just getting word that the man convicted of killing jennifer hudson's mother, brother, and nephew has just been sentenced to life in prison. william balfour was convicted earlier this year of first-degree murder in the 2008 jennifer hudson was in the courtroom for the sentencing. balfour was married to hudson's sister. prosecutors contend he shot the family members in a jealous rage because she was dating another man. >>> america's biggest company will open its financial books to investors in less than three hours. our business and tech reporter, scott mcgrew, has a look ahead at apple's quarterly report. >>> well, good morning. some pessimists do expect a decline in iphone sales, not because iphone isn't cool but because people aren't buying the iphone 4s because they think the iphone 5 is just around the corner. now, that said, at&t does say better than 75% of its smartphone that it sells are iphones. ipad sales may hit a new record. iphone and ipad together make up three-quarters of apple's revenue. >>> new charges this morning against former executives at news corp. former news of

pepper balls into a crowd hurling rocks and bottles of them. >>> the man convicted of jennifer hudson's mother, brother and nephew was given three life sentences worth 120 years for the other crimes tied to this case. the sentencing came after the judge denied the request for a new trial for william balfour. the judge said his soul was barren. >>> a teenager who tweeted the names of her rapists will not be punished now. attorneys for two teenagers have dropped their contempt motion. one of the lawyers said the boys' names have been circulated worldwide. holding the teen in contempt seems to be a useless exercise they say. the 17-yard was sexually -- 17- year-old was sexually assaulted after she got drunk and passed out. the boys got the deal and she thought it was too lenient so she tweeted about those boys using their names against a judge's order but again she's not growing to be punished. >>> the attack ads continue between president obama and mitt romney. >> the president's reelection campaign has released a new ad pushing back at romney's attempts to use the president's word against him.

singer jennifer hudson's family is sentenced to life in prison. william balfour was convicted in may. jennifer hudson and her sister were at today's hearing, but they did not comment on the sentencing. >>> he played one of television's most memorable characters. tonight, the entertainment world is mourning the louse of george helmsley. hemsley started his career on broadway. he was 74 years old. >>> the mbta have added guy lines to close the bridge during powerful wind gusts. this comes after a tractor trailer was flipped on the bridge. >>> while many marylanders are still trying to repair damage left by that storm across the state, others are reiterating the response. speaking exclusionively with the -- exclusively with the man at the center of the storm. >> reporter: the storm rolls in, stripping power from a million customers in 30 minutes. >> it was clear this was a storm of historic proportions, unlike anything i'd ever seen. friday night, june 29, hunkers down at home, glued to the radar on his computer. >> it was a scaled equivalent to a hurricane, but without the warning. >>

and survival coming up in the next half hour of news on news4 at 4:00. >>> jennifer hudson's former brother-in-law will spend the rest of his life in prison. a judge gave william balfour three life sentences today. he is convicted of killing the oscar winner's mother, brother and nephew in 2008. prosecutors sabal four did it in retaliation against hudson's sister, who wouldn't reconcile their marriage. despite his conviction, balfour maintained his innocence at today's sentencing. his lawyers made a last-ditch request for a new trial. they claimed jennifer hudson shouldn't have testified because she wasn't there at the time of the killings. however, the judge denied that request. >>> a nine-month-long investigation ends with a murder arrest for the death of baby in fairfax county. police have charged 20-year-old carol lud ski yesterday. they say she was taking care of 11-year-old knee maya williams at a house in vienna back in october. the baby somehow ended up unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the hospital. a grand jury investigation and autopsy eventually found the baby died

