Executive protection detail was taking leopold to trysts with a county employee in the parking lot in the Bowling Alley in annapolis. The injuries that was not misconduct in office but what he found was egregious and misconduct in office was the fact that john leopold ordered and required his staff to empty empty his catheter bag after the back surgery, and the judge had strong words for him on that count. And called that behavior predatory and cruel and said it was abusive and outrageeous contract and john leopold had no license to misuse employee like that. Count 5 was a not guilty indictment, and that had to do with misappropriating funding by a fidish area and because he was fiduciariy. That was the only one that carries a penalty up to five years in prison and the other two counts are, what is called common law crimes and so its up to the judge to decide on the penalty in this case. Just a few moments ago, the judge dismissed each side and said they would get together and we have
Cook has yet to deliver his own breakthrough product. With competitors like samsung setting their own sales records, cook phase his first real test faces his first real test of leadership. Dan simon, cnn, san francisco. Im carol costello. Thank you very much for joining me today. Cnn newsroom continues right now with ashley ban field. Thank you very much, carol. Hello, nice to have you with us. There is nothing like an election to focus the attention of lawmakers and president s. Just look at how fast Immigration Reform went back on the front burner after president obama won more than 70 of the hispanic vote in november. As we speak, the president is en route to nevada. A state that he carried by more than six points over mitt romney despite an imploding economy there. Any guesses who kept that state blue . The president is pitching a comprehensive immigration rewrite that may sound a lot like the senate plan that was unveiled yesterday. However, it will not sound identical. Cnns Brian
The man who destroyed the proof of the [indiscernible] dealing was a lawyer. A former cj agent John Kiriakou speaks out just days after he was sentenced to 30 months in prison, becoming the first cia official to face jail for any reason relating to the u. S. Torture program. Even those who carried it out. But first we go to egypt, state of emergency has been declared, the defense minister is warning about the possible collapse of the state. We will speak with democracy nows Sharif Abdel Kouddous in port said. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama kicked off his second term push for Immigration Reform on tuesday with a speech in nevada, a battleground state whose growing latino vote helped him win the november election. I am here today because the time has come for common sense, comprehensive Immigration Reform [applause] we have to deal with the 11 million individuals who are here illegally.
Morning, we will get to meet the soldier and the surgeon behind it all. A News Conference is scheduled for 11 this morning. This is video from before the transplant. Brendan marrocco is the first sold year to survive after losing all four limbs in the iraq war. He was injured by a roadside bomb in 2009. He underwent the complex transplant last month. It involves connecting bones, blood vessels and muscles and nerves and skin on both arms. The surgery involved an innovative treatment that used the dead donors bone marrow cells to help prevent his body from rejecting the new limbs. The 13 hour operation was led by dr. Andrew lee, the Plastic Surgery chief here at hopkins. Marrocco is one of seven u. S. Soldiers to received a successful double arm transplant. He will spend the next 3 to 4 months at hopkins and then he will return to a Military Hospital to undergo further physical therapy. Again, that News Conference to meet the soldier and the surgeon is scheduled for 11 this morning at t
Kimberly McCarthy set a landmark in Texas as the 500th person to be executed since the death penalty was reinstated. And her final words may leave you a little intrigued…