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Then reconvict. the defense making final arguments this morning. if the conviction stands knox could potentially face extradition from her home in the u.s. both maintain they re innocent. and the boston bombing marathon trial at a turning point. the prosecution expected to wrap up the case when the trial resumes monday. yesterday s testimony left some jurors in tears, they were shown graphic autopsy photos of 29-year-old krystle campbell one of three killed when two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the marathon finish line. boston globe assistant metro editor mark bellow is closely following the trial. good to see you. good to see you. some details are horrendous. tough testimony. medical examiner was on the stand describing how crystalkrystle campbell died how her body was blown apart. jury was shown autopsy photos looking at injuries and went into detail about each of the ....
I want to take you now to a pair of developing stories in washington and four words you never want to see in a government to see in a government report. sex parties with prostitutes. but there s more. that s among the findings in a justice department report. seven dea agents admitted to attending parties with prostitutes, get this hired by drug cartels while stationed in colombia over the course of several years. agents with top security clearances. punishments according to the report penalties ranging from two day suspension to ten day suspension. meanwhile, another government agency under fire secret service has some new rules this morning. staffers are no longer allowed to drive official government cars within ten hours of drinking alcohol. this comes after two agents drove into a barrier during a suspicious package investigation next to the white house on the 4th of march, allegedly after a night of drinking. ....
Capabilities. you know, i i think that the framing and the timing you know, my guess that the administration could buy more time, they d buy more time but i don t think they can. and before i let you go chuck, harry reid s announcement this morning. big news t. is. it is. two things going on here. on one hand senator reid realizing the best chance it s fascinating in a statement he said a couple of things. number one that while he believes he could win re-election, frankly, as somebody who didn t think he could anyone 10 and proves me and a lot of other people wrong, you don t bet against harry reid in nevada particular will a re-election re-election. easier than six years ago, still going to be tough, but he made the point he was going to take a lot of resources from other democrats which i thought was interesting to say that in his release. that i think he s right. frankly, it would have taken ....
Nbc s kristin welker has more from the white house on two big stories this morning. kristin? reporter: jose good morning. the investigation into the dea agents started after allegations of misconduct surfaced. doj inspector general looked into allegations, found between 2009 and 2012 some agents engaged in sex parties with prostitutes in colombia. the prostitutes were allegedly hired by drug cartels. what s also disturbing the report found some colombian police officers tried to protect agents weapons and property during parties, and some supervisors failed to report the behavior once they learned about it. in a statement, a white house official says, quote, as a general matter the president expects nothing less than complete professionalism from all federal workers and has zero tolerance for any sexual misconduct. the president expects department of justice to address this serious issue in a swift and thorough manner. congressman jason chaffetz whose committee oversees the dea ....