will be on the report. >> and the man convicted of killing jennifer hudson's family receives his punishment. >> first, we want to thank people who are helping raise thousands of dollars for foster kids by liking us on facebook. william t, valerie l, and judith from san francisco, thanks. >> you can make a difference as well, and perhaps get mentioned here on abc 7 news, just like abc 7 news on facebook. $1 will be donated to the sleep train dream campaign. stay with us. >>> checking healthy living news there is a great reason to power down when you want to sleep. researchers in ohio state university say being in front of the computer or tv screen could increase chances of becoming depressed. the researchers studied hamsters but say this translates to humans. they say turning off electronics late at night could reverse symptoms of depression within two week autos a san francisco man believed to be the ever person cured of hiv spoke today in washington. he also known as berlin patient says a recent study suggesting he may still have hiv is false. brown had a stem cell transplant in

we're following for you .... sentencing today in the jennifer hudson family murder case. the entertainer's ex-brother-in- law, william balfour, faces life behind bars for the murders of hudson mother, brother and nephew. wgn's robert jordan is live at the cook county criminal courts building with the latest: the judge denied a defense motion for a new trial in belfour will present a written impact statement during the trial jennifer hudson took is the stand and expressed her undisguised dislike for the accused ... she was overcome with emotion when the verdict was read ... the jurors only took three days before reaching the verdict he was a former gang member and the estranged husband of julia hudson at the time of the murders on the morning of the crime prosecutors say that he went into the family home after julie left for work he entered the home shooting her mother in the back and then he shot her brother twice in the head as he lay in bed ... he then drove off in the brothers s u v taking julia hudson's assign julie and the boy was later found in the front seat of the s u

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, but is expected to be ok. the man found guilty of killing singer jennifer hudson's family members wants a new trial. trial.but if suspect william balfour's request is denied, he could face life without parole. balfour was convicted of fatally shooting the singer's mother and brother in their chicago home in october, 2008. in may, a jury found him guilty on three counts of first-degree murder, and four other counts related to the slayings. tensions between relatives of the famous jackson family were caught on tape monday. it seems janet, jermaine and randy jackson attempted to convince michael jackson's two oldest children to leave katherine jackson's california home with them, but paris and prince resisted. the video shows janet jackson apparently trying to take a cell phone away from 14-year-old paris jackson. on the video, randy and janet jackson appeared to be recording the incident with their cell phones. sheriff deputies broke up a scuffle minutes later involving randy and jermaine jackson and their cousin trent jackson. no one was arrested, although a battery report was take

ball foreconvicted in the october 2008 shooting death of jennifer hudson's family. her mother, her brother, and her nephew, king, he is facing life in prison without parole and scheduled to be sentenced. >>> jim henson company severed ties with chick-fil-a. the company made the decision because of the company's position with same-sex marriage. the henson company will donate money to glad, a group for lesbian, gay and transgender people. >>> the new american idol judge announced it's mariah carey, replacing jennifer lopez and she will make more than $12 million for the gig. no word on who is going to replace the other departing judge, steven tyler. >>> news from aurora, colorado, remains among the top stories at abc 2. a possible connection tying one of the shooting victims here to maryland. we will explain. >> he was full of joy. you never saw him without a smile on his face. >> that story continuing to emerge from the mass shooting from colorado. one man's sacrifice on saving his girlfriend. let's take a paint project from "that looks hard" to "that didn't take long". let's break

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. >>> the man convicted of murdering the mother, brother and nephew of jennifer hudson will spend the rest of his life in prison. the judge denied william bal four's request for a new trial. prosecutors said they killed them because of a jealous rage. >>> the fight over michael jackson's children is getting real ugly. the late singer's siblings are scuffling with each other and the police even had to be called in. >> reporter: michael jackson's three children are caught in a custody battle. this is believed to show the kids in the driveway of the grandmother's estate followed by uncles. one claims jermaine tried to take the kids. >> our deputies did determine that a minor scuffle occurred between two jackson family members. >> reporter: paris, prince and blanket haven't seen their grandmother and current legal guardian in nine days. she's in arizona. the kids believe she has been kidnapped by michael jackson's siblings. many believe it's over mother. >> the ben factors been benefactors -- benefactors fall on one side and the others on the other side. >> reporter: now some are making a bid

