money that was provided to hide edwards' pregnant miss stes during the 2008 campaign did not fall under fec definitions of campaign donations. repeatedly the judge has refused these requests. just this morning they were attempting to introduce a tape of one of these fec officials giving one such opinion. we had abby lowell, the lead attorney for john edwards saying, quote, it's an independent attempt by a criminal defendant who is fighting for his life to bring a piece of evidence. well the judge denied the request saying, quote, i don't think opinions of others, whether they are fec officials or not are helpful to this jury. earlier the judge had indicated that such opinions were best reserved for closing arguments by the attorneys, which we expect to hear first thing in the morning tomorrow, jon. jon: all right. jonathan serrie in greensboro, waiting for the jury to do its