the coroner they reized the actress tried to board a rubber dinghy but that doesn t add up because of a phobia. i m still terrified of dark water seawater. reporter: it was ruled an accident, case closed but today this. we have received information which we felt was substantial enough to make us take another look at this case. reporter: based on new information from the boat s captain, dennis daver, he spoke to david gregory on the today show and was asked about robert wagner. was he responsible for her death in some way. yes, i would say so, yes. reporter: in a book published two weeks ago he said after natalie wood went missing, wagner ordered him not on to search for her or alert authorities immediately. the sheriff s department says wagner is not a suspect. and that was nbc s george lewis reporting. we ll have a lot more on that
up next, a gaffe again. herman cain blunders on libya. the son of moammar gadhafi finally captured. the natalie wood case reopened. why is a key figure in the case reportedly hiring a lawyer? and chris matthews recalls how prevented nuclear war. good morning, everyone. welcome to weekends with alex witt. it s 11:00 right on the nose out west. herman cain appeared on the david letterman show last night. he talks about his 9-9-9 plan and the sexual harassment claims against him. an grew, good morning. good morning, alex. do you think herman cain is
we re going to send him walking. michele bachmann says she s the only gaffe-free candidate in the race. we ll remind her of her tremendous psycho talking in the past, next. 30 years after her death, homicide detectives are taking another look at the natalie wood case. clint van zandt explains the investigation. stay with us.
sandusky. this as nittany lions get ready to play ohio state today. investigation will look into actions of other university officials and the school s control of its athletic program. federal prosecutors are also looking into this case. sad news just out last night that former penn state head coach joe paterno has what s called a treatable form of lung cancer. he was diagnosed last weekend and is now getting that treatment. and an uncertain future for the second mile. the charity founded by jerry sandusky. a report in the new york times this morning saying the organization is preparing to fold but second mile s chief executive says the charity is still considering other options and closing down is just one of them. a surprising new twist today in one of hollywood s most enduring mysteries, the death of actress natalie wood. christopher walken hired an attorney after police reopened the 30-year-old case. walken is not considered a suspect in her drowning death in
channelled is we ll see further reform of wall street and politicians will convert to policy at the same type, the critique of the president not just from progressives but i think john boehner s spokesperson talking about the president raising a lot of money from wall street is that the president himself is too close to wall street and wall street interests. what is your response to that? i would say if that s the case, then why were these tough reforms passed over, you know, party line republican opposition? why are they refusing to allow the president to actually, you know, nominate and get confirmed the head of the consumer financial protection bureau? i think that s ridiculous. another story this morning that i think is worth looking at is the fact that the president s re-election campaign is being fueled, the majority of it, by small donors. people are, quote, surprised by that. well, you shouldn t be surprised by that. people in this country