destroy the souls of children. >>> jennifer hudson's former brother-in-law was sentenced to life in prison for murdering three members of her family. she was in the courtroom where he was sentenced to three life terms for the shooting death of her mother, brother and nephew. >>> also a line of violent thunderstorms raked over the chicago area. leaving more than 300,000 folks without power. >> soaking rain and winds as high as 80 miles an hour, toppled trees and power poles, power may not be fully restored until friday. and they're set for really warm weather. >>> time now for a look at weather across the country on this wednesday morning. we have more severe thunderstorms in the midwest from minneapolis to kansas city. chicago, cleveland, also pop-up showers across the south. thunderstorms in colorado, new mexico mountains and dakotas. >> a near record high of 100 in chicago. 101 in kansas city. upper 90s in atlanta and dallas and just shy of 80 in seattle. >> and when we come back this morning. a long wait to buy a new car. >> an apple in the spotlight today after a disappointing e

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man convicted of killing three members of jennifer hudson's family will spend the rest of his life in prison. laura evans is everywhere at 11:00. >> a judge gave william balfour three life sentences today. he was convicted in the shooting deaths of hudson's mother, brother and nephew. he was married to hudson's sister. he shot the family members in a jealous rage. >>> a jury now seated in drew peterson's murder trial, the former police officer accused of murdering his third wife in 2004. her death was ruled an accident until police began investigating the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife staci. she was never found. opening statements are next week. >>> criminal charges filed in the uk phone hacking scandal. former news of the world editor rebekah brooks and an did i colson are charge -- and andy coulson are charged with hacking the phones and computers of hundreds of people. brooks, colson and a third editor are charged with conspiring to hack the phone of a murdered british school girl. news corp. is the parent company of fox news. >>> it's report card day for the district. many

: william la jeunesse live in los angeles. the man convicted of murdering jennifer hudson's mother brother and nephew is going to driven for the rest of his life. observers say the actress and singer wiped away tears as she sat at today's proceedings. the judge sentenced william ball for to two consecutive live sentences no chance for parole. in may a jury convicted him in the 2008 murders, jennifer hudson's sister found two of the bodies in the family's chicago home. a few days later police found her young nephew dead in an abandoned suv. before the judge sentenced the killer, he told him he has, quote: the heart of an ache particular knight. -- artic night. sweeping changes could be in store for the new orleans police force. u.s. attorney general eric holder says the department has agreed to a series of major changes aimed at addressing the new orleans police department's long history of corruption and mismanagement. among other things, it will overhaul policies and procedures for the use of force, training, and interrogations. plus searches and arrests. recruitment and supervisi

lifetime in prison not enough for william balfour. jennifer hudson's former brother-in-law was sentenced yesterday for murdering the singer's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew back in 2008. a chicago judge gave him three life sentences plus 120 years. prosecutors say bealfour committed the murders in a jealous fit of rage. in delivers the sentence the judge could barely contain his anger telling balfour, quote, your soul is as barren as dark space. >>> we are following new twomts in the aurora movie theater massacre. there will be no cameras in the courtroom when the accused shooter faces formal charges, that's on monday. the judge granted a defense request to keep cameras in the courtroom for the appearance. so much was made of how he appeared on monday. meantime, the star of "the dark knight rises," batman himself, paid a visit to pay his respects. christian bale laid a bouquet of flowers and spent over two hours at the medical center of aurora and visited with police officers and those emergency room technicians who were on the scene after last friday's early morning mass shooting

