right now back on the stand facing an all day grilling by the defense. andrew young s credibility is the target. edwards lawyer is pointing out inconsistency. edwards is accused of using campaign funds to cover up an affair. joining us from greensboro, north carolina, what s going on, jay. good morning, chris. it to be a grilling of andrew young. he had two days to talk about hiding this affair, not only from his wife, funneling funds to his mistress, rielle hunter. today they have pointed out inconsistencies between his tell-all book and testimony in the trial. at one point young responding he wrote something in the book to cover his own butt.
during the cross-examination the defense asked this point. i want to read it to make sure i get it right. he said, quote, you really hate mr. edwards don t you? he responded, i have mixed feelings about that. it s been tense in the courtrooms. most analysts feel the defense is making inroads. they have to tread lightly, chris. during his two and a half days of testimony for the prosecution he actually talked about some very important subjects in this trial that could ultimately help the defense. he said that bunny melon, the donor who gave $900,000 to edwards, that money used to help his mistress you understood it was for personal reasons and didn t expect anything in return for it. that could help ultimately. he did say several times that john edwards repeatedly said he did not feel he was doing anything illegal. be interesting to see how that plays ow as they continue here. back to you, chris. jay gray, thank you so much. i want to bring in savannah