of recent comments about palestinians. >> sure. >> the artist's job isn't to make you feel good. it's to make you uncomfortable. joan did it, made people laugh. she's making god laugh now. >> good to have you with us tonight. thank you so purchase. i'm ed schultz. that's "the ed show." "politics nation" starts now. good evening, rev. >> good evening, ed. thanks to you for tuning in. i'm live tonight in new orleans. there's a lot of breaking news tonight. legendary comedian joan rivers passed away today. we'll talk about her life with her close friend larry king. also former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife were convicted today on corruption charges. they are facing years in federal prison. we'll go live to virginia. but we start with tonight's lead. a civil rights investigation in ferguson. today, attorney general eric

holder announced the justice department is launching a broad investigation into police practices in ferguson, missouri. a town whose deep problems were with exposed after the shooting death of michael brown. >> i had the chance to speak with a number of local residents. i heard from them directly about the deep mistrust that has taken hold between law enforcement officials and members of that community. we have determined that there is cause for the justice department to open an investigation to determine whether ferguson police officials have engaged in a pattern or practice of violations of the united states constitution or federal law. >> the investigation look at the ferguson police department's use of force including deadly force as well as traffic stops, searches, and arrests. investigators will also look at how police treat people detained

at the ferguson jail. when asked about the investigation today, ferguson's mayor didn't seem to think there was much of a problem in his department. >> i feel that we have been making extremely positive strides in making sure that we have policies and procedures in place that not only protect and serve our citizens but also protect their civil rights. >> but the numbers show a different story. 63% of ferguson's population is black. and yet they account for 86% of police stops. 92% of police searches. and nearly 93% of arrest. they have already been some disturbing accusations against this department. six lawsuits filed against current or former ferguson officers accused the police of killing a mentally ill man with a taser.

pistol-whipping a child, and choking and hog-tying a child. police are even accused of beating a man and then charging him with damaging police property for bleeding on their uniforms. here's a photo. that man took it after leaving police custody. today's announcement is a testament to the attorney general and his personal commitment to civil rights. he's spoken out as a victim himself of racial profiling. his sister-in-law is vivian malone, one of the first african-americans to integrate the university of alabama. this is part of the new civil rights movement for the 21st century. it's a vital investigation and an important step to ensure equal protection under the law. joining me now is patricia bynes, a democratic committee woman for ferguson township and thomas hob, executive director

and cofounder of art city defenders. his work represents low income residents of st. louis county and court. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you very much, reverend sharpton. >> what is your response to the news today? >>. >> i am elated that the department of justice is stepping into the ferguson police department and going to take a close eye. i'm excited about it. so is the community. this is part of what the outcry is. we have not been marching outside in hundred degree weather and in rain for nothing. there are serious things this is long overdue. >> a lot of people watching ferguson, i spoke at the national bap the 'tis convention. it was a huge ovation when i brought it up in my statement.

what's the reaction in st. louis county generally? >> i think the reaction is pretty positive. i believe it's a welcome investigation. if there is a pattern and practice of discrimination it will be found out. it is broader than just ferguson. i believe the attorney general will expand the investigation to the other portions of st. louis county as well. i think it's welcome. our reports showed that there is at least the belief that they are being racially profiled. and they are being exploited and hopefully the department of justice investigation will find out if this is going on or not. >> you did a study and you studied ferguson. tell us what your report found out, thomas. >> our report found that -- first, let me start with what our clients told us. they told us they believe they

were stopped because they were black and they were exploited because they were poor. this led to distrust with law enforcement in ferguson. our report -- we don't make numbers. we don't create numbers in the report. our report is based on the attorney general's numbers that shows that african-americans are disproportionately stopped by ferguson police. they are searched disproportionately relative to their population in the area. they are disproportionately arrested. the only number lower than that proportion is the amount of contraband found on their person after these arrests. >> wow. >> so the statistics bear it out. if you look at the numbers regarding revenue from the municipal courts, our clients believe they are being pulled over and exploited. if you look at the amount of money the ferguson municipal court takes in due to traffic tickets it support that is, too. 2.65 million a year in revenue

