(butted to) sot -- chris gardner / rescued chopper crash... but witnesses say... they heard.... the chopper sputtering and two large bangs.... before it went down. n-t-s-b investigators were on the scene today..... as the navy helps in recovering.... the chopper. new developments on a triple-murder that had worldwide attention. william balfour was the brother-in- law of singer jennifer hudson when he was arrested for the murder of hudson's mother.. brother and nephew. balfour never gave an interview to the media and never but now.. he's talking for the first time and proclaiming innocence.. despite several witnesses who say they saw him with murder weapon. g-did you ever have the gun? b-no. not one time. g-so the people who said they saw you with the gun were lying? b-exactly. the jury found him guilty of all charges. the judge called his soul "barren" and sentenced him to life without parole. his appeal last year was rejected.. and last month.. the u.s. supreme court refused to take his case. g-why should anybody believe what you're saying now? b-i mean it's up to them to make