joran van der sloot pleads guilty to murder. but first from fox this wednesday night, a new battleground and a whole new ballgame. the republic presidential candidates descending upon south carolina. the first in the south primary as they call it a week from this saturday. mitt romney is now the undefeated frontrunner after his historic sweep of iowa and new hampshire. but he admits he is facing an uphill battle in a state where almost 70% of g.o.p. voters call themselves conservative. in fact today he said and i quote: i don't know if we can win south carolina. right now romney has a 10 point lead in the real clear politics average of the latest polls statewide there. but some of his rivals are keeping up their attacks trying to make a dent in those numbers. like newt gingrich and rick perry. double-teaming him now over his record at bain capital. they claim the firm looted companies and got rich by laying off thousands of americans. >> this is not anti-capitalism. that is the smoke screen of those who are afraid to be accounta

, le pusieron 28 años >>> la fiscalía había pedido 30 años joran van der sloot no apeló inmediatamente la sentencia >>> señor sentenciado, cuál es su respuesta? >>> se reserva por ley tiene un plazo de 24 horas para confirmar al tribunal si apela o no la sentencia. si lo hace, su caso tendría que ser evaluado el abogaod de la familia se mostró satisfecho con la sentencia >>> y respetamos esa decisión, no vamos a impugnarla, se le ha rebajado 2 años. >>> recientemente un canal de televisión local divulgó un video que gozaría de varios privilegios en la cárcel. >>> si una persona está en la cárcel, que esté sentenciada, si en la cárcel está mejor que en la calle, tiene comida gratis, dinero, todo. >>> según algunos especialistas de derecho penal, podría salir libre antes de tiempo joran van der sloot en ese caso, su condena se podría reducir en una tercera parte >>> para ver más información del con aso caso de joran van der sloot, pude ir a nuestra página de internet un julio cesar de carolina del norte, anunció que tendrá en cuenta si este candidato demócrata va

that's the earliest joran van der sloot could get paroled. as for natalee holloway's mother, she said to an attorney she hopes van der sloot suffers as much as possible for all the pain he has caused. shepard? >> shepard: steve harrigan live in south florida tonight. steve, thank you. and now word of a fox urgent and word of several elementary school students suspected of overdosing on medicine. our affiliate fox 10 for phoenix is reporting this happened just west of that city in tempe, arizona. they are reporting that an eighth grade girl brought some sort of medicine to school and passed the pills out to classmates. we don't know yet what the pills were. they say two students got sick and up to four needed treatment. we're told they were released to their parents and did not need to go to hospitals. and a fox news extreme weather alert. folks from the midwest to new england are finally feeling winter. the season's first big snow storm stretching from michigan to main. some could see more than a foot of snow before it's all over. that may no

she was last seen leaving a bar with joran van der sloot. we always get a different story with him and we spoke with his parents. this conversation occurred shortly after she was reported missing. >> very outgoing person. he a sweetheart and very warm. >> this 17-year-old and academic scholarship, why this? >>> i didn't believe it was true. we said, no, don't worry. i was crying and, truth will come forward and i know that i didn't do anything to the girl. and the truth will come forward. he was so strong. >> is there a way to describe what you are going through with your family. >> it's very hard. we are still standing up. i hope joran can stand it, too. i still believe in him. >> greta: joran van der sloot remains the only suspect in natalee holloway's disappearance the body has never been found, six and a half years after she vanished she was declared dead. we spoke with joran van der sloot back in march of 2006 and here is what he said then. >> what is like for you in aruba? >> i mean, aruba. it's great. i grew up. i love it. it's a wond

