and i asked him, i said, "are you whitey bulger?" he said, "yes." >> safer: over 200 times a second, half a billion times a month, somebody clicks on wikipedia. it's the greatest argument- settler wrought by man, or at least the fastest, perfectly suited to our era of instant gratification. you've created one of the most successful web sites in the world, and yet you chose to make it the least profitable. >> ( laughs ) it just felt right that we should be a charity, free knowledge for everyone. so that's always been our philosophy. ( cheers and applause ) >> rose: here's something you haven't seen before-- an astrophysicist, on stage, in a sold-out auditorium. neil degrasse tyson is re- igniting a fascination for the great beyond. he's succeeded carl sagan as the country's most captivating scientific communicator. >> when i was 11, i said, "this is so amazing, who wouldn't want to study the universe?" >> rose: what was so amazing? >> the endless frontier of it all, the vastness of it, the mystery of it. >> kroft: i'm steve kroft. >>

i don't even know what mighty bulger sounds like -- white he bulger sounds like but i think it is pretty close. they should have been told to write a paper over again because he is not a leader. he is a big jerk. with a flourish i end my monologue. joe, he is a big jerk. why do we worship crime bosses? >> they act like it is a cool thing. meanwhile i write letters to teenage girls. how did you get my address? i am trying to impart some wisdom. >> and you do give them some advice. >> doesn't it sound like a sex act? he gave her the old whitey bulger. >> he sold drugs and did things and didn't get busted until he was 81 and johnny depp will play him in a new movie. he had a better life than any of us are going to have. >> he is not remorseful and he is writing letters to girls. >> the prosecutor came out and said this man has not learned a single thing. he cast shame on his family and doesn't have empathy on the fact that he murdered 11 people. many of which were innocent because i went through my netflix cue and watched every crime show and it is a fascinating story. he was not a leader.

bulger is now a convicted murderer. he's serving two life sentences in prison.now criminal defense attorneys, jonna, as a defense attorney i'm curious what you think about this. do they have an argument here? >> unless whitey bulger is going to live to 110, this is probably an exercise in futility, but it is his right to file the this appeal and i do think he has a point here. the sixth amendment guarantees you the right to prevent -- to present witnesses in your favor including yourself. this was a job for the jury to decide, not for a judge to shut down before he had a chance to testify on his own behalf. -and-a-half i'm sure our viewers are thinking heather okay so this criminal is saying this now-deceased prosecutor promised him some sort of protection. it sounds pretty shady but if you look at the case, a lot of the -- this is one of the criticisms of the case, that there were different prosecutors promising all sorts of things to affiliates of bulger. so perhaps this did happen. >> listen, it is definitely -- it has definitely been a huge problem for the f

the courts will hold a hearing for accused murderer and mobster whitey bulger today. we'll tell you what his lawyers are asking for. >>> and the donald is surging in the polls. >>> 5:45. new information on a fire at a hotel swimming pool on the vegas strip. look at this. a rooftop pool at the cosmopolitan hotel re-opened one day after flames and smoke sent guests running. two people were treated for breathing in too much smoke. investigators are still looking for the cause of that fire. >>> 35 women who have accused comedian bill cosby of sexual assault are now on the cover of the latest "new york" magazine which hits shelves today. the issue features individual stories focusing on each victim's allegations against cosby along with a portfolio of portraits and group photos. >>> the james "whitey" bulger case will head back to court today. bulger's lawyers are asking a federal appeals court in boston to overturn his racketeering con vicks. they will argue he didn't get a fair trial. a jury found bulger guilty of participating in 11 murders in the 1970s and 80s. >>> a f

