whitey bulger returned to boston today. the former mob boss, now 81 years old, is charged with murdering 19 people. he'd been hiding in plain sight for 16 years, but today the feds made sure he was out of sight. bulger was flown from california on a government jet and before u.s. marshals took him off the plane, the hangar doors were closed. later, bulger and his girlfriend were driven unseen into the courthouse garage. we have two reports tonight. first, bob orr with bulger's day in court. bob? >> reporter: scott, whitey bulger's being held tonight in boston in jail without bail for two brief court hearings there. the alleged mob boss-- who appeared wearing jeans and an unbuttoned white shirt-- faces multiple charges including racketeering and 19 counts of murder. the courtroom, we're told, was packed but quiet as bulger's family and relatives of some of his alleged victims looked on. now, bulger's return to the city he's accused of terrorizing came after the f.b.i. finally got a break in an old case by using a new method.

lured bulger outside and arrested him. then they entered the building, arrested grieg and confiscated nearly 30 guns and hundreds of thousands of dollars stashed in the apartment. neighbors knew the couple as charles and carol gasko. they lived in apartment 303 and, for much of the past 15 years, it seems, paid their $1,100-a- month rent in cash. but sources say bulger, armed with multiple passports, also moved around, reportedly spending time in the caribbean, fort lauderdale and london. the bulger case has long been an embarrassment for the f.b.i. in the mid-'70s, bulger became an informant for the bureau, providing information about a rival gang and even some of his own mob soldiers. but f.b.i. agent john connolly, assigned to handle bulger, eventually went to work for the mob boss. connolly was convicted for racketeering. in fact, it was connolly's warning to bulger that he was about to be indicted in 1995 that sent the mobster into hiding. now, sources tell us bulger at first was verbally combative when he was arreste

and at that, bulger laughed. this is the first reliable picture of whitey bulger in years. his booking photo. and this was the rent-controlled hideout for him and his girlfriend. they've lived here at least ten years. the $1,200 rent, paid cash every month. today, the fbi carried out boxes of evidence, including 60 weapons, enough for a gangland shootout. plus, $800,000 cash. whitey bulger is finally behind bars. the former mob boss is accused of 19 murders. once, he allegedly strangled a young woman who dated a member of his gang, just to keep her quiet. >> i didn't know them well. >> reporter: barbara gluck, from 307, knew the couple for years as charlie and carol gasko. >> she and i would start to chat, if they were together. a couple of times, he had rage outbursts, like, stop talking to her, let's go! >> reporter: what did you make of that? >> i think he has dementia. >> reporter: the 16-year man hunt came to an end after an fbi public service campaign this week -- >> for tips leading to catherine greig's whereabouts -- >> reporter: prompted a tipster to drop a dime. s

only today did we find out what whitey bulger really looks like. a big difference from all those grainy photos from long lenses. perhaps that's why the bearded bulger seemed to be smiling. captured on camera. right after the fbi finally knocked on his door. a door to a rent-controlled apartment here in santa monica, now sealed off with police tape. >> the arrest marks the end of a long and exhaustive hunt for america's most wanted man, for one of america's most wanted men. >> reporter: today, investigators hold out dozens of boxes of evidence, including more than 60 weapons. they also found $800,000 cash. bulger and his girlfriend catherine greig have lived in this biflding for 15 years. as charlie and carol gasko. barbara lived just down the hall in apartment 307 for 15 years. >> i think he was impatient and full of rage. he seemed so vie leapt. >> reporter: other neighbors described them as friendly enough, but low key. >> they seemed like they did not want to make eye contact. >> reporter: in boston, whitey bulger is the stuff of legend. the iri

. >>> and new details of bulger's bust. boston awaits the return in handcuffs this epic crime boss. >>> teen titan tackled. justic justin bieber's scuffle in new york and a small misunderstanding. >>> good morning, officials in seattle say they foiled homegrown terror mrochlt the target, members of the u.s. military. >> a confidential informant went straight to the police after being recruited to help out in the plot. john hendren is joining us now from washington with the new details. >> reporter: good morning. two men, those two you were just talking about face terrorism and weapons charges and police say their intent clear, mass murder. seattle authorities say it was meant to be a ft. hood-style massacre. two muslimonverts are charged with planning to attack a military processing center with machine guns and grenades to, quote, wake the muslims up. >> they intended a really deadly attack against our military institutions and i think it's a sad commentary our military puts itself on the line and risks their lives abroad.