. >> bill: say good by to the villain joran van der sloot. he gets 28 years in prison for murder. geraldo with the latest. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. captions by closed captioning services >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. is the presidential election a big joke? that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. let me set this up for you. i believe about 50% of americans actually know what's going on in the country. people like you who watch news programs, read newspapers, listen to news talk radio. you guys understand the tempo of the country. but unfortunately half of we the people never bother informing themselves. they form opinions based upon what they hear, what their friends say and what they see in the popular culture. so without a doubt this year's presidential race will be influenced by pop culture the question is how much? recent study by george mason university in virginia says last year the republicans were the targets of jokes from late night comedians three times as often oas

and joran van der sloot says he's guilty of murder. the confession he made coming up. as we head to break, we want to show you a great picture, george draper showing how he's feeling the purple passion. the playoff game four days away. show us your purple pride. morningshow@wmar.com. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back on this thursday morning. most of us have water meters in our home or even in our businesses. they were installed nearly 40 years ago and many stopped working leaving customers with estimated bills. this morning, curt cokier with public works with here with the new way customers can now keep track of their meters. we're talking 40 years ago. this is pre-personal computer. >> yes. most people have the water meters outside -- inside walk. but there's 12,000 or so customers who have what is an old meter called in the home. it was state of the art at the time. the idea was this will be wired to a little box, the size of a doorbell on the outside of your home. >> this is old school. we've all seen this. >> if you have it in your home -- that's not the most

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van der sloot's sincere apology. >>shepard: thank you, steve, from south florida and now to the legal panel, former prosecutor and fox news legal analyst arthur aidala and randy zelin on the right. what are they trying to do? >>arthur: trying to avoid life in prison. >>shepard: he could get only eight years it sounds to me. >>arthur: what steve reported is 30 years or less. his attitude in court cannot be underemphasized. judges really consider that. i counsel my clients all the time, treat this court with respect. yawning and scratching your head and rolling your eyes is like you telling the judge you are thumbing the nose at the judge. heel be in jail for decades. >>randy: what? what you seeing here is lawyering. you are seeing lawyering at its finest. one lawyer who recently died was amazing not for big profile cases but those that never went to trial because you minimize exposure and ending things and giving a client certainty. what they are trying to do by giving a federal confession before trial they are giving

>>shepard: the victim's family is now complaining about joran van der sloot's treatment in jail. >>reporter: that is right. the father of the 21-year-old, a prominent businessman complains he had internet access, tv, and spends the days playing video game. that could change now that she a convicted murderer but at 24 years old he could serve at least just half of that 28 year sentence so he could first be eligible for parole if he behaves well in jail at age 38. >>shepard: thank you, steve. and now to our legal panel, criminal defense attorney arthur aidala, and kings county prosecutor in new york, josh. 28 years. good behavior. mike get out in 14 years. or so. >>arthur: yesterday we agreed he should be sentenced at the higher end, and the highest was 30 years and he gave him a bone for admitting and not going to trial and the case in the united states of america hanging over his head where he stole $25,000 from natalee holloway's mom and he could be extradited on that. >> that will run concurrent. to encourage a plea, take 15 years to run concurrent. >>shepard: how do you get at

he is joran van der sloot and he said he is "truly sorry" about the killing thing. he says he is responsible for the murder of the 21-year-old girl. in may of 2010 joran van der sloot beat and strangled flores in a peru hotel room, and took her money and credit cards and fled to chile where police arrested him a few days later. joran van der sloot confessed to the murder a long time ago and said he killed her in a fit of range after she discovered his connection to the holloway case. joran van der sloot is still a suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway and prosecutors say before the murder in peru he extorted $25,000 to natalee holloway's murder saying he would lead the mother for her body in aruba. that never happened. why is joran van der sloot apology seen as "sincere." >>reporter: he used those words. it is hard to say how much sincerity was behind it. it could seven a couple of effects. it means they will not have to go to trial. both hoped to avoid and trial and could cut some years off the possible 30-year sentence but the apology was very brief wit