from traffic tickets and other municipal ordinance violations. our report bears out what our clients believed. >> you're talking about the state attorney general. committeewoman, let me go back to you. i saw you nodding. i want to know why you were nodding. i also want you to react to this. the ferguson police chief thinks there was none. watch this. >> there is an image of excessive force, stopping people, harassing people that's what the justice department is looking into. >> it's an unfortunate image. we have done an excellent job policing the community. >> people claim they are stopped for no reason. they claim that the police just don't represent the community. the african-american community. that there is just -- there is no -- they don't trust you at

all. >> i don't think that's true. i think there are probably very few number of residents saying that. our relationship is excellent with the community. >> is the police chief in denial or is it just a few, committeewoman? >> it's almost upsetting to hear those statements after knowing what's been going on for the past month. to think it's just a few people, a few complaints that have gotten us in this situation, i don't know if he's tone deaf, if he's in denial. i don't know if these are scripted statements being read. but welcome to business as usual in st. louis where it's deny, deny, deny. this is where the community has had about enough. we had four federal lawsuits going on. there are major incidences just

in ferguson alone. when you are tasing and killing mentally ill people, you're pistol-whipping children, hog-tying a child, and this one case that involved a city councilmember who is a former cop involved with the one where there is damaging government property because of blood. we have a serious issue here. to make tone deaf statements, it's angering when it seems no one wants to take responsibility for what's going on. the attorney general has known about this. to know that people know what's going on, they have the statistics. now we have to wait for the justice department to step in. this is why there's been such an outcry for the community for the department of justice and the federal government to get involved. this has been going on too long. nobody has wanted to do anything. we are not going back to business as usual, reverend. the community is serious about that. >> thomas, it is a problem in

ferguson, according to what a lot of people are saying and the numbers seem to bear that out. but it's not just ferguson. let's look at st. louis county. look at the racial disparities between police and residents around st. louis. in ferguson, 63% are black. 83% of the police force is white. in river view, 70% of residents are black, but the police department is 91% wet. dellwood, 79% of the residents are black and 94% of the police department is white. isn't it understandable residents feel upset if law enforcement isn't representative of their community? >> absolutely. they have every reason to be upset based on that as well as the way they are treated when they come into the court and

representatives of the government. i want to be clear. our position is you can have african-americans on the police force and that would be a welcome first step. it doesn't change some of the structural problems that are there. i'm glad the department of justice will investigate. the way the law is developed, the word of a police officer is favored over the word of an individual. i'm not sure what the department of justice can do about that. there are broader problems than what's going on in ferguson or even st. louis county that need to be addressed as well. issues of police malfeasance aren't new. i hope we can address it in st. louis county on our own. >> i'm going to leave it there. this is a big first step. it's big news. i agree with thomas though. we have also got to deal with the structure. we don't want to go from white bad policing to black bad policing. we want to end bad policing and we want to democrat tiez how

these forces look. patricia bynes and thomas harvey, thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> coming up, a stunner in virginia. former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife found guilty of corruption charges. there were sobs as the verdict was read. we are live in virginia with the reporter inside that courtroom. plus, fast food workers rally all over the country for a fair wage. how might this pressure republicans in washington to act? and a sad day. the world lost a comedy legend. joan rivers passed today. her close friend larry king will join me live. busiest airports in the country. we operate just like a city, and that takes a lot of energy. we use natural gas throughout the airport - for heating the entire terminal, generating electricity on-site, and fueling hundreds of vehicles. we're very focused on reducing our environmental impact.

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former virginia governor bob mcdonnell convicted today. we'll have a live report next.

a stunning fall from grace for a rising star in the party. a man many thought was on the fast track to the white house. today, a jury found former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife guilty in a massive corruption are case. after three days the jury found bob mcdonnell guilty on 11 counts of bribery, conspiracy and extortion. maureen was found guilty of obstruction of justice and eight corruption counts.

