do you know how ugly you are? we ll explain why bullying activists are so worried about it. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye, it is 8:00. thanks for waking up with us. let s get you caught up with some news. we start with the court appearance we ll all be watching. the man accused of planning the 9/11 attacks will be charged during a military tribunal. he and four others are being arraigned in guantanamo bay, cuba. mohammed is the alleged mastermind of 9/11, blamed for the attack that killed nearly 3,000 people. it will be a rare look at the man now dubbed ksn. he s probably the most notorious terrorist alive in the world. our pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence, is in gonuantano bay, cuba. chris, attorneys are saying today could shape up to be a legal circus, why is that? reporter: well, nobody knows what the other defendants are going to say. in past court appearances, ksm has boasted of planning the attacks on september 11th, taking credit for it, having a swa
Harris: right now john edwards back in court after a day of emotional testimony. a former staffer recounting excruciating details of an argument between edwards and his wife, elizabeth, after news reports surfaced of his extramarital affair back then. it was all too much for his daughter, kate, who ran from the courtroom in tears yesterday. so how will emotional testimony like this factor into the jury s decision on whether edwards broke the law? let s bring in criminal defense attorney rachel self and former prosecutor, faith jenkins. faith, so with all of this going on the defense doesn t prep the family on what might come out? i understand john edwards at one point and turned to his daughter, i don t know what s coming, you might want to leave. with well, harris, at any point there could be testimony that could come out, and they may not know at which point it s actually going to happen. but, obviously, this testimony,
In the trial of former democratic presidential candidate and senator john edwards. edwards entered court in north carolina moments ago. he s facing six felony and misdemeanor accounts on charges he violated campaign finance laws. one of the key issues, whether edwards knew about secret payments that two campaign supporters made as they tried to hide his pregnant mistress. nbc senior investigative reporter lisa myers is in greensboro, north carolina. reporter: hey, luke, good morning. this trial marks what appears to be the closing chapter in an astonishing fall from grace. basically today over the next ten days, prosecutors in the edwards defense team will be selecting a jury of 12 jurors and 4 alternates, all 16 will hear this case. finding a fair, impartial jury is going to be tough, because public opinion down here is brutal. a new survey out today find that most north carolinans have a highly negative opinion of john
Being a victim of antichristian bigotry as if people are against him because of his religion. to call him a religious figure is like calling jerry fallwell a religious figure. i see a history of athletes in this country who express believes on the other side of the spectrum and had their careers destroyed for it. always a pleasure. do appreciate your time. we miss you in d.c. i miss d.c. as well. we re following some developing news about former presidential candidate john edwards. right now a judge is deciding whether edwards will go on trial this month after he asked for a delay because of a mysterious medical condition. we ll talk about that.
Condition is. edwards is accused of using campaign donations to hide his pregnant mistress. the trial is scheduled to start january 30th. the owner of north carolina lumber company says he is shocked after three people were gunned down inside his shop. the alleged gunman is currently hospitalized. angry customers tossing eggs at the apple store in beijing. it came after the launch of the iphone four was cancelled because of overcrowding. it will still be sold online. the man suspected in the disappearance of natalee halloway was sentenced a few hours ago. a judge sentenced joran van der sloot to 28 years. he hung his head as the judge