonight's speed read. you have heard it over and over and over since october 1st. americans struggling to get through on the obama care web site. so you are never going to believe this one. actually, maybe you will. our next guest says his application went through, even though he did not submit it. now, how did that happen? a former president of the association for software testing. he joins us. ben, so what happened with your application? >> well, i had started an application and filled out much of the application and got to the end and there

martin macneill. the prosecution and defense resting their cases on friday. the state ended by putting the former utah doctor's mistress back on the stand. they say she is the reason he drugged and drowned his wife. the defense put up four witnesses. macneill faces life in prison if convicted. >>> a wisconsin woman disappeared when she was a teenager nine years ago has been found in mexico. connie mcalister was 16 when she vanished. she tells police she was drugged at a party and taken to mexico against her will by her boyfriend. she eventually moved on from that abusive relationship and married another man and is now living with him along with their three children. she says she wants to come home. a church in her wisconsin neighborhood is planning a fund-raiser to help raise enough money for her to return. >>> so take a look at what is coming up on newday. chris cuomo and kate bolduan are joining us. >> a lot going on. >> happy friday but a lot of news going on. >> i will take a quick moment to recognize don lemon's strong friday casual look. i've been pushi

martin macneill is claiming that he killed his own brother by drowning him in a bathtub. yes, you're right. not only that, that he tried to kill his mother when he was just a little kid. all of this came out in a pretrial hearing but it's been pretty darn quiet. and certainly the jury is not going to hear any of that during this trial. our ted rowland sinces is live provo, utah. why won't the jury hear about this? it sounds an awful lot like what's being alleged in this case. >> it is awfully prejudicial, ashleigh. this is another mistress, not gypsy willis, who is on the stand now, by the way. came out in a pretrial hearing about a year ago that macneill told her that he had killed his brother when he encountered him during a suicide attempt. instead of helping his brother, he drowned him in a bath tub. the cause of death was suicide. the judge rightly said no way, the jury is not going to hear this. as you said, if the jury did hear this, way too many coincidence. it would be game over likely for the . >> makes us shake our heads even more. thank you from provo, utah, g