both mcdonnells started sobbing in court as the verdict was head. prosecutors accused the mcdonnells of selling the office of of the governor in exchange for thousands of dollars worth of loans, gifts, vacations and golf outings from a virginia businessman. those gifts included this engraved rolex worth at least $6,000. the mcdonnells presented a bizarre defense that their marriage was in such bad shape that there couldn't have been a conspiracy because they weren't talking. the defense also suggested maureen mcdonnell was unstable. one witness called her a nut bag. and that she had a, quote, crush on the businessman supplying the gifts. bob mcdonnell was swarmed by reporters leaving the courthouse today, sentencing is set for january. the couple could face decades in a federal prison. joining me is jim nolan,

reporter for the richmond times dispatch. he was there in the courtroom today. he's been covering the trial and the mcdonnells' fall from grace. thank you for joining me. >> hi, reverend. >> good to be here. >> jim, the mcdonnells were clearly stunned by the verdict. right? >> no question about it. they were absolutely stunned. the governor's head went into his hands the moment the first guilty verdict was read on the first corruption charge. it did not leave until all of the charges were completed and he had been convicted of 11 felonies. >> and his reaction and the reaction of mrs. mcdonnell in the courtroom was what after the -- all of the verdict had been read? >> well, certainly he did not leave -- his head didn't leave his hands for the entirety of

the verdict. you could tell he was silently sobbing into his hands. his wife maureen also visibly shaken and sobbing quietly. two rows of family and friends seated right behind the defense table erupted in cries of anguish, almost with each recollection of each guilty verdict. of course the governor himself found guilty of 11 of 13 counts. mrs. mcdonnell found guilty of nine. we watch when juries come into the courtroom for a verdict. they didn't look at the governor or the formerer first lady when they entereded. that's never a good sign. >> dana, you watched as this unfold unfolded. you also watched the rise and then the fall of bob mcdonnell. tell us your reaction to today and put in context what this means in terms of his career as one of the rising stars not long

ago in the party. >> he himself said he was on mitt romney's short list for the vice presidential nominee in 2012. that was indeed true. it is an extraordinary fall. when you think of it, this guy was worried. he didn't have enough money to pay his home mortgage or cover the catering for his daughter's wedding. now after this trial he's going to get, it looks like, up to 30 years worth of free housing and free catering. it's an extraordinary turn of events. the irony here is he had a plea deal offered in december. he could have pled guilty to one count. it wasn't corruption-relate. his wife would have gone free. any jail time would be done by now. instead he had a humiliating trial where all the dirty laundry was brought out disgracing him and his wife,

harming his children. now he's looking at up to 30 years in prison. >> so he was offered a plea deal that would have saved and spared his wife jail time, any felony and he would have pled to a noncorruption charge he probably would have, the if he had jail time, would have been completed by now. this is not only a huge fall. he has to oh be thinking about the fact he turned down a plea that would have been far less than what he's facing now. >> well, reverend, what we have to consider is the fact that governor mcdonnell never believed he was guilty of any of the charges. he maintained his innocence throughout. he accused federal prosecutors through lawyers of essentially over expanding the federal bribery statute to include what his attorneys called routine political conduct. certainly i think the governor believed from the beginning that he was innocent. he also knew from a practical

standpoint that accepting a plea to any of the felony charges regardless of what it meant in terms of the rest of the case would have effectively ended any kind of hope he would have to rejoin society in a productive, positive way that would have allowed him to reap some of the benefit that is many governors receive once they leave office in virginia. >> you know, dana, scandals are surrounding three other top republican governors -- rick perry, scott walker, and chris christie. only rick perry is under indictment. what does it mean for 2016. >> several of the guys you mentioned would have been seen as very plausible republican candidates. there is nobody to emerge from the pack. certainly rick perry under indictment is difficult. even if he says this is a political vendetta of people out to get me.

there was already a weak field for a when you have a string of these things and it's the most serious. it has that affect on a party. >> jim, in virginia you said the governor never believed he had broken the law. what is the reaction of virginians and what will his legacy be in virginia? >> i think that's a great question. the reaction is one of sadness. there's always been a perception called the virginia way. that regardless of whether people are republican or oh democrat found a way to get things done for the benefit of the commonwealth, didn't abuse the power of office they had,

and certainly this dispels the notion that virginia is different from any other statement the laws in virginia have been lax. certainly that realization has come right to the forefront here with the conviction today. the governor and first lady, the first virginia governor in mo attorney history to be convicted of a felony in the state of oh virginia, that's a pretty incredible thing. i think most people, even the fbi and the u.s. attorney described it as a sad day for virginians. >> incredible. thank you both for your time. >> thanks, reverend. >> thank you. still ahead, remembering joan rivers. we'll talk to our friend, the one and only larry king after her life and legacy. also, nationwide protests

