sure in lots of communications in the obama campaign was the obama campaign underwraps corey booker and i think he s at rick of diminishing his own political brand if he doesn t stick to what he said the first time on meet the press when he said if you look a the totality of bayne capital s record, that s governor mitt romney s record, they supported jobs and created jobs and this is one of the democrats rising stars and one of president obama s biggest backers saying that he believed that bayne capital s record in its totality supported jobs and grows jobs and that s what has the obama campaign in a tailspin yesterday, trying to walk back his words but i say free corey booker, let the real corey booker speak, unplugged. martha: it was fascinating. we ll talk to both of you soon, kirsten, justin, good stuff. thank you guys. gregg: we are on jury watch in the john edwards corruption trial. he just arrived at the courthouse, and the fate of this former presidential candidate now squar
back now with 32 minutes past the hour. we are waiting for a verdict in the john edwards corruption trial. the jury got the case on friday after 17 days of testimony. they requested several pieces of evidence that included notes from the wealthy donor who provided money that was allegedly used to cover up edwards mistress. at the heart of the issue is whether or not edwards violated campaign finance laws by accepting the contribution while running for president lt edwards face up to 30 years in prison and $1.5 million in fines if convicted of all six charges. joining me now from greensboro, north carolina, site of the trial is elon law professor. katherine, want to start with you on the ground. do you think the prosecution presented a case that could prove beyond a reasonable doubt that edwards is guilty? i think the prosecution s problem is the reasonable doubt problem. there s a lot of testimonial
loses his battle with cancer. and millions watch. a rare sight in the sky. solar eclipse. good morning to you. welcome to early start. welcome back, ashleigh. we got you a new look. how do you like it? the music. it s such a special day. i m going to assume it s for me. it is for you. 5:00 eastern, very early in the morning. let s get started. we re going to start with breaking news. new trouble for the former imf chief, dominick strauss-kahn. he could face new charges in the alleged gang-rape of a belgian prostitute, during a party at her hotel in washington, d.c. this was almost two years ago. french prosecutors saying they re launching a new investigation, based on statements two escorts made to police. dominick strauss-kahn was imf chief. he was also arrested after a new york hotel maid accused him of sexual assault. but he was cleared after her story fell apart. also, world leaders gathering in chicago to decide the exit strategy for the war in afghanistan.
that s a story at least the french prosecutors are investigating, launching an investigation into this. a french newspaper says these allegations came from statements that two escorts made to belgian police. dsk held one of the most powerful positions in the world of course as imf chief. you may also remember he was arrested after a new york hotel maid accused him of sexual assault. he was cleared on that charge after her story fell apart. soledad? all right. christine, thank you for the update. we re watching that story obviously. it has been chaos in chicago as thousands of protesters against the war in afghanistan are at the nato summit. demonstrators were clashing with police who were wearing riot gear yesterday. they were voicing their opposition to the war. police arrested at least 45 people. the protests happened just blocks away from where world leaders are meeting to talk about the end game in afghanistan. this brings us to ted roulands who was in the middle of t
goolsbee and michelle kwan. house speakerrer john boehner insists all options on the table in the fast & furious investigation. he has sent eric holder a letter, dimannedding that he comply with the subpoena. that means that hoilder could be held in contempt of congress, if he fails to comply. nancy pelosi appeared on the same show, dismissing the threat, but urging holder to hand over the paperwork that he can. day 2 of jury deliberations in the john edwards corruption trial begins tomorrow. his case focuses on two words knowingly, willfully. fire officials say this could be one of the worst years yet. fires have broken out in four western statesful the latest on those, next. most life insurance companies