bolger is as legendary as notorious in his hometown of boston.e inspiration for the in the martin scorcese film, the departed. >> i'm curious to see you in this neighborhood. explain. if i can slam my own environment, it makes me sad, this regression. >> more now with the reaction in boston to bolger's arrest. what are people there saying? >> wolf, whitey bolger has been this larger than life character. he controlled the streets of south boston and he was known for brutality and at times for acts of kindness he went away to prison and he was 14 years old. later served time in federal prisons like alcatraz. pra perhaps that factored into the reason he ran rather than be captured. on the streets of south boston in a largely irish-american neighborhood, word of james bolger, aka whiteyicologier spre spread fast. >> i never thought they would. >> he ran the notorious mob known as the winter hill gang and paid off police and politicians and disappeared christmas 1994 after a tip from a corrupt fbi agent alerting him agents were closing in. >> the stat

mafia boss james whitey bolger was on the run for 16 years. how did they catch him? through his gift. patrick healey is working the story tonight. >> reporter: tonight, holding time in the metropolitan detention center for james whitey bolger and catherine greig, facing what they had long been able to avoid. the $800,000 cash authorities found stashed in their apartment now for nothing. what else was inside? >> more than 30 firearms, several types of nooifls and false identification. >> reporter: the wednesday evening arrests came within scant hours of the long awaited tip. so what led to it? >> have you seen this woman? >> it was a shift of focus in this video the fbi released monday, feeling more likely greig would be spotted in public. authorities believe she underwent plastic surgery. the fbi played this spot in 14 cities, including san francisco and san diego, but not in l.a. >> we are not at liberty to disclose the identity of the source. >> reporter: nor did he comment on speculation that this was greig who decided to claim the award. that seemed unlikely afte

that's how neighbors in a santa monica apartment complex are explaining james "whitey" bolger.ob boss remains behind bars and is talking to the g-men about his travels. jeff rosen tells us what the neighbors are talking about. >> reporter: inside the plymouth county jail, whitey bolger is hold up in the notorious g unit. the most feared man in boston looks more like a grandpa than a reputed mob boss. accused in the murders of at least 19 people. he's opening up, telling authorities about his secret life, hiding from the fbi living in this modest apartment in santa monica, california. sometimes in plain sight. he and his girlfriend also under arrest walked the bustling promenade nearby. >> they were very charming. >> reporter: bulger claims he often drove to the u.s./mexico border and walked into tijuana to buy heart medication. >> the most wanted man in america was able to access the u.s. and mexico with no problem. >> reporter: he's been on the run for 16 years. when authorities arrested him he invited them in his apartment without a search warrant. dozens of weapons were hidd

. >> the fbi finally gets nyt bolger -- gets whitey bulger. >> if i found him, i would have done the same thing to him as he did to my sister. >> that is the brother of a woman in james "whitey" bolger is alleged to have killed years ago. the rest of white people for was too good to pass up. -- the arrest of whitey bulger was it too good to pass up. how did they finally get him, nina? >> they decided that if they could not get him, they could get his girlfriend. they put a stop on television -- and twitter, i guess -- and someone recognized for almost immediately boarde -- almost immediately. >> it was not on television in l.a. it must have been traveling in former. what you love about these stories is that a soldier for is nostalgia for the dramatic a gangster. dillinger. the romance is a station -- romanticization of all of these is phony. extremely nasty people who deserve none of that romance. >> what is interesting about him is his brother, billy bulger. >> collateral damage in this g. exceptionally able public servant. 80 years says -- 18 years as president of the state senate.

there were people to be on lookout for bolger's girlfriend. >>> lisa argen is here now and the weather is looking decent but there could be something else in the middle of the week. >> you can say that again. >> we're looking at beautiful conditions now. 2-4 degrees warmer than yesterday at this time. all that sunshine leading to a warmer couple of days but, middle of the week, dig out the umbrellas. we'll have the detailed forecast coming up. >>> also coming up the latest from north dakota where thousands of home are threatened by floodwaters. ñ ñ ñ#iñÑñÑñÑñÑp >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a little bit of good news for the residents of flood ravaged minot, north dakota. the national weather service says the storm had little effect. the river appears to be leveling off and is less than seven feet above flood stage. national guard is shoring up levees and hopes the city can ride the high watermark out without losing any more homes or businesses, 11,000 people have been ordered to evacuate and more than 4,000 homes have been flooded. we could get a little