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thousands of workers across the country flooded the streets today in the largest fast food strike in american history. protesting in more than 150

cities, demanding a pay increase to $15 an hour, better working conditions, and the right to form a union. dozens were arrested in new york city's demonstration. there were also arrests in detroit and other cities. >> this is the fourth time i have been here because i'm a mother. i have a family and i have to support them and be with them. i don't have time. actually, i have two jobs. part time in the morning and in the afternoon i work at mcdonald's because it's not enough money. >> for workers earning minimum wage or just above it, making ends meet can be a serious struggle. a full-time minimum wage pays just over $15,000 a year. that's $4,000 below the poverty line for a family of three. at a time of record corporate profits. republicans in washington complain about handouts, but they refuse to give americans a living wage.

president obama is making it clear this issue will be front and center in the mid-term leks. senator elizabeth warren is also pounding the message. >> we believe that no one should work full-time and still live in poverty. that means raising the minimum wage and we will fight for itment. >> republicans have blocked the minimum wage hike. now a new crop of gop candidates is threatening to take control of the senate with the same agenda. >> raising the minimum wage works against employing folks with the hardest time finding jobs. i think it's the wrong medicine. >> those are entry level jobs. i think $7.25 is a great starter wage for high school students. >> i have serious concerns around the discussion about minimum wage. it drives up costs and could

harm jobs. >> we are two months from the midterms. here's what's at stake. is this a country for the 99% or for the 1%? joining me now is congresswoman marcia fudge, democrat from ohio and chair of the congressional black caucus. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. it's my pleasure. >> i want to show you a comparison. in 2013, fast food ceos earned around 10.8 million dollars on the average. a full-time minimum wage worker makes $15,000. are we at a turning point? >> i think it is important to put things in perspective. the united states of america has always been known to have the highest standard of living of any country in the world. if we can't say there is a line beneath which no one should live

we are not the kind of country we say we are. we have to make sure everyone who works for a living has at least enough resources to live in a decent place, feed their families and get back and forth to work. you cannot do it at the current minimum wage. we must raise the minimum wage. there are no i hafs ands or but about it. saying it could hurt jobs and we shouldn't put that on businesses when you have ceos and others making the kind of money they are making no one can convince me we can't pay people more. i'm willing to pay another nickel, another dime to make sure people can live decently. >> i will get to the job killing thing being promoted by opponents of raising the minimum wage. let me ask you, what do you make of today's movement in 150 cities? is it significant. >> i am encouraged by the fact that people who are living below

minimum wage, those barely making ends meet would get out in the streets, stand up for themselves and say to the country, we are not going to take it anymore. we are willing to exercise our rights, willing to say that civil disobedience may be the way we are going to be recognized. whatever it takes. we are going to let america know we exist. i'm encouraged by it. >> now, back to those that say this is a job killer. there is good news for those of us that want to see the minimum wage raised. and, in fact, we see that where we have states that have raised the minimum wage, they are seeing job growth. look first at the 37 state where is the minimum wage hasn't been raised. they are seeing job growth at about 0.61%, but now look at the states that have raised the minimum wage since january 1 of this year.

their job growth is higher than the other states. the gop says increasing the minimum wage will kill jobs this shows quite the opposite. >> it does. there has never been evidence, no proof that raising the minimum wage will kill jobs. as a matter of fact, data shows just the opposite. that the more people make, the more they put money into the economy, the better off we are, not worse. >> this week on labor day, the president talked about fast food protests. listen to this. >> all across the country right now there is a national movement going on made up of fast food workers, organizing to lift wages. they can provide for their families with pride and dignity. there is no denying the simple proof. america deserves a raise. >> sounds like a campaign speech and campaign purpose. is this going to be a major part of the mid-terms? >> no doubt about it.

we are all talking about the fact that america deserves a raise. i'm proud the president addressed it on labor day. working americans deserve a are raise. it is going to be part of my platform and the platform of every person in congress that's supporting the minimum wage raise. i think every single one of us needs to say to constituents don't you think you deserve better? >> congresswoman marcia fudge, thank you very much for your time tonight. >> thank you. a pleasure. >> coming up, the dad who left his son in a hot car is charged with murder. what happens next? but first, remembering the one and only joan rivers with larry king. that's next.

