chuck colson who played a big role in the watergate scandal died. he was known as the hatchet man for president richard nixon. he served as nixon's special council and served time for the skamgdz. his death comes three weeks after suffering a brain hemorrhage. colson was 80. in peru vimplt experts are investigate aing disturbing mystery washing up on its beaches. at least 877 dead dolphins have been found. crews deputy environment minister says the dolphins may have died from a veers. official test results are expected next week. i'll see you back here at the top of the hour. sanjay gupta m.d. begins right now. >> hey there, and thanks for joining us this morning. lots do get to, including a new push to end medical research on chimpanzees. a very controversial issue.

and prisoner prisons around thew chuck colson walk into them to try to help people. he won the templeton price for religion. in 1994 he was instrumental in drafting the publication and publishing a gowment called "evangelicals and catholics together." in 2008 he was awarded the presidential citizen medal by president george w. bush. and he is surviveddably a family he cared -- that cared about him and lots of friends. i'd say, mr. president, for almost 40 years, starting with athe mike wallace interview as i suppose only mike wallace could interview someone, there were doubters and skeptics who questioned his faith, who questioned his change in his life beginning in 1973 but of course they questioned it less so every year. and i would say here in 2012 that chuck colson passed any test about who he had become. the test is both pas passed and pavment the race is won. lives continue to be changed. and i would just say, mr. president, i thank god for chuck colson and i thank my good friend from vermont for giving me a few moments here on the floor. mr. leahy: mr. preside

a family spokesman says charles chuck colson passed away in a virginia hospital after a brief illness. he was 80 years old. colson was a 38-year-old lawyer who went to work for president nixon as special counsel. he was quoted as saying he would runned over his grandmother to get the president re-elected. he was later convicted in connection with the watergate scandal and while in prison he turned to religion. he founded a prison ministry and after his release he emerged as an evangelical leader. once again, chuck colson, dead tonight at age of 80. >>> the families of three young people killed when a drunk driver crashed their car into a tree are still outraged after a panel of judges in montgomery county dramatically reduced the driver's sentence yesterday. 20-year-old kevin do faye pleaded guilty to three counts every vehicular manslaughter and one count of fleeing the scene of a fatal crash. she was caught several hours later after that may 2011 crash. the judge is reduced his 20- year sentence to 8 years. >> let's go out to the county borders, prince george's and the district, if

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i happened to go to meetings with chuck colson, somebody called the attack team. at 9:15 we met in 1972 for the campaign and never saw that. i went to the meetings every morning, a whole bunch of people there. pat buchanan was there. there was nothing -- we never discussed anything illegal. we discussed once calling fire engines and having them to go to a shriver picnic or something, some democratic get together. it was sort of fun and games kind of stuff. none of the dirty tricks associated with the '72 campaign came through that at all. that was all sort of hidden away. it was compartmentalized. there was a lot within the white house which was compartmentalized. you didn't see it in the beginning, what structures were there, circles within circles. it was a complex, byzantine place. he began introducing me to the -- i think not just the spiritual side of richard nixon but his idealism and he helped me understand that nixon was a -- something cruel had happened to him somewhere along the way. he -- i don't know where this deformity of character came from or where

i pursued chuck colson in a different way.s a tough guy political enforcer in the white house whose zeal led him afoul of the law and to jail. his conversion to christianity in the ordeal illustrated what the term "amazing grace" means. he founded a ministry to prisoners that now operating in more than 100 countries. his passionate faith expressed in box, articles and speeches made him one of the most important vadco kates for -- advocates for christianity in our time. the willfulness and determination that led him to trouble never left him. in the last 30 years of his life they were in the service of people he might once condemned. to the end, there were some who scoffed at the conversion, but not those who saw firsthand what it had done to him and what he had done because of it. a pastor i know likes to say if you chase after jesus, men will chase after you. i will always be glad that in my small way i joined chuck colson's chase. bret? >> bret: brit, did you talk with him about the days that you were chasing him as a report

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. >> rick: evangelical christianity lost one of its most influential voices with the death of chuck colson. the prison fellowship and colson center for christian world view died at the age of 80. he passed away at a northern verge hospital with his wife and his family at his bedside. he suffered a brain hemorrhage on march 31. james rosen now with more on a remarkable life. >> he was known as richard nixon's hatchet man, the white house special counsel willing to walk over his own grandmother to reelect the president. but after watergate and seven months in prison, charles colson would spend the next four decades as one of america's leading christian missionaries, working with the inmates in america's prisons. >> i saw the world through the eyes of people who are disadvantaged and marginalized, rejected. the outcasts of society, untouchables in memory life. >> born in boston in 1931, he attended brown university. through brown's alumni association, he would meet e. howard hunt, who years later colson would recruit to the nixon white house and go on to supervise the watergate break in. a fo

chuck colson has died at the age of 80. he spent a short time in prison and reinvented himself as a religious figure. he funded an outreach program that has services in 113 countries. he suffered a brain hemorrhage late last month and died from complications just this afternoon. >>> the list of secret service agents implicated in a prosttushz scandal grows and so does the list of those now out of a job. we're sking a former agent if behavior lice this is really that unusual in two minutes. also this -- >> you don't see this every day. cnn goes to the front line with u.s. troops in afghanistan. and that is one of several interesting moments. (female announcer) most life insurance companies look at you and just see a policy. at aviva, we do things differently. we're bringing humanity back to life insurance. that's why only aviva rewards you with savings for getting a check-up. it's our wellness for life program, with online access to mayo clinic. see the difference at avivausa.com. >>> three more u.s. skretd service employees