bolger is linked to at least 19 murders. >>> berkeley police are asking for help finding a man who was seriously hurt running from officers. they reported a man prowling outside a woman's window in the 2200 block of dwight way. when police approached the man he ran and partially impaled his leg scaling a fence. he is between 19 and 22 years of age, 6 feet tall and between 185 and 195 pounds wearing a hooded t-shirt. police say he has puncture wounds to his left calf and thigh again from the fence as he tried to run from police. >>> a gas leak scare today in san francisco's mission district shut down a clinic for special needs children after they smelled gas this morning. he called and cancelled therapy sessions for some 30 youngsters. he called pg&e and he said old gas pipes were being replaces and he smelled a gas odor from a planned released. it was not actual gas leaking. he was told it was safe to reopen the center. >> the more i thought about it, the more dumbfounded i was that they were suggesting that we remain open all day bringing kids in and out of here all day and telling al

roo reputed gangster james whitey bolger appeared in a courtroom after 16 years on the run.s arrested on wednesday in santa monica. during his court appearance he asked for a public defender. prosecutors objected. he told the judge he could pay for an attorney if the f.b.i. would give back the money. he was the reputed boss of boston's irish mob is now facing charges related to 19 murders. his girlfriend made her initial court appearance on charges of harboring a fugitive. >> naacp claims u.s. airways was racist because they arrested a man because of saggy pants. they joined the mother of deshon marman and they called it the treatment of his son. he did not immediately pull up his pants when asked. >> the naacp contends that this gentleman was profiled, he's been a victim of racial injustice and that u.s. air attorneys him and his mother an apology. >> brown says some well publicized airlines was racist. the airline insists that he was arrested for refusing to leave the plane when the crew asked him to 2000. is u.s. iarjs say, we look forward to speak to the naacp to make su

bolger began his career as a bank robber in the '60s he was a strong in that the irish american game. he played upon the figure in the movie the departed. in the '70s he became an fbi informant. the information flowed both ways. an agent tip him off that he was going to be indicted on murder, drug trafficking. he took off with his girlfriend in 1994. tips came in from all over the water from alaska, poland, mexico. they thought he was in sicily from this total it was investigated and it was not him. >> he has a violent temper. >> all during his companion were arrested in their apartment in santa monica there's same ec is suffering from alzheimer's. >> this is a picture of bolger when he was up guess that alcatraz. fbi agents found $800,000 in cash in the apartment and multiple guns and knives. he will be returned to boston to face charges. >> the gsa is going to change their policy on pat downs for small children and elderly. they feel it is part 2 invasive. the head of psa they will not back down tenures because of age and under >> this was a scene at the state capitol in albany this

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. >>> 16 years after sneaking out of town, one step ahead of the law, crime boss james whitey bolger made his way to federal court in boston surrounded by the law. he was taken to court under extremely heavy security and the curious lined the sidewalk to catch a glimpse of one of america's most wanted men. he's accused of committing 19 murders in the '70s and '80s. he was captured wednesday with his long-time girlfriend. they had been living in santa monica for more than a decade. >>> still ahead, artwork in san francisco attracting a lot of negative attention. not collectors that are interested, but why cops are looking very closely at hidden messages, messages found in local schools. >>> getting out before the water gets too high. the evacuation is under way in one water soaked city. >>> and they're a fan favorite at at&t park. want to know how to make your favorite garlic fries? we're going to teach you. >>> good evening, after some of the hottest weather in nine months this week, temperatures  did cool a little bit today. san jose was 79. san francisco 65. the fog does come back

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>> reporter: employees at kids' country at bolger site in san ramon didn't want to talk on camera about the accusations but they have stated they run 13 sites with more than 1350 children attending. the facility director has stated their incidents have been far and few between and some parents would agree. >> i have nothing to complain. i have actually had good experience there. >> reporter: but the dal stroms say they aren't about blasting kids' country. they are about ensuring the health and safety of children. >> her safety was at risk. she was put into harm's way like all of these other children. >> that was juliette goodrich reporting from san ramon. >>> the head of the national transportation safety board will be in san bruno today to tour the site of deadly pipeline explosion. the chairman and representative jackie speier with meet with pg&e officials, local authorities and explosion victims. the chairman will give an update on the investigation. that blast killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes last z the cause is still under investigation. >>> toll cheaters, watch out. new

