The sob started with the first guilty verdict and grew as it melted. Found guilty including two counts of conspiracy. The decision is a major win for the United States government. This is a disappointing day for the commonwealth and its citizens. Public service frequently requires sacrifice. And when Public Officials turn to financial gain in exchange for the official acts, we have little choice, but to prosecute the case. Reporter after only three days of deliberations, the jury of seven men and five women reached a unanimous decision on the 14count indictment faster than expected. And what it says is that the jury, they absolutely rejected the heart of the defense. And that they did not believe that bob mcdonald was unaware of Johnny Williams intent, that they did not believe that the marriage was so estrange that the two, they could not conspire and that they do not believe that Bob Mcdonnell simply did nothing on behalf of Johnny Williams. Reporter the defense attorney, he represen
Go to jail in florida for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, but he may not be done in the courtrooms just yet. Now the Justice Department is looking into civil rights charges. Delia goncalves has the story. Good morning mike, jessica. The verdict sparking people protests around the country right here at home. As soon as that news broke saturday night, crowds of people took to u street marching and chanting. Sunday at malcolm x Meridian Hill park we took some timeout to talk to parents and how they explain it to their children, especially africanamerican sons. It kind of left a bitter taste in everyones mouth. Someone was left dead and no one is held accountable. Trayvon martin had a right to stand his ground, too. Unfortunately, he is the one that ended up dead, he didnt have a gun. It is hard to know what to tell your kids. Always talked to him about how to deal with police, if you are stopped, yes, sir, no, sir. This doesnt fall in any of those categories. That, of course was Pri
Office to begin his second term. Its going to be a very busy day for the president and Vice President. We are going to have live reports from derrick ward coming up, and first we start with tracie potts who is live at capitol hill. And good morning, everybody, and the grounds are lit early this morning for the celebration tomorrow, and first today, laying a wreath at Arlington National cemetery and then the Vice President today is sworn in before the president takes office. Four years after making history this morning, president obama takes the oath of office again in a small ceremony at the white house. He has been talking about what this day means online with the inaugural committee. Inauguration reminds us of the role that we have as fellow citizens in promoting a common good. He talked about the inauguration to children at a Washington School where the first family picked up paint brushes has the national day of service. Its a symbol of how democracy works and how we peacefully tra
This is for minor accumulations of sleet and snow. I really dont think well see too much back here, but just in case, the National Weather service does have that in effect. Theyre going to come together just off our coastline, and that is the area thats going to be affected the most. Behind this, though, we will get very cold and very windy on saturday. Its expected to be pounded by this storm. Potentially 1 to 2, even 3 feet if this storm takes a certain path. Gym cantore has up there to talk about the risks. If we look like this people will be spenting the night in their cars on the interstate. All across new england, as you guys have been talking about, when we get into this the winds pick up, we start to see a tractor trailer jackknifed or bus jackknifed. You start locking up the road. No anybody ive ever talked to it happened just two years ago, just from 5 inches of snow. This one as i mentioned could bring feet. Well update you on exactly what we can expect here just in a few mi
White house, ken dilanyan in the washington bureau. Epic news week and the president is talking about all of this in this interview . Hes making a nonmarvel argument that what he pled to is in fact not a crime. The president of the United States Isnt The Ar Bitter of that. Its judges and prosecutors that decide and a jury that decides whether or not something is a crime. Also in that interview, you had a frank admission from the president that he made the payments. Hes trying to clarify things and make sure this wasnt a Campaign Violation but listen to what he had to say and well come back on the back end. He made the deals. And by the way, he pled to two counts that arent a crime, which nobody understands. I watched a number of shows. Sometimes you get pretty good information by watching shows. Those two counts arent even a crime. They werent campaign finance. Did you know about the payments . Later on i knew. Later on. But you have to understand, what
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