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joran van der sloot is on trial in peru for the murder of a 21-year-old woman. he was arrested, of course, twice for the disappearance of american natalee holloway. he was considered a chief suspect but holloway's body was never found. joran van der sloot was never charged. the case against him in peru is much stronger. today, day one of his trial, he was expected to enter a guilty plea. he had once confessed. he ended up surprising everyone. here is tom foreman. >> reporter: the curious case of joran van der sloot has taken another strange turn. in a peruvian court, expected to plead guilty to murder, instead he yawns, scratches, and tells the judge he's not ready to enter a plea. even with dutch and english translators on hand, the 24-year-old dutch citizen spoke to speak spanish saying i want to give a sincere confession but i don't agree with all the charges. can i have more time? his odd saga has been going on for quite some time already. van der sloot's trial is over the 2010 murder of this 21-year-old peruvian, stephany flores. prosecutors produced video

joran van der sloot is on trial in peru for the murder of a 21-year-old woman. he was arrested, of course, twice for the disappearance of american natalee holloway. he was considered a chief suspect but holloway's body was never found. joran van der sloot was never charged. the case against him in peru is much stronger. today, day one of his trial, he was expected to enter a guilty plea. he had once confessed. he ended up surprising everyone. here is tom foreman. >> reporter: the curious case of joran van der sloot has taken another strange turn. in a peruvian court, expected to plead guilty to murder, instead he yawns, scratches, and tells the judge he's not ready to enter a plea. even with dutch and english translators on hand, the 24-year-old dutch citizen spoke to speak spanish saying i want to give a sincere confession but i don't agree with all the charges. can i have more time? his odd saga has been going on for quite some time already. van der sloot's trial is over the 2010 murder of this 21-year-old peruvian, stephany flores. prosecutors produced video

joran van der sloot has been behind bars here in lima for 19 months. this morning, he awaits sentence after pleading guilty to murder. a guilty plea, and then an apology. seeming calm and confident, joran van der sloot told the judge he was responsible for the murder of 21-year-old stephany flores. >> reporter: i regret what i did, van der sloot said in broken spanish, adding he felt very bad about it. outside, a cluster of protesters shouted "killer" and demanded justice. the hotel worker found flores dead in van der sloot's room 19 months ago. police say she was murdered exactly five years to the day that natalee holloway went missing in aruba. van der sloot has always denied any wrongdoing in the holloway case. and authorities in aruba never found enough evidence to charge him. but in peru, there was no lack of evidence, legal experts say. and the state's confession to peruvian police, van der sloot describes beating and strangling flores to death. >> the most overwhelming piece of evidence was his own testimony. that was not a random act like he in

>>> also ahead, joran van der sloot facing justice. he finally sta judge, ready to face justice in a peruvian courtroom. will he plead guilty? >> he was yawning at points. >>> check out these pictures. the fishing boat deep at sea accompanied by these massive humpback whiales for seven days. >>> and we have another picture to show you. completely different. look at this high school senior. that's the picture she wants in her yearbook. we'll tell you why her mom says it's fine. but the student editors say, no way. what do you tling? we'll hear from the 18-year-old at the center of it all. >> let's start with ron claiborne. >>> we begin with the horrific hot air balloon accident. it's not clear what the cause was. some say it could have been a problem on board before it caught fire. some people said they saw flames shooting 32 feet into the air. >> obviously, it broke or something happened. sit went up in the air. the whole thing went up in flames. it didn't take long. it stuttered to the ground. >> 2 of the 11 people killed jumped to th

are the wheels of justice now turning for joran van der sloot? martha: they tried to buy beer but they didn't look 21 and the poor clerk picked the wrong day to ask for id. >> and then the clerk confronted them and said, hey it's not happening, you're not hold enough to buy this. so he kind of pulls the beer away. [ male annouer ] juice drink too watery? ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for unsurpassed fru and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion. could've had a v8. bill: asking for an id, never hurt so bad. two thugs unloading on a convenience store clerk in california. police say they tried to buy beer. when the guy behind the counts questioned one of them about their age they went after him, and boy did they ever go after him. a good samaritan came over to help and he took a beating also. the suspects, said to be 17 and age 20, the clerk's recovering and the good samaritan before officers arrived. woe. martha: president obama's new defense strategy may be the next political football in the race for 2012. that plan include