if whitey bulger used to ha the f.b.i. in his pocket, right now the only thing he has in his pocket is revenge. whether he chooses to exact that will really depend on who gets to debrief him and who gets to ask him the questions an whe the justice department is prepared to take this. >> ros revenge meaning where he will point his fingers? >> absolutely. anwe know for a fact that he thinks the f.b.i. reneged on a deal. the deal was he would never be taken, he would never face charged as long as he helped them. he thinks he kept up his bargain. of course, the evidence is overwhelming that whitey bulger was murdering people and particularly murdering people who might be able to turn evidence against him. and as the cases both here in u.s. district court in boston and in the district court in miami showed, the f.b.i. and exactly john connolly and other people within the f.b.i. helped whitey bulger to identify potentl witnesses against him who would expose this sordid faustian relationship between whitey bulger and the f.b.i. a

whitey bulger waived his right. at some point if he wants to seek some sort of bail, he can come back to the court. they have to file papers by monday to see whether a federal defender will be appointed to whitey bulger or maintain the counsel he has now. his wife followed him in court after he was completed, done. she smiled at her sister vigorously. these are people who have not seen their relatives in 16 years. whitey bulger looked back at his famous politician brother. both men had wide smiles on their faces. it was almost like an interesting reunion. wolf? >> they're going to be denied bail i assume. obviously. do prosecutors say they have a case, ready to move quickly on it? or do they need time? >> reporter: they are, wolf. as a matter of fact, i sat down this morning, spoke with a u.s. attorney in boston as well as the head of the fbi, they said they are ready to go. all they needed was the body to go with the case. now they have him here. they are ready to proceed. we're sort of hearing motorcycle engines,

or perhaps bulger himself was turning himself in.'s $2 million for him, $100,000 reward for her. they just don't believe it. and they're elling us that, look at, watch whaps in the days ahead. we're going to get a different story. >> tom, do you cast doubt on what the fbi has been saying? >> not really. i've had friends of mine that were involved in this investigation and involved in catching fugitives over the years tell me that they ran the public service announcement and the person that called in the tip did not see the direct announcement but saw the media coverage that fbi had done an announcement on one of the cable network channels and they wouldn't tell me which one. but that's what they're saying. and as far as the smoke screen to protect the tipster or protect an informant, they could protect that informant in any event. they could protect the tipster no matter how that information came in. so i don't see why the fbi -- and it would take a long time to prepare that public service announcement. it cost money to air it. i jus

since then there have been bulger sightings all around the world. but it was here in a rent controlled apartment on a modest street in santa monica california where agents arrested him last evening. 81-year-old bulger and his 61-year-old girlfriend miss grieg were arraigned today in federal court agreeing to extradition back to boston. the fbi crediting his capture to a public service campaign, tv spots aimed at making grieg's

mob boss james "whitey" bulger returns to massachusetts to face murder charges and more. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm manuel gallegus in for betty nguyen. >>> we have new insight into possible links between osama bin laden and pakistani officials. the "new york times" reported a cell phone captured during the raid of bin laden's compound may tie the al qaeda leader to pakistan's intelligence agency. the cell phone belonged to the terror leader's most trusted courier, the man he depended on to maintain communications with the outside world. the "new york times" reports the phone contained contacts to a militant group in pakistan that bin laden used as part of his support network. the group known as harakat ul mujahadin was a longstanding asset of isi, pakistan's intelligence service, which allowed it to operate in the country for 20 years. by tracing calls made on the phone, u.s. intelligence analysts determined the group spoke often to and may have even met with pakistani officials. if true the report would draw the clearest link y

it led agents to bulger's apartment.in southern california where he's been hiding in plain sight for years. >> yes, he's been on the lam all this time. responsible for a number of murders, drug distribution, extortion, you name it, the list of accusations goes on and on. >> and even there is rewards posted to try to bring this guy in. they weren't getting any bites on that. they really took a different tactic. it turned out this way. >> very unusual way. >> yes. >>> also this half hour, a shocking story from a portland, oregon, hospital. where police say a 21-year-old man has been masquerading around portraying a plastic surgeon. see why the scheme was probably not very difficult to carry out, which would worry some folks. >> yes. anybody masquerading as a doctor would raise an eyebrow or two, i can imagine. >>> also it's a big day this friday. we're talking about national bring your dogs to work day. getting ready for work? do you have the pooch all ready to go? we have posted a quiz on facebook about dogs and the peopl

