>> larry: in february of 2008, a jury in florida convicted wesley snipes of three misdemeanor counts of willfully failing to file federal tax returns in 1999, 2000 and 2001. the jury acquitted him of five other charges, including felony tax fraud and conspiracy. in april of 2008, the judge imposed the maximum possible sentence, three years in prison. he's now been ordered to surrender to a federal prison in pennsylvania by noon this thursday, december 9th. he joins us from new york. wesley snipes, the well-known actor "mo better blues" the blade trilogy and white men can't jump. dan meacham is snipes' attorney. you had asked to surrender in january of next year. why did you want the extra time, wes? >> well, we wanted the extra time because i'm a father and i wanted to spend more time with my family and my children.