>>> and joran van der sloot finally stands before a judge. will he plead guilty to murdering a young woman in peru? could he walk free? >> a lot of pop asking questions. >>> check out these pictures. this is a fishing boat deep at sea, accompanied for seven days by he's massive humpback whales. we'll hear from the guys on board that boat coming up. >>> another picture to show you this morning. take a look at this high school seni senior. that's the pick she wants in her yearbook. why her mom says it's fine though the student editors say, no way. what do you think? >>> a lot of news overnight. we'll start with mr. ron claiborne. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with the horrific hot air balloon accident. it happened in new zealand. all 11 people on board were killed when it crashed in flames. it's not clear if the cause was that the gas-fired balloon hit a power lynne. some witnesses say they saw flames erupting from the basket shooting 32 feet into the air. >> obviously, it broke or something happened. it went up in the paper the whole thi

now this morning, joran van der sloot convicted of a murder of a peruvian woman. two years ago today a massive earthquake killed thousands in haiti. now there's even a larger problem this morning. you're watching "good morning maryland." we're monitoring what is going on in north carolina. >>> joran van der sloot pleading guilty wednesday to the 2010 murder of a 21-year-old peruvian woman. he met at a lima casino, who was killed five years to the day of the unsolved disappearance of american teen natalee holloway. he remains the prime suspect. this morning holloway's father is speaking out about joran van der sloot's plea. >> the we'll see what kind of sentence he gets. i don't think he's sincere to be honest. >> a judge will sentence him tomorrow. holloway, an alabama teen disappeared during a high school graduation trip to the caribbean island of aruba. where van der sloot grew up. >>> two years ago today, 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck haiti, sending an already struggling nation into a tailspin. organizations estimate more than 3,000 people were injured, nearl

they're the better way to enjoy your fiber. >>> joran van der sloot faces murder charges but it's got nothing to do with aruba and natalee holloway. rafael romo explains. >> reporter: joran van der sloot had spent the past 18 months as an inmate at the costa rica costa rica prison in peru's capital city of lima. some inmates see him as a celebrity. >> he's one of us. it has nothing to do with us. we don't have nothing against him. >> reporter: after his arrest in chile in june of 2010, he was sent back to peru and take ton the lima prison to await trial in the murder and beating death of 21-year-old stephany flores. this shows flores and van der sloot playing poker at a casino. another video shows them entering van der sloot's hotel. she had suffered multiple injuries, a broken neck and was covered in blood. the killing happened on may 30th, 2010, exactly five years after alabama teenager natalee holloway disappeared in aruba after spending time with van der sloot. though arrested as a suspect in holloway's death, van der sloot was never charged due to a lack of evidence. in peru, van

to learn the fate of joran van der sloot in the court live in peru. any moment the court could sentence him. apparently the judge is reading through the case allowed. he seemed to intervene in spanish, get on with it. just tell me, just tell me. the judge is not reacting to that request but he certainly has. he is sweating through his shirt. the verdict, when it happens in lima, peru here. >> we leave you with this. as long as the denver broncos keep winning you will hear about tim tebow. jimmy fallon combined tebow with rock star david bowie, to form tebowie. >> this is jesus christ to tim tebow, please leave me al

his name is joran van der sloot. he was sentenced to 28 years in prison in peru. he could be released, though, in only nine years. joran van der sloot pleaded guilty to killing a young woman he met in lima in 2010. that is not her, that was natalee holloway. joran van der sloot remain the prime suspect in the death in 2005 of natalee holloway on the island of aruba. >>> a celebrity chef widely criticized for her hearty high calorie southern meals could be suffering from type-two diabetes. paula dean has been silent about rumors that she's been diagnosed with diabetes. according to published reports, she's kept that health condition a secret but is reportedly going public about the diagnosis soon. she will speak exclusively with al roker tuesday on nbc's "today" show. >>> coming up tonight, part two of wendy's look back at the air florida crash 30 years ago. hear about the hero that dove into the freezing potomac river to pull the last survivor to safety. >>> a job fair held for men and women that many consider the backbone of america's military. >>> and we're goin

