people backed away from it. people wouldn t play it because it was that out there. funny that marilyn was the inspiration. that all-american icon of sexy. that s who she was emulating on the floor in the recording studio. it s still a sexy song. it still works today. oh, it does. miss summer knew what she was doing. she didn t want to be remembered for sexiness. she wanted to be remembered for making songs that would outlive her, which they will. and they will. that s exactly what she was able to do. moving on to north carolina where jurors will begin deliberations today in john edwards conspiracy trial. in closing arguments, prosecutors said the one-time presidential candidate would, quote, deny, deceive and manipulate at every turn to protect his political career. his defense attorney said what he did was a sin, not a felony. edwards could go to prison for up to 30 years if he s found guilty. the key prosecution witness in the roger clemens perjury trial will testify for a
it was raunchy for its day. it was like, whoa. people backed away from it. people wouldn t play it because it was that out there. funny that marilyn was the inspiration. that all-american icon of sexy. that s who she was emulating on the floor in the recording studio. it s still a sexy song. it still works today. oh, it does. miss summer knew what she was doing. she didn t want to be remembered for sexiness. she wanted to be remembered for making songs that would outlive her, which they will. and they will. that s exactly what she was able to do. moving on to north carolina where jurors will begin deliberations today in john edwards conspiracy trial. in closing arguments, prosecutors said the one-time presidential candidate would, quote, deny, deceive and manipulate at every turn to protect his political career. his defense attorney said what he did was a sin, not a felony. edwards could go to prison for up to 30 years if he s found guilty. the key prosecution witness in t
this morning on world news now courtroom drama. john edwards defense attorneys bring an abrupt end to their case by calling no star witnesses. setting the stage for today s big closing arguments in the former presidential candidate s conspiracy trial. it s thursday, may 17th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. happy friday eve, everybody. i m rob nelson. and i m diana perez. paula faris is on assignment. we ll get to the legal drama in the john edwards case in just a moment. and then, we re going to take you to suburban atlanta where students and parents are frightened. police say a man with a sniper s rifle was taking aim at school buses. also this morning, the shoes
this morning on world news now courtroom drama. john edwards defense attorneys bring an abrupt end to their case by calling no star witnesses. setting the stage for today s big closing arguments in the former presidential candidate s conspiracy trial. it s thursday, may 17th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. happy friday eve, everybody. i m rob nelson. and i m diana perez. paula faris is on assignment. we ll get to the legal drama in the john edwards case in just a moment. and then, we re going to take you to suburban atlanta where students and parents are frightened. police say a man with a sniper s rifle was taking aim at school buses. also this morning, the shoes sold with some pretty promising claims to get you in shape. the false advertising, the
tomorrow. desperation in syria as reports of more government atrocities mount. syrians swarm the newly arrived u.n. monitors. and a new warning from the u.s. to assad s regime. plus, a perfect game for number 41. we ll bring you the final pitch that led to last night s victory. and later, the new york times s nick kristoff joins us to talk about his column. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it s 8:00 on the east coast, 5:00 a.m. on the west. a lot to tell you about this morning so let s get you straight to the news. we start with a look ahead. tomorrow former presidential candidate john edwards heads to federal court. prosecutors say edwards used nearly $1 million in campaign contributions to deceive the public. they say he was hiding an affair and a child. the mistress, rielle hunter, is expected to be the star witness at the trial. she has immunity. edwards and his attorneys say he did nothing wrong. we ll have much more on the case later this hour. and to