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actress and singer jennifer hudson's mother, brother, and neck you could spend the rest of his life in prison. a judge gave william balfour three light sentences for the 2008 killings. this came after the judge denied its request for new trial. >> los angeles moved to ban storefront medical marijuana dispensaries. city council voted unanimously for the ban that will likely force more than 700 pot shops to close the doors. supporters say that the dispensaries system had gotten out of control. opponents disagreed. >> we have an issue with a large for-profit businesses that operate outside what we think is state law and not only cause a nuisance for the community but a public danger. >> you honestly think that people suffering from debilitating disease can start any sort of farming operation? >> hospices and home health agencies will still be allowed to provide medical. medical we will get an inside look at the jackson family feud. tensions among family members caught on tape on monday. sheriff's deputies were called to the home after a fight broke out. sources say that janet, jermaine pa

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convicted of murdering relatives of jennifer hudson will spend life in prison. in may he was convicted on all counts, murdering her mother, and nephew and sister. she was in the courtroom for sentencing. the judge denied the request for a new trial before happening down back-to-back life innocences. billions of dollars at stake in a patent trial between tech giants. the big question for us is apple's touch screen technology. did the campaign invent it? or just make use of it? it is crucial in this battle. we will get to that deal next. plus american intelligence officials don't know about the rebels fighting the syrian regime. according to a new report that is making it hardtory get of that regime. syria in crisis. and breaking news from syria as we continue in a moment. >>shepard: the dow jones industrial average down a whopping 184, headed for the third straight loss. concerns are threefold: european debt crisis, and weak earnings reports, with ups reporting lower earnings down 4 percent on the news. due important talking about slower business in europe and asia, down 3 percent on th

unknowns like jennifer hudson and kelly clarkson into chart-toppers? brace yourself for the most unlikely of choices. >> is it hard for you to find another guy because i set the bar too high? >> reporter: "idol's" executive producer is reportedly looking at charlie sheen. >> thanks to diana perez for that report. you can hear much more when j. lo's on "gma" on tuesday. >>> coming up on "good morning america," a surprise hero rushes to the rescue of michael clarke duncan when he suffers a heart attack. we'll tell you who it was, next. for a relaxing vacation. ♪ sometimes, we go for a ride in the park. maybe do a little sightseeing. or, get some fresh air. but this summer, we used our thank youpoints to just hang out with a few friends in london. [ male announcer ] the citi thankyou visa card. redeem the points you've earned to travel with no restrictions. rewarding you, every step of the way. redeem the points you've earned to travel with no restrictions. of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritisn could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you with humira,

actress jennifer hudson. william balfour was given three life terms. balfour killed the family members in a jealous rage because hudson's sister was dating another man. the judge said balfour had the soul of an arctic night and his soul was as dark as space. >>> 44% say they don't have too much trouble paying. a very large number 78 78% said they were very or some what concerned about financial hardships. 22% said they were not very concerned. in that ktvu field poll latinos stood out from other ethnic and racial groups saying they have trouble paying for health care. that's something a clinic in the east bay are very familiar with. >> people are only coming in for care that's absolutely necessary which end up being a lot more costly. >> reporter: the clinic says kraá kwraá yaps delay dental care more than -- the clinic says californians delay dental care more than anything else. >>> a reminder you can get ktvu news to go on your cell phone. download the ktvu app, click the live updates and watch the newscast. >> you see a lot of people looking at porn and stuff. >>> it's a controver

july show will feature the boston pops, drop kick murrays and jennifer hudson alopping with lots -- along with lots of fire works. you can see the boston pops perform at 10:00 on wjz. >>> before the fire works go off in new york city it's time for the annual hot dog eating contest. the two defending champions and their challengers gather for their official weigh in. last men's champion ate 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes. the hot dog eating contest has been a city tradition in new york for 97 years. >> mike bloomberg, he's the mother of all food police. >> very trim himself. >> you go to new york i don't care where you are r whatever you order -- where you are, whatever you order, there has to be a nutritional content sign. bloomberg doesn't want anything super sized. his position on obesity is well stated. we're going to stand there and approve some guy eating 62 hot dogs? >> when you spread that over 365 days it's moderation. >> that is creative accounting. you'd be good in government. >> thank you . >> you're -- >> i'm not sure that's a compliment. >> it is to you but it wasn't in g