se le acabaron los dÍas de fugitivo a james bolger.bi en boston recibiera una noticia sobre su paradero. su arresto marca el fin de una larga cacerÍa para buscar a uno de los hombres mÁs buscados de estados unidos. figuraba en la misma lista que osama bin laden, y habrÍa participado en el asesinato de 19 personas en las dÉcadas de los 70 y 80. el lunes las autoridades lanzaron una nueva campaÑa para dar con su paradero. distribuyeron su imagen en diversos medios, incluso en pantallas gigantes en nue york, pero centraron sus esfuerzos en distribuir informes yo sobre su novia de varios aÑos, y ofrecieron una recompensa de $ 100.000 por pistas que conservarÁn a su arresto. la estrategia funciona. >> creo que muchos se sorprendieron al saber que seguÍa aquí en el paÍs. >> el hombre de 81 aÑos que sirviÓ como informante para el fbi, cuando algÚn cometÍa sus fechorÍas, se convirtiÓ en prÓfugo de la justicia en 1985, luego de que un ex agente le advirtiÓ que serÍa acusado. pudo burlar a las autoridades cambiando su imag y nombre, pero cuando

in boston alleged mob boss james bolger is asking for a public defender. he appeared in a boston court on friday after being captured in southern california. he didn't ask for bail or enter a plea. the fbi found $800,000 in his apartment when they arrested him. the 81-year-old former fugitive faces dozens of charges from rack racketeering to murder. >> kwamekilpatrick could be released next month. >>> the sexpresso stands getting a lot of business. they serve up a lot of skin with these skinny lattes. people are complaining about the five shops that opened up in the past year. county is considering some regulations to clarify them as adult entertainment. the people serving it up, well you just say you don't want to spill any coffee on those parts that are exposed. >>> imagine what it would be like to drive on solar powered roads. roads that would actually charge your electric car. could happen. could happen sooner than you think. reynolds wolf has this weekend's start small think big story. >> reporter: engineers scott is turning his childhood dreams into

the hopes of locating catherine greechbility fbi says 60-year-old is the girlfriend of james white bolgeronnection with 19 murders in boston. it hopes that someone who knows catherine green will lead them to him. posted the clip under see it on tv if you want to watch it in the entirety. >> speaking of things on line. big change coming to the internet. organization in charge of web addresses has approved a plan to add nearly an infinite number of new web site names. change approved at meeting in singapore. starting next year internet address can end with really almost any word in any language. currently the web is limited to very short list that includes.com.net. includes.com.net.govern. organization and company now allowed to create do name like dot car dot green or dot coca-cola with you they have to spend 1 yaiv,000 dollars to apply and petition for a new domain ending. >> coming as we continue here tonight. finding love on line. >> want to marry you he said. >>reporter: just ahead. newly wed who proof internet dating not just a young person game. l older workers better workers? new re

we're going to actually now talk to one of his former mobsters who said bolger had help all these yearse lam. you don't want to miss that. ♪ with diabetes, it's tough to keep life balanced. i don't always have time to eat like i should. and the more i focus on everything else, the less time i have to take care of me. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes, which can help lower a1c. glucerna products help me keep everything balanced. [ golf clubs clanking ] [ husband ] i'm good! well, almost everything. [ male announcer ] glucerna. delicious shakes and bars. helping people with diabetes find balance. >>> now to washington we go to my colleague wolf blitzer with the latest news hot off the cnn political ticker. good to see you. >> brooke, did you see bruno mars on the "today show" this morning? >> i missed it. sorry. was it great? >> he did little james brown moves if you like that kind of stuff. >> i do like that stuff. >> at the b.e.t. soul train awards last year. we'll talk about that -- if you get the video for my next

rosenberg, in the bolger case, weren't we dealing with informants? wasn't the whole case about informants who were committing crimes under the protection of the department of justice? >> absolutely. >> and didn't -- i guess it would've been claimed and burton, didn't they basically, you know, pursue that in spite of the initial pushback by doj? >> they were claims that there were ongoing investigation. their ongoing litigation. one of the litigations was members of the families of some of the 20 or 25 victims who were bringing tort claim suits. >> so just following up on that line, the german from virginia, is for us to decide whether or not it's appropriate to hold back, that ultimate has a summit in which we see enough to know that it may be prudent to delay for or in some other way explore, it can be allowed by the executive branch from isn't that what case law show? >> yes. >> and some of you remember a congressman who now works down the hall, mr. waxman, work their criminal cases and civil cases going in the falluja four and in the pat tillman c