i'm stuck in the first part was -- >> on the more whitey bulger's? >> yes. wrote about, there was a guy that was very, he was a mafia guy, but he was protected by the fbi. the way i know, the massachusetts state police who attended some of the best work going after whitey, they were trying to target this guy. his name was mark. in fact, before the launch the investigation and put the book up on him, they called an fbi supervisor and said listen, curtis, we're going after him and we believe he is your guy, meaning he's your informative no, no. he's not our guy, not at all. okay, just wanted to give you a heads up. first conversation when they turn on the blog is mark talking to his fbi handler. and so -- i think the state police are coming after me, you've got to help me. and so they finally do make the case on him and they lock you announce he's doing 12 years for all sorts of crimes. so the fbi supervisor who had been given the heads up called the stake up on no ssa, that was a great pinch you guys me. you want to roll them together? roll from? were going t

from boss tweed, whitey bulger to new jersey's sin in a going money laundering slash human organ trafficking09. we've had serpico, abscam. even connecticut, let's me honest nobody else in the region likes or respects, even connecticut jails people on corruption charges just to keep up with the neighbors. this week we nor'easters got another gold star on the wrap sheet. >> congressman michael grimm arrested earlier today. he faces corruption charges. >> jon: grimm. [ laughter ] why does that name sound so familiar? >> you might republican grimm from earlier this year when he threatened to throw a television reporter over a balcony. >> jon: oh, right. [ laughter ] one of greatest sentences ever uttered on -- you might remember that guy who tried to through a ny1 reporter over a balcony. >> let me be clear -- (bleep). [laughter] >> jon: i never got that. i never got that whole exchange. how do you not close with i'm going to throw you off this (bleep) balcony? that is your end line. i'm going to throw you off this (bleep) balcony and i'm going to break you in half -- you already threw him off a

florida the murder conviction of a former fbi agent linked to mobster whitey bulger was overturned todayying he was improperly convicted for his role in a 1992 mob hit. the statute of limitation has expired. he spent time behind bars in the murder of a gambling executive. >>> banning what are called exploding targets. [ explosion ] >> reporter: the targets add a whole new dimension to the shooting experience. as these youtube videos show they explode when hit. some saying it's potentially flammable debris. this video produced by the forest service shows how easily the targets can start a fire. >> that one on a bail of hay. when it went off it started a fire within a few seconds. >> reporter: results like this have been costly. >> just over the past couple of years after these exploding targets have become popular we've seen 16 or so fires. $33 million in suppression costs. >> reporter: those fires have occurred all across the u.s. from california to utah, pennsylvania. in colorado the targets are links to six fighters and exploding targets was linked to this fire west of colorado springs

. >> next from the tucson festival of books a discussion about whitey bulger, america's most wanted gangster in the manhunt that brought him to justice. this is about one hour. >> good afternoon and welcome to the sixth annual tucson special books. my name is pam sutherland. we would like to thank the city of tucson for sponsoring this venue. we also thank rob and judy welcomes for sponsoring the session. the presentation will last one hour so please hold your questions to him. at the conclusion of the session the office will go to signing area to meet you an autograph