hour. time for quick headlines. the man convicted of murdering oscar winner jennifer hudson's mother and brother and 7-year-old nephew convicted to three consecutive life sentences with no chance for parole. his future is barren and dark. >>> does your grouper taste a little fishy? they found a one-in three chance of the bait and switch. instead of the fillet you think you are getting you are getting a much cheaper one. >> one? three. unbelievable. >> it is time to brew on this. it's buddy moon more newlyweds are bringing family and friends along with them on their honeymoon. one researcher at the university of virginia think it has to do with the growing number of couples living together before marriage. >> for them having people come along is not such a big deal. in some ways they think it's a special and exceptional occasion. >> do you think the more the mare year on your honeymoon? >> you can tweet them to us at fox friends first or send us an e-mail at friendsfirst@foxnews.com. we will e-mail them later in the show. >> gives whole new meaning to the honeymoon is over. >> we thin

tuesday. >> man convicted of killing the brother, the mother, and the nephew of actress, jennifer hudson, got a life sentence today. his attorney asked the judge for a new trial earlier in the day, married. prosecutors say he shot family members in a jealous rage. so she is dating another man. >> it is not hard to go into a store. we'll tell you when and when not to sign up for their deal. but up next, wedding festivities take a very dangerous turn when a bridge collapses beneath the caravan. and don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be back after the break. >>> caught on tape, a driver on his way to a wedding found himself trapped in a river. caused a bridge to collapse outside eastern china. the driver who was part of a wedding caravan suddenly was trapped in his car as those flood waters rose and the mud slide threatened to bury his car. onlookers filmed the dramatic rescue as it happened. a rescuer reached the crushed vehicle and managed to get that driver to safety with very little time to spare. >> police in maine releasing a dash cam video of a st

-- nephew of singer and actress jennifer hudson. william balfour was given three life terms. balfour killed the family members in a jealous rage because hudson's sister was dating another man. the judge said balfour had the soul of an arctic night and his soul was as dark as space. >>> 44% say they don't have too much trouble paying. a very large number 78 78% said they were very or some what concerned about financial hardships. 22% said they were not very concerned. in that ktvu field poll latinos stood out from other ethnic and racial groups saying they have trouble paying for health care. that's something a clinic in the east bay are very familiar with. >> people are only coming in for care that's absolutely necessary which end up being a lot more costly. >> reporter: the clinic says kraá kwraá yaps delay dental care more than -- the clinic says californians delay dental care more than anything else. >>> a reminder you can get ktvu news to go on your cell phone. download the ktvu app, click the live updates and watch the newscast. >> you see a lot of people looking at porn and s

convicted of gunning down the mother, brother, and nephew of singer-actress jennifer hudson, is sentenced to life in prison. william balfour, the estranged husband of hudson's sister, will serve three life sentences, plus 120 years on other charges. hudson's family was shot to death in 2008. hudson sat next to her sister at the hearing. balfour offered his condolences and said he was innocence in -- innocent in a statement today. >>> a family is in mourning after a 12-year-old girl is killed in an early-morning explosion. it happened in wilson, new york, about 30 miles north of buffalo. police say five people were inside the home. the siblings each have serious injury. crews are not sure what caused the explosion. but say the home used propane tanks. >>> a case of bullying, aimed at innocence at the kitty city child care center in mississippi. a 9-year-old boy is accused of hitting babies. in this surveillance video, it appears the boy waits for the teacher to turn around. then he attacks the boy and then his sister. the day care worker is under arrest. police say they will not

