listen to what the defendant david kernell said today when asked about bristol palin. what did you think about bristol palin? not my type. not my type. i mean, the guy has got attitude. reporter: i think it reveals the flippant attitude he has towards all of this. his lawyer is trying to suggest this was nothing more than a college prank. that he hacked her e-mail with information that anybody could have gotten off the internet. her birth date, where she met her husband, which was at wasilla high. that that information was readily available, out there, and that when they got the challenges from yahoo, he answered them all correctly and, boom. he had her e-mail account. wow. charges of identity theft, wire fraud, and the like. we ll see what happens. as soon as that jury comes back. thanks so much. reporter: okay. let s go now to the fastest three minutes in news. we go down to the wire with flying cars, dirty makeup, and lindsay lohan s latest rant. you ready? hit the c
former alaska governor sarah palin was in court today in knoxville, tennessee, and testified in the trial of an ex-college student charged with hacking into her e-mail during the presidential campaign. after her testimony, she spoke with reporters outside that courthouse. anybody who thinks this isn t disruptive or hurtful to have their mail box broken into or an office broken into and documents stolen and disclosed to the rest of the world should put themselves in a person s shoes who has gone through this and believe me it s quite disruptive. it s just so extremely unnecessary and resource consuming. it s just such a sad state of affairs that we are in that we even have to be here trying to teach somebody that it s wrong to do such a thing. nbc s kerry sanders is in knoxville, tennessee, so, kerry, with a good afternoon to you when can we expect a verdict? what is this student david kernell looking at in terms of jail time? reporter: well, the prosecutors say that they could as
mexico. plus, a fishing boat captain sacrifices himself to save his crew. we ll have the desperate call to the coast guard as the ship goes down in cold alas can waters. nbc news has confirmed that sarah palin will testify in the case of her alleged e-mail hacker. it s not clear this hour whether palin will testify today or tomorrow. her daughter is already testifying saying she received countless text messages when her phone number was posted online. david kernell is accused of hacking into her account. dick cheney is the latest high profile republican to endorse marco rubio over charlie crist. he called him the kind of leader needed in washington right now.
not bishops who in many cases covered them up or tried to shovel them away and ireland is a good place to start and pope benedict xvi criticized the bishops in a long letter in march for their negligence and saying it got to such a point they could no longer even be effective and that was opening the door for some heads to roll, as they have started. now, finally, bill, sort of a domino effect here as well, a german bishop today, also, offered his resignation, but that was not for sexual abuse but physical abuse from decades ago when he was a parrish priest. bill. bill: greg burke reporting live in rome, more developments as we get them here. martha: sarah palin may be in court soon. the former vp candidate cobb taking the stand at any time now, a former college student, just to remind you about the story, that brought all of it out, david kernell, in the middle of the video is on trial, right now. the charges are that he hacked into sarah palin s e-mail, in
action guide or go to adhdactionguide.com. bret: testimony began today in tennessee for the man accused of hacking into sarah palin s e-mail account during the 2008 campaign. 22 dwrooifldwrooifl 22-year-old david kernell faces 50 years if convicted of all charges. palin says she will appear as a prosecution witness in that trial. another case with major implications when it comes to free speech was decide today. correspondent shannon bream