and this morning james whitey bulger is under arrest.nta monica along with his girlfriend. the two will appear in a los angeles courtroom today. our boston station wbz has the latest. >> reporter: it was a case that haunted fbi agents here in the boston office for 16 years. this morning one of the most wanted is behind bars. 81-year-old james bulger was captured hiding in plain sight last night outside this residence in santa monica, california. and the fbi wasted no time updating its most wanted website. he carried the infamous nickname whitey for the shock of white hair and was wanted for his alleged role in 19 murders. kevin weeks, bulger's long-time henchman, who turned against him told "60 minutes" in 2006 his boss was a cold-blooded killer. >> after he would kill somebody he was like a stress relief. he would be nice and calm for a couple weeks afterwards. >> reporter: but for decades bulger was an informant for the fbi. in 1995 he was tipped by a former boston agent that he was about to be indicted and that was the start of his 16

back in the day, whitey bulger ran this liquor store. people say he punished people in the basement. >> nobody knew the extent he was doing things. but people just stayed out of his way. >> reporter: whitey bulger worked as an fbi informant, digging up dirt on his competition, boston's italian mob. he was the inspirit ration for jack nicholson's character in "the departed." but in this case, real life is far more intriguing. just as investigators say whitey was ordering hits, his brother, billy bulger was rising in state government, president of the massachusetts state senate and later president of umass, he came to court today to see his brother. billy has always denied any knowledge of whitey's alleged crimes or where he's been hiding. msnbc's lawrence o'donnell grew up nearby. >> you would not be asked questions about what your brother does, because too many people have brothers doing things they couldn't explain. >> reporter: but those pesky questions never went away, even at a 2003 congressional hearing. >> i do not know where my br

but for decades bulger was also an informant of the fbi. in 1995 he was tipped by a former boston agent that he was about to be indicted, that put him on the run. he was thought to have been seen time and time again. the last true sighting back in 2002 in london. bulger was arrested with his long time girlfriend, 60-year-old catherine greig. greig was the focus of a recently publicity capping campaign. the viewers saw that and called in a tip. bulger has been the subject of several books, but is perhaps known best for this. >> when i tell you to dump a body in the marsh, you dump him in the marsh. >> he was the inspiration for jack nicholson's character in the 2006 best picture "the departed." bulger was once believed to have been seen coming out of a san diego picture showing the film. over the years he became a huge embarrassment for the fbi. a congressional committee once called it "one of the greatest failures in the history of federal law enforcement." no word on whether the person who tipped off the fbi will receive that $2 million re

. >> it seems whitey bulger wasn't very friendly. how his neighbors describe the infamous crime boss. >>> good evening, i'm ken. >> and i'm dana king. it's still a mystery. why a semitruck slammed into an amtrak train heading to the bay area. >> as many as five people have been killed in that crash which happened out in the middle of nowhere. the high desert 70 miles east of reno. where that amtrak train was supposed to have arrived earlier tonight. sharon. >> ken, it's now about 12 hours after that crash and tonight some of the surviving passengers will be coming back here to the emeryville station. dozens of passengers who escaped serious injury in the crash crowded on to buses in reno tonight. the final stop, the bay area. before boarding the bus, linda and clayton cook of placerville described the inferno from two train cars away. >> all of the flames coming. there was diesel fuel all over the windows. >> we felt the impact and we looked out the window on the other side of the train and it was engulfed in flames. >> my heartfelt

the feds caught one james whitey bulger yesterday. rob schmitt explains the role the suspect's girlfriend had in the arrest. >>> reporter: bulger now 81 was the leader of the winter hill gang when went into hiding back in 1995. he was caught in a building along with his girlfriend catherine grieg. the bus comes just one day after the fbi released an ad campaign across the country and 14 cities looking for grieg who they hoped would lead them to bulger. >> this is an announcement by the fbi. have you seen this woman? >> reporter: the fbi says this tv ad spawned a tip that led them to bulger in santa monica. they were both arrested without any trouble at a residence there. bulger was the inspiration for the leonardo decaprio move the departed. bulger was an fbi informant and former fbi agent tipped him off that he was about to be indied the for his role in -- indicted for his role in several murders. bulger and krogh are expected in a downtown los angeles courtroom today. bulger the 81-year-old faces charges including murder, extortion

