headquarters to produce this television commercial detailing the habits of bulger's companion, catherine grieg. the idea was to move beyond wanted posters and target female viewers watching afternoon television or surfing the internet. lead boston agent rick deslauriers, who made a career working counterintelligence and chasing spies, had to overcome some skepticism, selling the concept to the top brass. >> we were trying to think outside the box on this one, bob, and really be creative and use the power of the worldwide internet and social media. >> reporter: the f.b.i. produced the ad and spent $50,000 to buy airtime in 14 cities-- notably, los angeles was not one of the targeted markets. but a tipster who saw news coverage about the ad campaign recognized bulger and grieg as a couple living as charles and carol gasko in this santa monica apartment building. in just a matter of hours, f.b.i. agents in los angeles set up surveillance, positively identified bulger and made the arrest. it was a quick payoff. >> it was money well spent. it was an appropriate utilization of resources and i think

catherine grieg. 21 years whitey's junior.nk tom might agree with me, she may be the achilles heel. they focused on her in the psa, that he was with this woman. he was with her from the start of his run. wanted for harboring a fugitive. not a major penalty there. five years would be the maximum. but they're possibly looking at more charges for her. >> dick, i was reading today some bostonians were remembering whitey fondly. a robin hood figure. that's certainly not the reality. most people sort of changed their mind on that over the years, right? >> yeah. that's a throwback. this story has been around for so long. i mean, the bulger story you have to break it down into chapters or acts. and the first act was this notion of whitey bulger being a robin hood from south boston. this is an image that the corrupt fbi agents promoted relentlessly for years that he was a good bad guy. in the streets of boston. >> drew griffin, appreciate it. dick layer and tom fuentes thanks so much. let us know what you think. i'm @ anderson cooper o

and those people were murdered. >> rose: abby, what do we know about catherine grieg >> the kevin probably knows more than me but i know she's a form erdenal hygienist who was his girlfriend. he actually had initially gone on the road with his... another girlfriend who was sort of like his common law wife and came back to boston and dropped her off because she didn't want to go on the roadwith himhen he fl. picked up catherine and they hit the road together. the f.b.i. would let us knee thathe lov animals, that she got her teeth cleaned all the time, all this wrd stuff that they thought... they put out there hoping or saying it might make people realize that they had seener in a dentist's office or something. and so from neighbors thate have talked to today out in santa monica in that apartment building, everybody said she was a really nice woman who w chatty, who liked to talk, she'd go out to the santa monica farmer's market and buy orgac vegetables. she would tell people that he was... had alzehimer's disease, she told a few people. that he s sick all the time. neighbors saw him lying o

the fbi says that the ad led to a tip that catherine grieg and bulger were in santa monica. we'll have a live update on the arrest from los angeles in a few minutes. >>> new this morning a suit filed in alameda county claims emergency workers did not do enough to try to save oscar grant's life after he was shot on a bart station platform. grant died about five hours after he was shot in the back january 1, 2009. the suit by an oakland fire department employee says his colleagues failed to bandage one of grant's wounds. but the "chronicle" reports that the interim fire chief has investigated those claims and calls them, quote, preposterous. >>> president obama will visit u.s. troops today at the fort drum army post in new york. the visit comes just hours after he addressed the nation from the white house announcing plans to start removing u.s. forces from afghanistan. the president said he remains committed to bringing the 33,000 servicemembers home by september of next year. the process will begin with 5,000 this summer, another 5,000 will come home by the end of the year. >

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 and money laundering. his 60-year-old girlfriend faces charges of harboring a fugitive. for cbs news, i'm rob schmitt in los angeles. >>> barry bonds could find out today whether he will have to go on trial again. >> anne makovec is in san francisc

unveiled this ad focusing on bulger's long-time girlfriend, catherine grieg. a spot airing on daytime television and aimed at female viewers described grieg and her numerous plastic surgeries. within 24 hours, authorities got a very specific tip that bulger and grieg were living in this apartment building. the f.b.i. 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, ev

they have released a public service announcement across -- it's his girlfriend, catherine grieg who's known to frequent hair salons and known to love dogs. they have put together this psa hoping that someone will recognize her and that she'll lead them to bulger. the fbi actually -- they bought up ad space right out there in times square hoping to spread the word. >> a $2 million reward. >> a $2 million reward. >> since 1995. >> you come down here, you can watch the show and maybe make a couple bucks besides. >> $2 million reward. show the picture again. >> any "gma" viewers, you have to share the reward. >> only fair. don't you think that's fair, sam? >> i think that's only fair. split five ways. by the way that happy feeling that is summer will overtake you if it hasn't gotten you yet by 1:00 this afternoon eastern time, that's when the direct rays of the sun get to the tropic of cancer. just before summer started and during summer today, snowfall, that's right, denver, boulder area, latest ever since we've been keeping records since the '40s, 2 to 4 inches. here's where they'll pop

officials acted on a tip when they arrested bulger and his 60-year-old girlfriend, catherine elizabeth griegrediting a publicity campaign for their capture. it centered on bulger's girl is friend who allegedly fled with him and wanted for harboring a fugitive. the ads focused on her specific habits, including the fact she liked to have a dental cleaning once a month and she frequented beauty salons. this a 30-second public service announcement. you are looking at it here. the fbi bought 350 tv spots that aired in 14 u.s. cities, including l.a. will was a $2 million reward offered for information leading to his arrest. what is next for james "whitey" bulger? he and his girlfriend are expected to appear in l.a. federal court today. bulger faces a series of federal charges including murder. expected to be charged with conspiracy to commit murder, narcotics distribution, extortion and money laundering. that arrest overnight, big for the fbi. bulger's picture had been listed in their top ten right next to osama bin laden. reporting live in los angeles, kara finnstrom. >>> president obama is hitti