be in her 20s. i think she said she was 14 at the time. right. well, under the liberalized statutes for civil claims, she may actually have a case. my understanding is that s under appellate review or further review. so we ll see what happens. but, listen, i defended michael jackson in his case. society had absolutely convicted him before he had a chance to speak out. the prosecutor s claim they had alleged victims from ten years before. they tried to bring in evidence of all of this. and he was acquitted on every sing 8 count. 14 not guilties. i ve been through this drill before. i m not going to condemn him until i know all the information. ives right. she said she was 14 at the time, she s 25 now. so she would be underage back then. and you re right, the reason you found what you said is you did defend michael jackson when public opinion was not on his side. i just have a few seconds.
officers? well actually unbeknownst to most there are pending criminal cases against a handful of the officers involved. those cases are of a minor nature. but the case isn t over in terms of civil claims. i heard patrick deangelo talk about civil rights lawyers. well patrick and i actually co-counselled in a case against the klu klux klan. so in a sense patrick was a civil rights lawyer in that case and he he was a civil rights lawyer in a sense for michael brelo. his job was to assert constitutional protections and frankly, judge o donnell bought it. so at the end of the day i m not sure i understood what he was talking about after that. i m also in agreement with walter and joey that in terms of what judge o donnell did, in carefully looking at expert testimony, looking at the circumstances, that s the call that judges make as finders of fact and it may very well be
you. jon: right now out of new orleans attorney general eric holder is about to speak about the government s $4.5 billion settlement with bp over the 2010 gulf oil spill. it s part of a plea agreement also covering a string of criminal charges. that includes several felony counts related to the deaths of 11 oil rig workers in the explosion that triggered the spill. these latest penalties add to more than $38 billion bp already paid out in the disaster. this plea agreement still needs court approval. bp says the deal with the justice department will allow the company to focus on defending itself defense against civil claims. jenna: time for the spotlight on small business where we talk to real small business owners about the challenges they re facing in a tough economy. carly jane doherty, is the managing partner of heirloom book company in charleston, south carolina. nice to have you on the program with us. thank you for having me. jenna: great to talk about
knows. areas in louisiana prepare this morning for a state of emergency. we are going to see additional storm surge this week more than what is being projected right now. plus, it is the biggest case in more than a decade and tomorrow could be decision day. liberty, yes. socialism, no. will obama care still stand 24 hours from now? i i actually am confident that the supreme court will uphold the law. if i am elected president, i will repeal obama care. and just one hour from now, egypt declares a brand new president, but not everyone is president, but not everyone is in the mood to celebrate. captions by vitac www.vitac.com good morning, everyone, i m randi kaye. it is 8:00 on the east coast and 5:00 a.m. out west, and thank you for waking up with us. we begin in egypt where in an hour they expect to announce a new president. it is a weekf controversy where both sides have claimed victory and both sides claiming that the other have cheated while regular eg
stories including this, moammar gadhafi s son, saif is in custody. he has been on the run since his father was driven out of power. libya s national transitional council says he was caught after a fire fight in the desert between the southwestern town of o bari and sabha. matthew chance joining us from london with more details on this. he had been on the run for a long time and was close to what he thought might be exile or safety. it seems so. i ve spoken to the international criminal court in the hague, which is where there have been indictments issued against saif for crimes against humanity, such as the involvement in mass murder in libya. they say they ve had contacts indirectly with saif gadhafi to discuss his possible surrender to the icc in the hague. obviously that s been taken over by events. his convoy was apparently captured in the south of libya, safe gadhafi taken by aircraft to the western mountains where we understand he s currently being held. what i have l