>>> also ahead, joran van der sloot facing justice. the main suspect in natalee holloway's disappearance in aruba finally stands before a judge, ready to face justice in a peruvian courtroom. will he plead guilty? >> he was yawning at points. >>> check out these pictures. the fishing boat deep at sea accompanied for seven days by these massive humpback whales. we'll hear from the guys on that ship. >>> and we have another picture to show you. completely different. look at this high school senior. that's the picture she wants in her yearbook. we'll tell you why her mom says it's fine. but the student editors say, no way. what do you think? we'll hear from the 18-year-old at the center of it all. coming up. >> big controversy. >>> there is a lot of news that has developed overnight. let's start this morning with mr. ron claiborne. >> good morning, dan and bianna. good morning, everyone. >>> we begin with the horrific hot air balloon accident. it's not clear what the cause was. was the gas-powered balloon hitting power lines? or was there

. >> joran van der sloot in court accused of murder. >>> also, a new twist in the case of a young mom who asked 911 if she could shoot an intruder. we now know why the suspects wanted to break into her home. >>> and if you're going to steel someone's identity, you may want to think twice about targeting a guy in the white house. stay right there. >>> if it is happening right now, you are about to see it. rapid fire, let's go. a deadly day in syria. at least 20 people killed. a suicide car bombing in the capital of damascus. outside the city and clashes between security forces and protesters trying to remove syria's leader. this video that you're looking at is from youtube. various accounts say more than 5,000 people have died as the government cracks down on civil unrest. >>> an american teenager who was deported to colombia is back on her way to the united states. jakadrien turner was deported after giving authorities a fake name. >>> military prosecutors are charging three air force academy cadets with sexual assault. the cases are not connected. they come on the heels of a report f

nasdaq up four points and s&p 500 down three points. >>> joran van der sloot went on trial today. after a short while, a three-panel judge said the trial would be delayed until next week. >> he's the prime suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway. she vanished during a trip to aruba in 2005. we have the report. >> reporter: joran van der sloot delayed his plea asking for more time to consider the pleas against him. he admitted to killing a student he met in lima. he may fight additional charges that prosecutors are imposing. if convicted, would lengthen the prison sentence. he looked healthy and strong drawing attention to himself by yawning and rolling his eyes with an attitude many described as arrogant. the judge ordered him to stand-up straight and respect the court. while the prosecutors were presented the evidence the night stephanie died, he kept shaking his head saying he did not agree with the charges. he was in constant contact with his attorney who trusts his client will follow his advice. he could spend as little as eight years in prison. only we'll know when t

joran van der sloot in court in lima. arthel: also, bill astronauts eyeing giant debris after a massive collision in outer space, what they say crashed, and does it affect nasa? bill: some of our country's bravest hitting the ice for a great cause. what are they up to? you'll find out in moments. [ mujahid ] there was a little bit of trepidation, not quite knowing what the next phase was going to be, you know, because you been, you know, this is what you had been doing. you know, working, working, working, working, working, working. and now you're talking about, well you know, i won't be, and i get the chance to spend more time with my wife and my kids. it's my world. that's my world. ♪ bill: back to breaking news now, star, north carolina, a deadly workplace shooting happened about 6:00am eastern time now. the details are coming clear, that this was a -- this was a brutal scene, mcbride lumber company, star, north carolina. four people shot inside the company at 6:00am. three people killed. one worker airlifted to a ho

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the murder trial of joran van der sloot has been postponed. he was inside a courtroom in lima, peru, wearing bullet-proof vest, ready to go on trial apparently for the murder of a young peruvian woman, nearly seven years after he became the prime suspect in the disappearance of american natalee holloway in aruba. van der sloot faces charges of killing 21-year-old stephanie flores in his lima hotel room back in may of 2010, but now that's on hold steve harrigan is following the breaking developments live from miami. what's going on, why the delay steve? >> reporter: jon, a real moment of decision for joran van der sloot, the 24-year-old dutchman is accused of murder and we saw him debate inside this make-shift courtroom next to his maximum security cell inside peru, with his attorney, about whether to accept a deal by the prosecution of 30 years in jail or not. it looks like van der sloot is going to accept some sort of deal. he wants to make a sin ser confession, and he hopes to get rid of a life in prison possibility. his appearance in court