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. >>> the james whitey bulger case goes back to court. the imprisoned gangster won't be there.his lawyers will ask a federal appeals court in boston to overturn his racketeering investigates arguing he did not get a fair trial. a jury found bulger guilty of participating in 11 murders in the 1970s and '80s. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> showers, thunderstorms, heavy rainfall moving through at 4:20 this morning. that will be the case to start with. it's not going to be an all-day rainfall. we'll see on and off storms as we go through the morning, it will be mostly cloudy. the temperatures will be held become. that's a clear view from center city. but it's certainly not clear weatherwise as the rain is coming down. 71 degrees. look at the humidity up there at 90%. heavy rain a steady lighter rain for philadelphia. they're still waiting for the rain at the jersey shore. cape may, beach avenue is dry at this hour. heavier rainfall inland in south jersey delaware and into maryland has prompted a flood advisory. that's until 6:15 this morn

. >> notorious killer whitey bulger's letter to three high school girls. >> there are many people moreng of your time. >>> and paris hilton terror scare. she's really upset. >>> plus,

. >>> today whitey bulger's lawyers are arguing that he should get a new trial in boston. the gangster is in prison in florida right now and his lawyers are trying to get his racketeering convictions overturned. bulger's attorneys says he deserves a new trial because he wasn't allowed to tell a jury that he was promised immunity in his case. >>> today in prince george's county, there will be a round table to discuss domestic violence. donna edwards is hosting that discussion at suitland high school. representatives from the nfl will be there as well. that roundtable begins at 9:00 a.m. >>> right now, fairfax county police are looking for the person who vandalized dozens of cars. a viewer tipped us off in centreville. the viewer says about 30 vehicles were spray painted with graffiti saturday night. we talked to one owner who woke up for church yesterday morning and found writing all over his car. >> i noticed that there was some spray paint on my minivan, so i decided to take a walk to see if the other vehicles were vandalized and sure enough i saw this one and that miniva

. >> james whitey bulger's case is going back to court. s lawyers are trying to overturned his racketeering conviction. a judge barred him from telling the jury that a federal prosecutor said he would get immunity. he is serve ago life sentence in florida. >> dozens of people say they spotted two big cats rooming the streets of milwaukee. >> reporter: milwaukee you need stuff happening out there, at this point. rain clearing i-95 and 295 corridor. thunderstorms are trying to get past the shore, i would give it another hour or two hours before you take a stroll on the boardwalk, because that lightning could be an issue along with the downpours i'll be back with the day planner forecast and area temperatures north to south. >> this owl may be tiny, but was able to stair down a sheriff's deputy in colorado. the boulder county deputy and the owl got into a staring contest, the owl made clicking sounds and flew away. >> pretty cool. >> reporter: you and i are big fans of the owls. temple owls. >> blue hens. >> reporter: the ben franklin bridge

. >>> gangster james "whitey" bulger says his conviction was unfair and wants a new trial.eral appeals court heard arguments from one of his lawyers, two years ago a jury found him guilty of racketeers and take part in a dozen murders. he is currently serving a life sentence but asks for another trial, saying he never got a chance to make a key argue. ment he claims a federal prosecutor once gave him immunity from his crimes. during his initial trial the judge ruled there wasn't enough evidence to support the claim and today the district attorney argued "whitey" bulger chose not to testify during his trial and gave up his right to an appeal. the court did not make a decision. >>> a sheriff in illinois is trying something new to try to cut down on crime. helping prisoners learn job skills and at the same time rebuild or unbilled their -- unbilled their community mining, this is different from the old prison chain gangs. >> one difference. the guys on the chain gangs were no more employable what happen the got out. in cook county they're pickling up job kills while taking car

. >>> today lawyers for whitey bulger will argue for a new trial in boston. he is in prison in in right now and his lawyers are trying to get the racketeering conviction overturned. they say he deserves a new trial because he wasn't allowed to tell the jury he was promised immunity in the case. >>> today, there will be a round table discussion on domestic violence. donna edwards is hosting that discussion at suitland high school. representatives from the nfl will also be there. the round table begins at 9:00 a.m. >>> this morning the search continues for two florida teenagers missing at sea. the coast guard was tweeting this morning that the search area now covers 26,000 square nautical miles. 14-year-old austin stephanos and perry cohen were last seen buying fuel before going fish on friday. they boat was found capsized yesterday. perry cohen's neighbor, joe namath, is offering a $100,000 reward to help find the boys. >> they know what they're doing or feel like. austin is sharp and on the water for a while. perry is as sharp as can be. they're fine. >> the