day. have a great day. ,,,,,, >> announcer: today...a lot has changed since jennifer hudson was here last. she lost 80 pounds. >> i pick up an extra large and they are like, you need a small. i am like, who are you talking to? >> announcer: she became a mom. >> sing to daddy and wrestle mommy. >> announcer: she won an oscar. >> you walk into my home, the oscar sits there and the light is like... >> rachael: it literally sings when you walk in the room. >> announcer: jennifer hudson is back at our kitchen table and answering your questions. >> with your busy schedule, how do you stay on track? >> i consider shopping a workout. think about it, ladies, when you rae up there looking through the

and then some, a chicago judge sentencing jennifer hudson's former brother william balfour, to three life terms plugs 120 years for the murders of her mother, brother and nephew. balfour was convicted in may. in delivering the sentence, the judge said balfour's soul was as baron as dark space. >>> competing plans to extend the tax cuts. it would extend the cuts for couples making less than $250,000 a year. republicans want to extend the tax cuts for all taxpayers, including the wealthiest americans. neither proposal is expected to pass. >> he was george jefferson, actor sherman hemsley rose to fame with "the jeffersons", spinoff of "all in the family." no word on the cause of death, he was 74 years old. too young, soledad. >> really young. he had a couple of successful sitcoms. remember amen? >> yeah, just a funny guy. >> yeah, christine, thanks. >>> a new high is new low for president obama and mitt romney -- that's a way to put them together. save a little time. president obama and mitt romney is what i'm trying to say, the new cnn poll of polls shows president obama with a lead ov

. >>> in chicago the man who murdered three members of actress jennifer hudson's family will spend the rest of his life behind bars. hudson in the courtroom tuesday when he was sentenced. he faces three life terms for the shooting death of the star's mother, brother and nephew four years ago. bellfour was married to hudson's sister. >>> the bitter family feud involving michael jackson's sublings, mother and his children, it is intensifying, things got physical, reportedly with slaps, punches even a headlock. the famous family is divided over the children's custody, a battle playing out for the world to see. abc easy t.j. winick has the the latest. >> reporter: michael jackson's three children, paris, prince and blanket are caught in the middle of a full-fledged custody battle between their famous family members. this surveillance video is believed to show the kids in the driveway of their grandmother katherine's california estate followed by their aunt janet, uncles randy and jermaine. trent jackson the cousin taking care of the youngsters claimed jermaine and the group tried to ta

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sentenced william balfour to life in prison without parole for the shooting deaths of jennifer hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. balfour who was married to hudson's sister killed the family in a jealous rage in 2008. the academy award winner was in court for the sentencing but did not speak. >>> stars of the modern family sitcom filed a lawsuit saying their contracts are illegal because california lou doesn't allow personal contracts to last more than seven years. the lawsuit represents five cast members. >> the only rule is never let your target escape even if your target is you. >> the time trammer thriller "looper" opens this year's toronto film festival. it stars bruce lewis as a hit man who sets off to kill his futureself. >> there is the best bad idea we have, sir, by far. >> and ben afleck's latest film will be presented as well. chuck berry is getting a big honor. the rock 'n' roll hall of fame selected him as part of its american music master series. the week long celebration in october will be capped off with an all-star tribute concert to the legend. th

interactive facility. where the dogs are out play groups. >> reporter: as for jennifer even her dogs benefit from play groups. >> they love it. >> reporter: i'm sure hudson would give this vacay two paws up. in san francisco, i'm kara tsuboi, cnet.com for cbs news. >> well, it's time for another yearly ritual here in washington. i'm talking about 19th street baptist church. they're going to be holding their community-wide block party and health fair. it's tomorrow it begins at 10:00. and et continues until -- it continues until 4:00 p.m. . the church is located at 4606 16th street -- no, it's 19th street baptist church but on 16th street northwest. they will be holding free medical testing for diabetes and hiv and there's going to be a spanish interpreter there and of course they're going to have lots of games, fun and music so take the whole family tomorrow. 10:00 do 4:00. >>> and what kind of weather will they have? >> hotter tomorrow with a better chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms. so if you're going to be outside tomorrow, bring the umbrella and just in case you may