Inside Edition for Monday, February 07, 2022

Today marks exactly one week since 37-year-old Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent...unrest in Minneapolis growing after another ICE related shooting. Today President Trump is threatening to invoke the centuries old insurrection act to stop the chaos. And for years... Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence never went anywhere without her pet Chihuahua. Now she's getting some heat for rehoming the dog because she says it bit her three-year-old son. Plus, it was a story that shocked the nation. A wife... Shot in the face by her husband's young mistress. The shooter -- dubbed the Long Island Lolita. The victim... Mary Jo Buttafuoco and her husband Joey became household names. Their story now being made into a Lifetime movie produced by Mary Jo herself. After she was left unable to smile because of that gunshot wound... America saw her get her smile back... Right here on Inside Edition. And long before American Idol there was Star Search. The TV talent competition launched the careers of a number of today's biggest stars. Now... Star Search is back... And wanna-be celebrities are lining up in hopes of getting their big break. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16 Jan 21min

It's a shocking moment of two toddlers seen dangerously walking on a highway, with their parents nowhere in sight. Turns out they're twin sisters and their parents reportedly hadn't noticed they had wandered out of an unlocked gate at an Airbnb they were staying at. Alison Hall talks to the hero who saved the day. And actor Timothy Busfield spent the night in a New Mexico jail cell after two children accused him of sex abuse. In the search for evidence. Cops just raided the home that Busfield shares with his wife, Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert. His lawyers say Busfield denies the allegations and maintains they are completely false. Plus, he has no regrets. That's the word from the Ford worker who heckled President Trump as he toured the plant. In the video seen around the country, he yelled an insult at the President that really made him angry. And did a former IRS investigator commit two murders all to cover up an affair with his au pair? Prosecutors say the answer is yes. Ann Mercogliano has more on a murder trial with lots of twists and turns. The defendant denies all the allegations. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15 Jan 22min

He turned himself in. Actor Timothy Busfield who starred on two iconic TV shows and is married to Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert is now facing child sex abuse charges. As Steven Fabian reports, just before surrendering, Busfield taped a video saying he's innocent, and he's going to prove it in court. And more than half of all the malls in America have closed. At this one in California, shoppers have been replaced with vandals who cops say have scrawled graffiti all over the walls. Jim Moret went to the mall to find out what's going on. Plus, She doesn't feel safe. That's what Karen Read is saying in the wake of being found not guilty of fatally running down her Boston cop boyfriend with her SUV. In her first interview since her acquittal, Read says she fears retaliation from those who thinks she got away with murder. And they were pen pals as kids but wait till you hear how their paths crossed as adults. Les Trent has a story that will have you asking, what are the odds? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Jan 21min

It's the ex-husband! That's who cops say murdered a young dentist and his wife in their home.  One critical clue led authorities to him. The shocking news breaking as friends and family gathered for their final goodbye to couple. Les Trent is in Illinois where the arrest happened with the very latest. The ex-husband’s lawyer says he plans on pleading not guilty. And what a night it was at the Golden Globes. Host Nikki Glaser was back delivering zingers about the A-list crowd sitting just feet away. Jim Moret was out on the red carpet and has all the star-studded moments you didn't see on TV. Plus, anger continues in the wake of an ICE agent fatally shooting 37-year-old Renee Good in her SUV. And nowhere are tensions higher than in Minneapolis, where protestors are not giving ICE agents a break, even when nature calls. And a figure skater has reason to celebrate, he just made Team USA for the upcoming Olympics. But the moment comes with tears because his parents aren't here to enjoy it, they were among the 67 who died a year ago when a military helicopter collided with a passenger plane in DC. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Jan 23min

It's a heart stopping race to save a mother and her children trapped in a burning townhouse. With seconds to spare, two kids are dropped to safety from a second story window. Now the family is meeting with the hero neighbor who rushed to catch their fall. And terror on the beach. A shark attacks a woman in the Virgin Islands biting off her arm, thankfully a nearby man happened to be both a nurse and a lifeguard, and did all he could to save the woman's life. Plus, she's the mother of one of Elon Musk's 14 children. Now after nude photos of her popped up online...she’s coming forward to say those pictures are fake and she's the victim of revenge porn. We went to Musk and X for comment but didn't hear back.  According to X - any user posting or creating illegal content will be suspended and reported to law enforcement. And a young mom is rushed to the hospital with a mystery illness. She was dramatically losing weight and eventually had to be put on a respirator. Doctors discovered she had been poisoned...but who did it? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Jan 22min

Anger on the streets of Minneapolis over the fatal shooting of a mother by an ICE agent. The president and his supporters say it was self-defense... But others are calling it murder. And we're learning more today about the woman who was shot to death. Renee Good was 37 years old. She recently moved to Minnesota to start a new life with her 6-year-old son. Now her death is sparking a national outcry. Plus, two good Samaritans had to cross a raging river to rescue a German Shepherd... So, you'd think they'd be getting the hero treatment... But now comes shocking news that one of them has ended up under arrest. And if cutting back on alcohol was your New Year’s resolution...you are not alone. Dry January is booming in popularity. And to meet the demand...there are more mocktail choices now than ever. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

9 Jan 22min

Drama today as Nick Reiner, who's accused of brutally murdering his famous father Rob Reiner and his mother faced a judge. Just moments before the arraignment started...his high-profile attorney abruptly withdrawing from the case, replaced by a public defender. And a dramatic 911 call involving the young dentist and his wife, recently found murdered in their town house. Months before they were found dead...a woman called for help from inside the home. Fighting back tears, she says she and “her man”...got into it. Plus, as flu numbers continue to spike across the country...there's one guy who knows all too well what it's like to come down with this year's super bug. He's been sick for ... Get this... Two whole months - under the weather for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s... And he's still not better. And Real Housewives star Bethenny Frankel says she has come down with a serious skin infection and she believes she caught it from bed sheets at a ritzy hotel in St Barths. So how clean are your hotel sheets? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

8 Jan 22min

The dictator of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro was used to fine dining at every meal...but not anymore. Now an inmate at one of the most notorious jails here in the U.S. - what's on the menu for dinner is a lot different. And with the holidays behind us it's time to give your Christmas tree the old heave “Ho Ho Ho”... Fire experts warn you shouldn't keep your Christmas tree up for more than a month because they dry out and become fire hazards. Plus, beware the killer pack! We've seen lots of lone mountain lions going on the attack, now it's a wild pack of them terrorizing a neighborhood...leading to the first fatal mountain lion attack in a quarter of a century. He was once one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood, even nominated for a best actor Oscar...now come reports Mickey Rourke is so down and out a GoFundMe account has been set up for him to help pay his rent. But Rourke says it’s not true and the reports are embarrassing and humiliating. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

7 Jan 21min