you re reporting there. how is it that nobody did anything, even with lori saldana s complaint? reporter: well, we called the san diego county democrats, the party, and they say, well, none of these women wanted to step forward. there was no official complaint, no paper trail. so in absence of that, they didn t feel like they could do very much. erin, what they said they did is that they talked to filner and told him, hey, got to take care of this. but beyond that, they really didn t feel like they could do anything. interesting point and reason as to why. kyung lah, thank you so much. kyung has been breaking so much on that story. and now our fourth story outfront, the hyperloop. okay. bear with me, because this is the coolest story of the day, by exponential powers. it s our money and power segment tonight. elon musk is the man who co-founded paypal. he heads tesla motors, and he s unveiled a plan to get you from los angeles to san francisco in 30 minutes.
is it fair to say that especially politically, in political circles, that people knew? it was considered abusive, it was insulting at times, and i think people need to pay attention to those kinds of reports. and take them seriously, and that, unfortunately, didn t happen two years ago. reporter: they re paying attention now, as the city tries to boot its mayor and ask why it had to come to this. i think a lot of them knew it, and that really disappointing me, and the whole batch of them. it s pretty incredible what you re reporting there. how is it that nobody did anything, even with lori saldana s complaint? reporter: well, we called the san diego county democrats, the party, and they say, well, none of these women wanted to step forward. there was no official complaint, no paper trail. so in absence of that, they didn t feel like they could do very much. erin, what they said they did is
see how he looks at him like that? that is deliberate. that is very deliberate. why do you think he looked at him? i felt like he must have known something. i think that has been going on for years. reporter: demaio, now running for congress, had no comment, but a demaio staff member tells cnn allegations about filner s harassment of women swirled in political circles during the mayoral race and the campaign tried to warn san diego voters. i deal with frustrated travelers every day. this airline worker in demaio campaign ad last year described what she called filner anger issues. and the hostility towards me, especially when he screamed, you can t stop me! i think there was a lot of whispering, there was a lot of things under the surface. there was a, boys will be boys attitude. lori saldana heard the whispers and complained. she went to the head of san diego county s democratic party two years ago, after six women told saldana of filner s harassing behavior. no
the decision is next. plus, the father of the 16-year-old girl abducted by a family friend speaks for the first time. and we re getting more details in tonight about what exactly happened during her ordeal. and then, los angeles to san francisco in 30 minutes. what is the hyperloop? this is pretty stupendous, people. let s go outfront. and good evening, everyone. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, mob boss, james whitey bulger, guilty. the former mobster and fbi informant from boston convicted today of 31 out of 32 counts, including a role in is role in 11 murders. whitey is one of the country s most notorious criminals. he spent 16 years on the run as one of the most wanted by the fbi. deborah feyerick has been covering the trial, she was in the courtroom, and deb, what was the reaction to the guilty verdict and did those looking for, you know, revenge and fairness here get what they wanted? reporter: well, depends on who you ask. james whitey bulger portray
the former mobster and fbi informant from boston convicted today of 31 out of 32 counts, including a role in is role in 11 murders. whitey is one of the country s most notorious criminals. he spent 16 years on the run as one of the most wanted by the fbi. deborah feyerick has been covering the trial, she was in the courtroom, and deb, what was the reaction to the guilty verdict and did those looking for, you know, revenge and fairness here get what they wanted? reporter: well, depends on who you ask. james whitey bulger portrayed absolutely no emotion. he had called this trial a sham, but he stood and he listened to the verdict as the count of guilty was read, 31 out of the 32 times. prosecutors, erin, they looked visibly relieved. it has taken them decades to bring whitey bulger to trial, and they mounted a huge case, calling more than 60 witnesses. but as for the victims family members, well, all 19 wanted justice, wanted resolution, but only 11 got it. the jury was