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
The white house called the report misguided. number two, fox news confirms john edwards defense team is to meet with prosecutors tomorrow in north carolina. they re investigating whether edwards misused campaign money to hide his affair. and number one,. i m mitt romney. i believe in america. and i m running for president of the united states. [cheers] shepard: the former massachusetts governor in new hampshire today. that s the site of the first presidential primary to officially join the white house race. and that s the fox report s top five. and on this day in 1962, the legendary musician ray charles went to the top of the pop charts. not for blues or gospel or soul but for country music. ray charles was a really big star at the time. but when he announced his plans for a country album. many of his fellow musicians called him crazy. he went on to prove everybody
Believe i don t have a window in the government thinking but they d accept a plea deal that does not involve jailtime. because the use of the money was utterly nefair mouse and the amount of money, $1 million was enormous. the judge points out that edwards made his fortune as skilled trial lawyer so protracted legal battle is not out of the question. late this afternoon, edwards attorney gregory craig release written statement saying john edwards has done wrong in his life and he knows it better than anyone. but he did not break the law. effort to cut through the government red tape ended up on capitol hill. shannon bream shows us what happened when the chief regulator went before the lawmakers. today, cass sunstein, the administration was on the hot seat on capitol hill, fighting