bulger called santa monica home.neighbors say he was often seen at the bustling third street promenade. didn't seem to matter much police and surveillance cameras lined the walk. bulger is also said to have routinely crossed into mexico, slipping back and forth over the border with a fake id to buy medicine. for all those years it seems james bulger wasn't trying to hide as much as fit in. >> jimmy had always been adamant about the idea that he was not going back to jail. >> reporter: he's had a taste of prison before. in the '60s he did time on the rock at alcatraz. now back behind bars again, it seems bulger is talking about life on the run. the man they call whitey may be confined, but he hasn't been silenced. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this sunday, high drama and a lot of uncertainty in a very high profile murder trial. >>> later, it may look like any peaceful summer vacation. but what's going on is making a big difference for some american veterans. >>> the m

during both, bulger was very respectful. remember this is an alleged irish mafia plan, a mobster accused of murdering more than 19 people. attempting the murder of many others. when he was talking -- when he was standing up in court during the whole proceeding, the judge asked him can you afford a lawyer and whitity bulger said i could if you gave me my $800,000 back. and he was referring to money the federal seized there his apartment during the raid when they finally caught him after 16 long years. prosecutors want to seize whatever property he has. they believe he will get financial help from his family including his brother, a very respected politician here in boston. they also feel that whitey bulger has more money. he said bulger didn't make 800 grand by working a paper route along the santa monica boulevard. so a bit of back and forth. bulger certainly showing he certainly hasn't lost any of his feistiness. >> hearings like this can range from somber and subdued all the way to circus atmosphere. paint a picture of sor

the bulger case has been an embarrassment. he became an informant for the entire row, providing information about a rifle gang. but fbi agent john.com assigned to handle bulger went to work for the mob boss. racketeering. in fact, it was his warning that he was about to be indicted that sent the mobster into hiding. >> he was verbally combative when he was first arrested but did not resist. he is talking to federal authorities and bulger will return to boston to face trial. washington. >>> in 2006, one of his lieutenants talked to 60 minutes. he called the mob king a violent cold-blooded killer. >> he stabbed people, he shot people. strangled people. run them over. >> you saw also that he liked killing. >> yeah. >> week said everyone was afraid of bulger. he said killing was a kind of stress relief for the mob boss. >>> there is no one definition of an american family, as you know, but every ten years the u.s. census takes a snapshot. and we get a peak at how our nation is changing. juliette found out single parent families ar

fugitive mob bosses like whitey bulger. pete williams, nbc news, washington. >>> when "nightly news" continues this saturday night, an unexpected turn in the blockbuster case that has viewer hooked on every word. >>> and later, welcome to the family. hundreds come to hard-hit job lynn, missouri, to take on some new best friends. >>> there was supposed to be more testimony today in the sensational murder trial of casey anthony who was accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, but there was an unexpected turn as we hear from nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: before the jury entered the courtroom today -- >> he doesn't even know if this is new or tonight. >> reporter: jose baez and jeff ashton were at it again. this time, openly sparring over an expert with it's witness' expected testimony. >> i'm afraid once again, we are in the position of experts having accept supplemented their opinions without notice to the state. >> reporter: accused murderer casey anthony stared emotionless, as the prosecutor ranted again the defense

whitey bulger in '95. what did that do to his reputation in boston? aura. >> well, going back to the first chapter of his reputation, for the longest time he was perceived as kind of a lovable gangster from south boston, a robin hood who looked after his neighborhood. and it was a public image that was promoted by his handler, his corrupt handler at the fbi john conolly who maintained many relationshippings with reporters. by the time he takes off in 1995, all this has washed away. the horrible truth has been tumbling out for, in court hearings and other cases and in journalism in the city. and so by this time, you know, the mythology was gone. and it just added to the cynicism in the city that yet again he was tipped off. he got ahead of everybody and for 16 years, he has been on the run. >> warner: so what does his capture mean forboth the fbi and for boston? >> well, let's start with the fbi. ever since he ran in janry of 1995, there has been a huge cloud over the boston office of the fbi. on top of the corruption that had spilled out. so for the f

boston crime legend james "whitey" bulger was reportedly going by the name charlie. living here at an ordinary apartment building just three blocks from santa monica beach. at 7:13 p.m. wednesday night, california time, federal agents entered the princess eugenia

