Elect. Up next, Democrat John kerry concedes defeat on the 2004 president ial election, he lost to george w. Bush who won a second term, the event took place in boston. [applause] thank you, thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you so much, you just have no idea how warming and generous that welcome is, your love is, your affection. Im gratified by it. I am sorry that we got here a little bit late and a little bit short. Earlier today, i spoke to president bush and offered him and laura our congratulations on their victory. We had a good conversation. We talked about the danger of division in our country, and the needs, the desperate need, for unity for finding the common ground, coming together. Today i hope that we can begin the healing. [applause] in america, it is vital that every vote counts and that every vote be counted. But the outcome should be decided by voters not by a protracted legal process. I would not give up this fight if there was a chance
sidekick penguin i m concerned about. tell you about that in a few minutes. and continue please sending in your terrible christmas sweate sweaters, we can t wait to see them. we have a fox news alert for you, because fighting continues to intensify in southern afghanistan this morning, as six n.a.t.o. service members have been killed in an insurgent attack. there are no further details about the incident at this time, but we will a bring those to you as soon as we have them. the surge of u.s. troops has poured into the region in an effort to push the taliban out. 670 international troops have been killed in afghanistan so far this year, and which is already the highest death toll since the war began nine years ago. an investigation is heating up into the apparent suicide of one of bernie madoff s as soon as. officials are trying to get check the computer and cell phone records and they say that madoff s death will not deter them from trying to some of the victim s money.
disappointment in their life. to many she s an inspiration, a hero. there are people who have been gathering around with signs in pink that say her okay. she have been inspired how she under the scorching, searing spotlight she was able to carry on. one, she lost her son in a terrible automobile accident. she had to deal with her husband s infidelity and on top of that dealing with cancer, all that being open and candid. that s why you have so many people in so many walks of life. the grave side will be private and she will be laid to rest next to her son wade who was killed in 1996. debra. marty, it s interesting. i guess her son john edwards, although he was there in the home when she passed will not be speaking. she was an inspiration. she was an inspiration to moms and dads, an inspiration to cancer survivors rooting her own saying you can beat this. the folks you re seeing, when they come out, are they able to talk to anyone, why this woman on the campaign trail so pub
the irish, and jews. hear for yourself. good evening. on this saturday, it was two years ago tonight bernie madoff was under arrest and we would learn of his epic suiwindle, cheeding millions out of hundreds of millions. we learn today mark madoff has hung himself. brian, what a turn today. indeed, well it was mark m madoff s live of privilege that ended two years ago today s when his father was arrested, and this morning, his son timed his suicide to the very minute and hour of that anniversary. police say mark madoff s father-in-law found the body in his manhattan apartment. his 2 yee-year-old son was aslen the other room. he was found hanging from a pipe in the living room of the apartment. authorities say madoff had sent an e-mail to his wife in florida saying take care of our son. his wife became concerned that he was suicidal. mr. madoff s father-in-law was called by mr. madoff s wife to check on the 2-year-old who was there. the 2-year-old is fine. it was a
good evening. another stunning and dark chapter to the bernie madoff saga was written today when the oldest son of the disgraced financier who first alerted to exactly two years after his father was arrested in a massive swindle. one that upends the lives of thousands of investors, robbing them of tens of billions of dollars. cnbc s scott cohn has been covering this story. reporter: mark madoff always denied any knowledge of his father s scheme but the clouds of rumor and innuendo kept growing and this morning they burst. sources say 46-year-old mark madoff was increasingly distraught as the two-year anniversary approached. madoff s 2-year-old son sleeping in the next room. mark was found hanging by a pipe in the living room of the apartment. reporter: madoff and his younger brother andrew turned their father into authorities after he confessed but the sons were never able to escape suspicion that they too were in on the scam, which they denied. a year ago the bankrup