jenna: we keep on telling you but it's the truth so that's why we keep on saying we could get a verdict any moment in the john edwards corruption trial. jurors are now deliberating for a 9th day and this is after the judge released four alternate jurors. one of them reportedly flirted with edwards. we'll see in jonathan serrie can confirm that for us. i don't know, jonathan, a lot said about the alternates. seem like a colorful bunch. why dismiss the alternates now? >> reporter: with no role in the deliberation the alternates were merely killing time in the courthouse. while the judge did not mention this among her reasons for dismissing these alternate jurors they were becoming a bit of a distraction by wearing same colored shirts each day and by one tv producers somewhat contested interpretations of smiles between john edwards