the legendary boston irish mobster, james "whitey" bulger. bulger, wanted in connection with 19 murders, racketeering, and other crimes, was on the fbi's ten most wanted list, which tonight declares him captured. he dominated the boston underworld, was the inspiration for the 2006 martin scorsese film "the departed" -- >> you got something you want to ask me? >> he's been on the lam since 1994. and just days ago the bureau released a new public service announcement in his case. >> he has a violent temper and is charged with 19 murders. call the tip line at 1-800-call-fbi. >> bulger was captured tonight in, of all places, santa monica. abc news's pierre thomas covers tus. and he joins us now from washington. pierre, tell us how this went down. >> reporter: terry, what happened to whitey bulger had been one of the most perplexing questions for the fbi for nearly two decades. the alleged boston crime boss had simply disappeared. at one point the fbi even thought he might be in europe. it turns out he was right here in the u.s. tonight bulger was

bulger fled in the mid '90s. the family of one of his alleged victims spoke out today. >> i'm an eye for an eye type of guy. i would have been more glad if i found him. >> reporter: all these years, bulger was one of the fbi's top ten most-wanted fugitives but rose to the top when osama bin laden was killed. the fbi launched a new public campaign on tv this week in california. this time, focusing on tracking down greek who reportedly had plastic surgery. it paid off with a tip. >> over the last 16 years, the leaders of the fbi and the fbi boston division have stood on this podium and promised to spare no effort to return james bulger to boston. >> reporter: and now authorities are wasting no time. bulger is expected to return to boston as soon as possible. michelle franzen, nbc news. >>> fascinating story. >>> coming up, an over-the-counter remedy you probably have at home. the po enttentially life-saving benefit of aspirin. >>> and olympic skiing could be coming to california. >>> and everybody's favorite wizard

james whitey bulger appeared in federal court today.his brother former massachusetts speaker of the house, william bulger was also there. whitey bulger asked for a public defender, but prosecutors objected siting large sums of money seized from his santa monica home. bulger faces multiple charges, including 19 murders. tonight bill talks to the people who shared a neighborhood with the alleged mobster and his girlfriend. >> people in this beautiful seaside city lived besined james whitey bulger and girlfriend for almost 15 years, but most never suspected a thing. barbra did see flashes of anger. >> he would sort of scream, stop talking to her. or don't talk to me. and there was a kind of what i call a rageaholic response. >> the 81-year-old bulger and 60-year-old katherine lived nondescript lives in a nondescript rent control apartment. in a neighborhood full of retirees, they were hiding in plain sight. >> famous notorious, you know guy, a criminal. would you think he would be living in a rent control building? perhaps not. maybe it's

we hear from whitey bulger's 2 closest mob lieutenants. good evening i'm dana king.en bastida. we begin with a quick, developing story: a big earthquake in alaska sent people scrambling for higher ground. the magnitude 7-point-2 off the aleutian islands struck at 8:09 pacific time. it triggered a tsunami warning for part of the alaska coast and tsunami sirens went-off in a town called dutch harbor. a longshoreman there says hundreds of people were seen climbing up ill. ... warning for part of the alaska coast and tsunami warnings went off in a place called dutch harbor. hundreds of people were seen climbing up a nearby hill. but about an hour and a half ago that warning for a tsunami was canceled and there was never any tsunami threat for california or the west coast. >> here in the bay area we have learned that letters will be going out tomorrow telling tens of thousands of homeowners that their home is worth even less than they had thought. >> kiet do on the surprising number of homes in santa clara county now underwater. >> reporter: when she bought her house in w

the politicians were nothing but nice to billy bulger. >> if i remember correctly, billy bulger actuallyed before congress. do you know if there was ever any evidence of corruption there? >> no. they sent congressional investigators up that summer to check on all these bills that punished whitey's enemies. they couldn't find any fingerprints on them. >> do you have any idea how close the fbi was to finding him before this final tip sent them out to santa monica? >> i thought they were just dealing with a lot of dead ends. i didn't think they were close at all. there hadn't been -- there had been various crazy rumors over the years. the most reticent one was he died in coast rica and katherine greig, his girlfriend, had him cremated. >> what do we know about her? >> she was a dental hygienist and married to a boston firefighter, and the boston firefighter had two brothers, two twin brothers who were in the rackets. over the course -- in the 1960s and early 1970s, whitey ended up killing both of her brothers-in-law. that didn't stop her from developing a romantic attachment to him. one of

