expecting a baby boy due any day. likely republican presidential candidate mitt romney has opened up a 40% lead among favorite candidates in the last university of new hampshire poll. a grand jury is investigating whether john edwards violated campaign finance laws, trying to cover up his affair and the two-year investigation is at a critical point. nbc s lisa myers joins me now with the latest. hi, lisa. hi, contessa. in what could be an ominous development for john edwards, nbc news has learned that prosecutors are preparing to record the testimony of a key witness for use in any future trial. sources close to the investigation say prosecutors now believe they have a strong case. but they have not yet gotten the green light from washington to charge edwards with a crime. since the tragic death of elizabeth edwards, friends say john edwards is focusing his energy on his children and has moved back into the family estate in chapel hill. but increasingly, he must worry
two-time presidential candidate john edwards has testified under oath in a lawsuit over a videotape that allegedly depicts him in a sexual encounter with his former mistress. meanwhile, a federal grand jury has been investigating whether edwards broke campaign finance laws in trying to cover up his affair with rielle hunter. that investigation has reached a decisive point. nbc news correspondent lisa meyers has the details from washington. lisa? reporter: hey, richard. in what could be an ominous development for john edwards, nbc news has learned that prosecutors are preparing to record the testimony of a key witness for use in any future trial. sources close to the investigation say prosecutors now believe they have a strong case, but they have not yet gotten the green light from washington to charge edwards with a crime. since the tragic death of elizabeth edwards, friends say john edwards is focusing his energy on his children and has moved back into the family estate in chapel hi