regardless of whether he was running for vice president. so what is the defense going to do to get around that set back? well, yesterday, they did what they could to sort of get around that. they called laura hag arrested haggard, the former cfo for edwards presidential campaign in 2008, she discussed a federal election commission, fec, audit of the campaign which determined there were no excessive contributions and did not require reporting the donations supporting edwards mistress and child. to underscore the personal nature of some of the expenditures, defense lawyer abby lowell asked haggard whether the campaign would have to file with the fec for any expenses covering an ob/gyn appointment for rielle hunter or her child, haggard said that would be a personal use, we are not allowed to pay for personal expense, lowell followed up, if something is not a contribution, are there limits on what that person can spend, haggard replied
angeles county sheriff s department. and investigators say they are concerned for his well being. burbank police say that ivans has been a special agent with the fbi s los angeles division for the past three years, specializing in national security. about 100 fbi agents are helping to find ivans who they say is very well liked and is a good person in the community. we don t believe that there is any indication that he would be a threat to others, and we feel that he is only a threat to, potentially, himself. reporter: martha, agents say they can t get into the details of why they think ivans may be suicidal. an fbi spokesperson tells us he was under no disciplineary action at the bureau and never has been. martha: so laura, the search is taking teams of officers some pretty rugged terrain. blood hounds reportedly tracked ivans scent, in a mountain range south of the western san gabriel mountains, surrounded by homes and urban development and is pretty much a hot spot for hikers
that was going into hiding rielle hunter and that whatever his involvement was in the coverup, that it was motivated by a desire to protect his wife, not his campaign. now, on friday, it is the defense tried unsuccessfully to get the judge to drop the case against john ed wads, lead defense argue abby lowell argued, quo, mr. edwards could have expenses for a baby if he had a campaign or if he didn t have a campaign, mr. edwards would hide an affair if he was or wasn t a candidate. and looking at today s defense witness list, we have former election commission chairman scott thomas, we have a political pollster harrison hickman, former edwards lawyer, wade smith, as well as a former campaign finance officer, laura hag arrested, all of them expect haggard, all of them expected to focus on the legality of the coverup, rather than dwelling on all of the moral issues and all of the hurt that the affair caused john edwards
surveillance and then how long this data is ultimately held bill. bill: catherine, thanks, catherine herridge, out of washington. march we ve got new developments in a massive man hunt for a missing fbi agent, 35-year-old stephen ivans last seen by his family thursday night leaving their for us on house on foot. he is thought to be kwraeury carrying a handgun and is described as suicidal. there s no evidence of foul play right now, but that s why we still have a robust effort to locate him. martha: laura ingle is on the story, following it from our new york city newsroom. laura, what s the latest here? reporter: hi martha. an fbi spokesperson tells fox the search will continue today and there is still no sign of the missing fbi agent who was last seen at his home in burbank, california, where he lives with his wife and young child. take a look here, 35-year-old stephen ivans, left on foot last thursday evening and was reported missing the next day. now, a handgun is unaccounted