a judge orderses bulger to return to boston to face murder charges. new details on bulger's life of crime and the 16-year search "early" this friday morning, june 24th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> happy friday, everyone. we made it. >> we did! >> i'm jeff glor. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. erica and chris are off there morning. good to see you. >> good to see you. >>> talks on raising the government's debt ceiling a new snag here. on thursday, the republicans gave up on the negotiations led by the vapt saying they can't accept a democratic demand to close tax loopholes. we will speak with bob schieffer about the deadlock and what is at stake, obviously, high stakes and why congress has had so much trouble getting things done here. >>> new evidence of possible ties between osama bin laden and pakistan's government. that evidence reportedly comes from a cell phone used by bin laden's favorite courier that u.s. troops found after killing the al qaeda leader. cbs news correspondent wyatt andrews is in london this morning with the latest on this. good mor

. >>> whitey bulger is in fbi custody right now. wanted for his role in a string of ruthless killings. this morning, the talk show host he tried to kill joins us live. >>> warhol war. has a missing $30 million portrait of farrah fawcett turned up in ryan o'neal's home? how the show with daughter tatum reveals the secret. >>> profane pilot. the open mic in midair that let everyone know exactly what he was thinking. >> it was a continuous stream of gays and grannies and grandes. i don't give a [ bleep ]. i hate 100% of their [ bleep ]. >> the cockpit pilot that has southwest scrambling to repair its reputation. >>> and good morning, everyone. let's get right to that breaking news about the arrest of whitey bulger. he was number two on the fbi's most wanted list, right behind osama bin laden. a global manhunt ended quietly in santa monica, california, last night. >> after 16 years. many want to know how he eluded the fbi for so long. well, he was helped, in part, by insiders at the agency. part of one of the worst corruption scandals e

he knows whitey bulger pretty well.served as an enforcer for bulger's mob, winter hill gang. john wrote about it in his memoir. called "rat bastards." do you want me to call you red or john? >> red. >> after 16 years, whitey bulger was caught. you are a native. what was your reaction there? >> i thought it was a joke. i got a text from a friend saying they got the rat and i thought it was a joke. and i looked and realized that it wasn't a joke. >> not at all a joke. also, though -- are people celebrating this? >> not really. south boston is a very low key town as far as personal business goes. they're old school. it's an old school town. and it's kind of like, you know, if you watched "good fellas" or something like that in the old neighborhood. >> let's go back some years, red. when you were a teen, you were running drugs, running cocaine for bulger. at the same time, from what i understand, he was like a surrogate father for you. how so? did he give you advice? >> at times, he was. yes, he did. he used to tell me to r

i just never bought it. >> reporter: what do you think whitey bulger's legacy should be? >> a fraud and a coward and a rat. and king rat at that. >> reporter: boston's most notorious gangster, no longer larger than life. elaine quijano, cbs news, boston. >> mitchell: later, another claim of civilian casualties from nato fire in libya. how one mayor would spend his share of any future peace dividend. and a top chef has her own recipe for comforting childhood cancer parties. those stories and more when the cbs evening news continues. >> mitchell: libya charged today that nato airstrikes have again caused civilian casualties. officials claim 15 people were killed by a missile that hit a bakery and restaurants and other buildings. nato says it has no indication civilians died in the attack. syrian security forces are said to have killed five protesters today. funerals for some of the 20 activists today and the biggest day of protest since the uprising erupted 102 days ago. more syrians tried to escape, with hundreds crossing into neighboring lebanon as turkey temporarily clos

bulger and ms. greig. >> there was a very hefty reward, $2.1 million. $2 million for bulger. $100,000 for the girlfriend. will the person who came forward receive the money? >> that's correct, robin. we will be in coordination with the justice department on that. and can't confirm anything in regard to that. but that's certainly a possibility. >> ms. ortiz, a lot of people are so relieved that both of them are -- have been captured. but also quite surprised that they were hiding in plain sight. an apartment there in santa monica after having sightings outside of the country. were you taken aback, too, that they were right there in california? >> i wasn't really totally taken aback. you know, sometimes it's very simple to deceive when you make yourself to be very average-looking, average couple together. and you just kind of sort of blend in with the community. and i think that they were able to do that especially as a couple. >> so, what happens now? what's the process now with him? >> what happens

