and down in the caves below jerusalem we consider another possibility. the ark never left but was instead hidden away in this underground labyrinth. so you think it remained in jerusalem. yes. we know from the bible another thing. one of the kings put it somewhere in the tunnels. a tunnel like this? nobody knows. is there any evidence of this no evidence. no evidence at all. only many stories around. reporter: if only these walls could speak. they do, however, appear almost to weep. and their tears are said to tell a powerful story about the destruction of jerusalem. the name of this corner is tzedakiah s tears. tears of the king. the tears of the king. tzedakiah was the last king of judea. tears for the destruction of the temple. the nation. this was the end of the first temple period.
ark inside but that it s only a replica from the middle ages. and down in the caves below jerusalem we consider another possibility. the ark never left but was instead hidden away in this underground labyrinth. so you think it remained in jerusalem. yes. we know from the bible another thing. one of the kings put it somewhere in the tunnels. a tunnel like this? nobody knows. is there any evidence of this no evidence. no evidence at all. only many stories around. reporter: if only these walls could speak. they do, however, appear almost to weep. and their tears are said to tell a powerful story about the destruction of jerusalem. the name of this corner is tzedakiah s tears. tears of the king. the tears of the king. tzedakiah was the last king of judea. tears for the destruction of the temple. the nation. this was the end of the first
king solomon. yes. took the ark of the covenant, moses s commandments. yes. and so where do you think they are? city of axum. in your country of ethiopia. yes. do you think it s there really? yes. reporter: he s positive it s inside this chapel in the heart of axum in ethiopia. although he s never seen it and no one s allowed inside. except for one monk known as the guardian, who s entrusted with the lifelong duty of safeguarding the ark. scholars do believe there is an ark inside but that it s only a replica from the middle ages. and down in the caves below jerusalem we consider another possibility. the ark never left but was instead hidden away in this underground labyrinth. so you think it remained in jerusalem. yes. we know from the bible another thing. one of the kings put it somewhere in the tunnels. a tunnel like this?
few moments, but first joe johns takes a look at how edwards went from rising politician to a guy who could face decades behind bars. reporter: john edwards, the politician, remember him? we have much work to do because the truth is we still live in a country where there are two different americas. reporter: but as it turned out, mr. two americas here had two very different faces himself, and one of them wasn t very pretty. people close to him said it was the face of betrayal, betrayal of the people closest to him, his late wife elizabeth, his supporters, staffers, contributors. granded, edwards was a promising politician at first, successful democratic senator from the south. telegenic guy, rich trial lawyer, but a spokesman for the poor. smart but homegrown. talked such a good game he got picked up as john kerry s running mate in 2004. i have chosen a man who understands and defends the values of america. reporter: but it didn t work out, so next election cycle ed