the heroes who is the villain that all but coveted title goes to butler county ohio prosecutor michael moser the man responsible for this. this is a bit like spring t.v. yet you know now not here either not for us either so and eloheim prosecutors apparently said about that and he's a good possibility still the pennsylvania ground i think it's a good idea since bill committed fraud you know for days now i've been seeing reports and reading the headlines about the indictment made against punxsutawney phil a poor helpless little creature ritualistically used every year exploited to predict whether or not there would be an early spring well this year it was wrong spring didn't come early for his error in judgment michael moser thought a fitting punishment would be death according to cincinnati's fox nineteen the indictment filed by butler county prosecuting attorney michael moser alleges that on or about february second two thousand and thirteen at gobbler's knob punxsutawney phil did purposely and with prior calculation and design caused people to believe that spring would come early while onc

he was wrong spring didn't come early for his error in judgment michael moser thought a fitting punishment would be death according to cincinnati's fox nineteen the indictment filed by butler county prosecuting attorney michael moser alleges that on or about february second two thousand and thirteen at gobbler's knob punxsutawney phil did purposely and with prior calculation and design caused people to believe that spring would come early while once hearing the fact that the beloved groundhog might die phil's handler bill deeley stepped up to take responsibility for the falls weather forecast this coupled with countless letters from children across the state bade him not to execute the small helpless creature he decided to drop the charges ah glad he decided to have a heart and not an animal for not being a psychic weather satellite good job and of course after all was said and done he claimed it was all just for fun it was all just one big joke keep this in mind he took the time to file all the necessary paperwork to officially press these charges all on the dime remember the ohio butler

. >>> and after once again incorrectly predicting a spring, and michael moser indicted the guy for deception. >> he wants somebody to pay all of the cold weather they are seeing, and phil's handlers are playing along saying he has been making predictions since 1887, and he will continue, and maybe it's time to diversify a little bill in t bill. >>> seeing eye dogs, many people use them, but what about a dog? >> a small terrier helps isaac out. they were found walking the streets of san bernardino, california, together. pretty cool. the animal rescue group is trying to find the pair a really good home. >> is that a cartoon movie if i ever heard of one. >> it is. thank you for starting your morning with us. >>> we have more on "cnn saturday morning." >>> i am christine romans. >> i am victor blackwell. we are so glad you are with us. and already linked to two murders in colorado and now investigators are look into whether this prison gang member is involved with a third killing in texas. he shot an officer that tried to pull him over. >> and investigators think he could have been involved in t

prosecutor michael moser indicted punxsutawney phil for lying. that spring would come early this year. >> seems harsh. >> yes. >> he blames the incorrect prediction made life miserable for citizens. >> it's not -- it's a snow storm, temperatures in teens when i came to work in wind ask cold i said there is something wrong with phil. >> sheriff wants officials in pennsylvania to cooperate and exindict phil to ohio for trial. one handler says he's innocent. >> of course this, is all ingest. moser says he wanted to make light of the cold. storm could bring four to eight inches of more snow. >> you can see how tiring the snow would be. we've got the opposite situation. >> what is the penalty? >> no penalty. it's not an exact science, larry. clear skies. and sheer look at the national picture. snow showers in denver tomorrow, 24 degrees. a far cry from what we're enjoying here, snow continues across central plains. a chance of showers 46 degrees in new york and if you're going to be traveling up towards seattle, 51. 81 degrees in phoenix. state wide t

ohio prosecutor michael moser indicted punxsutawney phil for deception.omeone to pay for all the cold weather they're seeing. of course this is all in good fun. phil's handlers are pointing out that phil has been making predictions come on y'all since 1887 and he's going to make some mistakes but they also say it will probably continue. so i'm sure you've heard of people using seeing eye dogs according to guidedogs.com about 10,000 people in the u.s. and canada use them. how about a dog with his own seeing eye dog? yes. meet this couple. isaac is a blind husky and bela is a small terrier that helps him out. they were found walking the streets of san bernardino, california, this say children's book, cartoon, disney movie, something. the rescue group is trying to find the pair a good home. >>> a home somewhere over the rainbow and tiger is not on the prowl now at least. look back at the week that was. >> tiger woods and lindsey vonn are an item. >> that's why i support marriage for lesbian and gay couples. >> she faces her greatest challenge, get her husban

joining us by telephone, i believe tongue firm until cheek, michael moser, prosecutor in butler countyication. >> this is an indictment. kral charge against punxsutawney phil. we're sick and tired of winter here and old phil let us down. >> have you a sense of motive in this? what possible justification could he have for misrepresenting the weather, sir? >> in pennsylvania, i think they just want to laugh at us, so we're trying to have the last half. there's an old saying that prosecutors can indict a cheese burger if they want to. well, we're changing all that. we can indict a groundhog. >> starting earlier on the food chain. >> absolutely. when you consider the indictment, we think it's ground-breaking litigation. >> i think you are probably right. what have you heard for the defense team for phil. how are they going to counter the charges? >> their defense as ian it, he doesn't know his rear end from the hole in the ground. so they are pleading ignorance. >> i have to ask. are you actually asking for the death penalty here. you are saying that the result should be this poor groundho