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sad news in the entertainment world this evening. joan rivers is dead at the age of 81. she died in afternoon in a new york hospital, surrounded by family and close friends. born and raised in brooklyn, the daughter of russian immigrants fell in love with performing at an early age. she got her big break when she was discovered by johnny carson in 1965. for the next two decades, she stepped in for carson as guest host of "the tonight show" on countless occasions. >> here's joan rivers! [ cheers and applause ]

>> it was her unique ability to make fun of herself, her plastic surgery, and her personal life that made her comedy come to life and made her a favorite with comedy fans. >> can we talk about beverly hills high school? i'm telling you. every other kid is pregnant. the school mascot is a dead rabbit. it's crazy. >> i started out, i worked clubs. i worked a mafia club. we passed the hat and pieces of jimmy hoffa would come back. >> my house is so filthy, michael jackson puts on both gloves before he walks in. >> joan continued stand-up and became the chief fashion commentator on e network's "fashion police." earlier this year she made her triumphant return to "the tonight show," appearing in a bit on jimmy the fallon's first

show. >> my buddy who said i would never be the host of "the tonight show" and you know who you are. you owe me a hundred bucks, buddy. [ cheers and applause ] >> this afternoon her daughter melissa read a statement saying, "my mother's greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. although that is difficult to do right now, i know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon." she made us laugh for years. and the laughter will always continue when we remember joan rivers. joining me now is alicia quarrels, correspondent for e news. she joins us live from outside the hospital where joan rivers passed earlier today. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me.

>> tell us what the scene is where you are this evening. >> the scene is very much like it was when joan was admitted to the hospital last week. except the tone is different. there is media here, fans here. this is her neighborhood so people are coming out in shock. when she first got here we were in shock but we had a sense of hope. we know joan's a fighter. today it's shock mixed with sadness. >> many in the entertainment world tweeted, there are few people who had such affection and high regard from peers in the entertainment world. >> absolutely. joan has had so many careers and paved the way from the great highs with carson to the great lows when she went on and did

the talk show and he didn't give her "the tonight show." she mentored many people. she had me in her home giving advice. i know friends who had thanksgiving dinner in her house when they didn't have anywhere else to go. she's beloved by the entertainment industry and people around the world because of her kindness, her spirit. >> thank you for your time tonight. joining me now is legendary broadcaster larry king. this afternoon he tweeted, "joan rivers was a dear and wonderful friend who i have known for 45 years. great guest, pal, comedian and mother. we will never see her likes again. larry, i'm sorry for your loss, first of all. tell us what your fondest memory of joan was. >> there are so many, al, it's impossible to put together. we first met in miami 45 years ago. she did my radio show there, my television show. both were local.

then she did hi national radio shows where you were on many times. she did my cnn show. she's been with me on larry king now, on the internet. i have spent hours with her, been at her home. dined with her . saw her a couple of months ago here in l.a. at dinner. she was a terrific, terrific lady. she was so funny, so caring. she loved her daughter and her grandson. her charitable moment in her life was when -- terrible moment in her life was when her husband killed himself. she never forgave him. the carson thing was sad because she substituted for him, had been on the show. then she took a deal with fox which only lasted a year, but she never spoke to johnny again. he would never take her calls. he expected her to call him before she signed that contract. that dispute lasted forever. it was very smart of jimmy fallon to have her on the night he took over the show.

there was nobody like her. she was funny, caring, almost always on. she was a tireless worker. she did an overnight show, a stand-up show the night before she had the heart attack. she was scheduled to do one the next night. she was a trooper right to the end. >> she was very unique in her -- being a comedian as well as a personality. what was her uniqueness? you have seen them all, done them all. the historic, the legendary and thoser that thought they were legendary. what was unique about joan? >> she took no prisoners, al. never take it personal if she attacked you because she attacked everyone, including herself. she made fun of her own plastic surgery. she made fun of whatever it is to attack, she attacked. so she was on the money.