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that campaign focused on bulger's girlfriend, 60-year- old catherine greig who was arrested with bulgerourt, as well. >>> president obama will visit u.s. servicemembers today at the fort drum army post in new york. this visit comes just hours after he announced plans to start removing u.s. forces from afghanistan. the president said he remains committed to bringing 33,000 americans home by september of next year. the process will begin with 5,000 this summer, another 5,000 are set to come home by the end of the year. >>> 5:34. we are both kind of wimping out. it's cold. >> it is cold. but the weekend is so close, i'm already trying to make plans so need to one guy to help us here. >> i have to be that guy, i guess. you know what? i think it's going to work out okay. if you really like the sunshine and the warmer temperatures, you head away from the coastline. out toward the beaches, though, we have the fog and low clouds and boy, when that wind blows and you get the fog, it can feel very chilly towards the beaches, you know that. 50s inland as the marine air is onshore. as a result, the

bulger out of his apartment. agents determined that the individual was in fact mr. bulger. he was placed under arrest without incident. >> reporter: investigators have spent the morning removing bags of evidence from the apartment. sources tell us they recovered 30 guns, two shotguns, and hundreds of thousands of dollars as well as the collection of fake ids. the couple lived here under the name charles and carol gasco. this neighbor grew up in boston. >> the fact that this big of a story happened right down the street in the middle of santa monica is, you know, it's really just -- it doesn't make -- it's mind-boggling that this is how it ended. >> that was kristine lazar reporting by the way. the fbi investigating two earlier tips in the case. according to the "l.a. times," in 2000, a tipster reported seeing catherine creig getting her hair done at a salon in the fountain valley. and in 2005 he was looked at for a series of bank robberies in the area. >> amazing. right under their noses in santa monica. >>> triple digit losses on wall street. coming up, what's fueling a bi

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what a case, whitey bulger, a very different bulger this afternoon in court. >>> i want to remind everyone, we're paying close attention to the attacks in the capital of afghanistan, attacks on the intercontinental hotel. the taliban already claiming responsibility for the attacks and say they attacked this hotel while there were international and national guests at the hotel in the evening hours. more on that coming up. >>> also this, the flames are high, the danger is close. and clearly it's too close for comfort. i'm talking about the los alamos national lab in new mexico. a fast moving wildfire is inching closer and closer, and is now within three miles of where several metric tons of plutonium and hazardous materials are stored. so what happens then? >>> also, this -- >> the tough as things can get sometimes and as unfair as you think things might be, you keep doing the best you can. >> not a bad attitude for someone who was just convicted of corruption. rod blagojevich responding to his guilty verdict times 17 and the prospect of federal prison time. when an investment lacks discipli

unbelievable. >> barbara lived here 15 years and says bulger kept to him skpefl greig more friendly. >> she was taking care of him. you know? being very kind with him. >> gluck describes greig as a casual acquaintance but says she never could have imagined they were fugitive autos she was a kind and lovely person. and that he was a bit of a lunatic. >> investigators returned to the apartment earlier this afternoon and investigators recovered $800,000 in cash along with a sawed off shotgun and automatic weapon autos coming up at 5:00, a clash with a big golf tournament. >> and a solution to a pilot's rant doesn't go far enough for one local laumt. >> mild to warm today. i'll let you know if it's going to remain this way throughout the weekend. >> and racing moneys behind these sets of big wheels. the news continues in one the news continues in one denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> california assembly woman is

. >> new details in the arrest of crime boss whitey bulger and b.a.r.t. approved a $3 million extension that will help east bay commuters. a live look outside this morning. it's friday, june 24th and this is "today in the east bay." >> good morning. it's 4:30. i'm scott mcgrew. start with a weekend forecast and christina loren. >> good morning. we are so happy it's friday here. we have a cool start for you. 54 in fairfield, 54 in concord and 54 in livermore. wherever you are headed it's going to be gorgeous. 79 degrees is the forecasted high in concord, livermore around 80. one of those days you're happy it's the weekend so you can enjoy it. stays nice through saturday. we have changes sunday into next week. we'll talk about that. 4:31, you have to head out the door now, what are they facing on the roads, mike? >> a lot of nothing. because it's 4:30. there is construction, though, overnight because it's still officially, well, daytime but nighttime. 880, the repaving going on. resurfacing the on and off ramps so watch for that. jackson street, we're watch