. >> notorious killer whitey bulger's letter to three high school girls. >> there are many people moreving of your time. >>> and paris hilton terror scare. she's really upset. >>> plus, homeless in rags,

his lawyer claims bulger did not get a fair trial because they could not introduce evidence he claims gave him immunity for his crimes. >> things got tense in cleveland. a police officer started using pepper spray on a crowd. transit officials say the crowd was trying to prevent a police cruiser from taking an intoxicated teen to police headquarters. no one was arrested. the boy was released to his mother. >> major changes for the boy scouts of america. the group's executive board is expected to end its ban on gay scout leaders. local chapters will be able to decide who can be in charge of troops. that also means those chapters can still ban leaders based on their sexual orientation. jock walls joins is from washington d.c. this morning. this new policy allows reege groups to select leaders who agree with the group's moral precepts. >> our position has always been that discrimination has no place in scouting. we're very proud that the behave scouts are taking this step. >> so your reference to being bleeds to the new step, the scout leaders banned both scouts and leaders who were gay

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it says james "whitey" bulger.to be -- each side is going to persuade them, right? the prosecution he premeditated, he showed up and he had full body armor and a helmet, a neck guard, he had leg protectors, he knew what was going on. he booby trapped the the apartment. but the defense will say he's in a psychosis. how do we know he's not well? because two psychiatrists looked you in the eye and told you so. if you look at that and his family history and own histories you will have no choice, ladies and gentlemen, but to declare he's in sane. that's what the defense will say. as to whether the jurors believe it, that's another story. >> but they had state psychiatrists who said he did know right from wrong at the time. if you take that together, fred, at the end of the day when you combine that with everything the jury has seen along with what's in the document, i think they will conclude he knew right from wrong at the time he committed this terrible senseless act. >> i agree with that. i believe he will be found g

lawyers for boston gangster whitey bulger have asked an appeals court to overturn his racketeering convictionhis lawyer arguing his rights to a fair trial were violated when he was barred from testifying about his claim that he received immunity. serving a sentence of two life terms. six workers have been rescued from a flooded coal mine in northeast china. four have died and rescuers are racing to search for five other workers who have been trapped in the mine for about a week now. and joe jackson, the father of the late michael jackson, has reportedly suffered a stroke during a visit to brazil. the hospital in sao palo says he is suffering from an irregular heart beat. and that is the cnbc update this hour. scottie, back to you. >>> a big week for pharma. today big m&a activity as teva announces it buys allergan's generic unit and tomorrow we get earnings from pfizer and merck. >> reporter: the $40.5 billion teva is paying for allergan is primarily in cash. people are starting to wonder what's allergan going to do with all of that money? many say they can go elephant hunting, looking for pr

. >>> and james "whitey" bulger fights to overturn convictions.allegedly participating in 11 murders. >>> meanwhile 10-year-old girl saves her grandfather's life thanks to something she learned from her science fair project in fourth grade. she was able to diagnose her grandfather's stroke as it was happening, called 911 fast enough to save his life. and sophia and her grandpa, steve, join us now live from st. louis. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> hi. >> it's good to have you. sophia, tell us about the science fair and why you wanted to do a project on strokes. >> well, i wanted to do the project on strokes because on september 1st my papa had a stroke. >> your other grandpa? >> yeah, my other grandpa. and two years before that, grandpa had another stroke. and i was just wondering why it happened and -- >> sure. >> what kind of strokes there are. >> sure. sophia, it's incredible. what in your science research helped you realize what was happening with your grandpa steve, who is sitting there with you now? what did you see happeni