a couple of lines i will give you. she gave me one. she said when botox goes bad, you look like cher. she said there will never be a woman jewish terrorist because no jewish woman would put a bomb in her own gucc are i bag. it's so relevant, so on the money. it's caustic. she was right there. i'll tell you this. when anyone in the future mentions joan rivers, people will smile. she brought the gift of laughter to us. you can't beat that. >> like you and i, she came from brooklyn. how do you explain her lasting so long? her longevity is amazing. >> that's correct. sinatra once said there is a lot to be said for longevity. don't thok it if someone has been around 50 years. they're doing something right. joan rivers did a lot of things

right. and brooklyn was at the core of it. you know, brooklyn was a special place to come from. i treasure the fact that i grew up there. she did, too. there is nothing like being from brooklyn. brooklyn is so hot now, she would make fun of that. she said people go now to the upper east side because they can't get a place in brooklyn. >> she had a real energy. i met her once or twice with james brown and others. she had an energy. she wasn't intimidated by anybody. she didn't care. she was just joan rivers. >> correct. nobody intimidated joan rivers. she was a spunky, terrific lady. she was something. she was really special. you know, some people come along and you say you will never see their likes again. you will never see her likes again. >> let me say this quickly. you mentioned it. i want to ask you. johnny carson discovered her. then he wouldn't speak to her

after she took a show opposite him. did that hurt her? >> it did. it hurt him, too. he thought she could have called him before she took the deal. he expected her to call him, not to sign a contract without him knowing. she was hurt because she thought he would be happy for her, that she got the success because of him and he would be happy. it was two ships passing in the night. >> in the end, how do you think the world and the entertainment world in particular will remember joan? what's her legacy? >> that she set the tone. she made it possible for all these young female comics around now to stand on a stage and do stand-up. she was an original. she'll never be forgotten. >> there will never be another joan rivers, you tweeted today. do you see in any way, shape or form people taking pots at joan

rivers today or is she so unique we shouldn't even try to see parts of her in others? >> the only one i would mention would be sarah sill are serverman. she has a lot of joan rivers in her. sarah would tell you she owes a lot to joan. >> you were her dear friend. we appreciate you sharing your thoughts of your dear friend, the one and only larry king. i'm sorry. >> pleasure being with you, baby. >> good of you to come. thank you for your time tonight. we'll be right back. i am so nervous right now, it's not even funny. oh my gosh... driver 1 you ready? yeah! go! [sfx] roaring altima engine woah! ahhhha! we told people they were riding nissan's most advanced altima race car. we lied... about the race car part. altima, with 270 horsepower and active understeer control.

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brown versus board of education, integrating public schools. mobs tried to stop black children at the schoolhouse door and lawmakers stripped funding from schools that followed the brown ruling. politicians like george with a has proclaimed their view of the future. >> i draw a line in the dust and toss the gauntlet and i say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever. >> as professor carol anderson wrote in the post, the years ye passed, the language grew are more subtle. lee atwater talked about this change. >> you start out in 1954 by saying [ bleep ], [ bleep ]. by 1968 you can't say [ bleep ]. that hurts you, backfires so you are say stuff like forced bussing, states rights and all

that stuff and you're getting so abstract. now you're talking about cutting taxes -- >> and we have seen the backlash again with another leap forward. the inauguration of barack obama. suddenly politicians were pushing voter i.d. laws. the supreme court gutted the voting rights act. we saw a surge in police profiling and laws like stand your ground. two steps forward, one step back. with passion and vigilance we do move forward. as dr. king said, the arc of the moral university is long but it bends toward justice. there are those that are determined. there are those that will not back up and try to push back those steps of progress. we must show more determination. we must show more will. we must make sure america keeps moving forward, no matter how hard the task. we must make it a better nation

for everyone and show we can be better and we can do better. look how far we've already come. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. a devastating verdict. let's play "hardball." good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. in a devastating rebuke to politicians today, those that this abuse power, a jury in richmond, virginia, today found a former virginia governor and his wife guilty of a series of felonies that could keep the couple in prison for the rest of their lives. both bob and maureen mcdonnell wept openly in court. the jury found him guilty on all 11 counts of conspiracy, she on nine counts