. >> chuck colson, the man once described as the evil genius of the nixon administration has died fromomplications of brain surgery. he served as for the nixon's special counsel and spent a year in prison for watergate related crimes. he became a born-again christian and a leading voice in the evangelical movement and an advocate for prison reform some leading republicans are reacting to his death. mitt romney said -- indiana congressman, my pants said -- -- mike pence said -- >> the capitals are bringing the series back home with quite a bit of momentum after a back- and-forth game five. washington took the lead with less than two minutes left to play in the third. >> the caps have won the last two straight. greg joins us now with a look at the highlights. >> i go back to when they fired at bouguereau. here they are now, a series of great highs and lows. they win another one-goal game. bacon wrapped up this first round series on sunday afternoon. tied at two against the bruins. this will make it 3-to washington. the bruins tied it again and it looked like we would go to overtime. with

. >> chuck colson, a major figure from the watergate scandal, has died. he was the first of richard nixon's aide to be convicted and sent to prison for seven months. he had been the president's special counsel but was also known as nixon's hatchet man. colson was 80 years old. >>> back to new york now with the search for 6-year-old etan patz has been suspended for operational reasons. we don't know any more specifics, but investigators say they will be back tomorrow morning. we've also received word of an important development, the discovery of a suspicious stain on a basement wall. susan candiotti is to explain more on this. what are investigations telling you? >> reporter: well, on the record investigators weren't saying more about it but a law enforcement source tells me they found this possible blood stain on saturday after they sprayed an agent called -- a chemical agent called luminol. luminol can detect blood. they picked out this one section of the cement wall. they cut it out using chain saws in order to do more analysis. and this luminol can ind

. >>> chuck colson, a major figure from the watergate scandal, has died. colson was the first of richard nixon's aides to be convicted, and sent to prison for seven months. he had been the president's special counsel. but was also known as nixon's hatchet man. after leaving prison in the mid-1970s, colson founded an outreach group providing spiritual support for prisoners. colson was 80 years old. >>> we're following developments in the search for 6-year-old etan patz. today's search has been suspended for operational reasons. investigators aren't explaining what that means, but they say they will be back tomorrow. investigators are also following up on an important development, the discovery of a suspicious stain they found on a basement wall. national correspondent susan candiotti is at the scene in new york. susan, what more have you been able to learn from the investigators there? >> reporter: not much. it's been pretty intriguing to try to figure out what's going on. about an hour and a half ago, as we were standing here, all of a sudden you see that

because of chuck colson's life. but, you know, he was responsible for doing something that some evangelicals got upset about, turned their back on him, when he decided that evangelicals should form a conservative alliance with conservative catholics. and he lost some money. he lost a lot of support from the evangelical community. but that was one of the more fateful decisions, because that is a powerful, powerful not just voting bloc but also a powerful bloc on cultural issues like the one we just were talking about a couple of months ago, on catholic health institutions. >> so this may come as a shock to you, but colson went to brown, where i also went, and a few years ago when i was on the board of brown i suggested we give him an honorary degree, that i thought that someone who had so thoroughly changed his life for the better -- we should believe in redemption and second chances and give him an honorary degree. my fellow fellows didn't agree with that. >> oh, what a shock. what a shock. >> what's that say? >> i

chuck colson was aide to nixon at the time of the water gate scandal. his release from prison, colson began a fellowship group for inmates which is now in more than 100 countries. he died from complications from brain surgery, he was 80 years old. >>> and causing a huge traffic jam, dead tonight. how officials say this happened. >>> and it is all about saving the environment for all living things, thousands of volunteers today participating in earth day work day. we'll show you what they're doing. >>> and two bay area women's soccer teams come together for a cause, how cal and stanford are working to help a very special little girl. >>> and the bay area receives a nice dose of summer heat this afternoon. and now a big cooldown is on the way. we'll take a look at what to expect for sunday as well as the extended forecast coming up . >>> the coroner's office has released the name of a carjacking suspect who was killed by sheriff's deputy last night. the suspect is identified as 38- year-old jimmy lee graves, authority say he locked himself inside a sacram

a family spokesman says charles chuck colson passed away in a virginia hospital after a brief illness. he was 80 years old. colson was a 38-year-old lawyer who went to work for president nixon as special counsel. he was quoted ago saying he would lawn over his grandmother to get the president re- elected. colson was later convicted in connection with the watergate scandal. and while in front, he turned to religion. he founded a prison ministry and after his release colson emerged as an evangelical christian leader. >> the only way i can begin to talk in prison is fellow sinners. nixon is right in there. gentlemen sufficient right-hand man means everything. >>> there is shock anguish and disbelief tonight among the families of three young people killed last may. when a drunk driver crashed their car into a tree. yesterday a panel of montgomery county judges dramatically reduced that driver's sentence. 20-year-old kevin coffee pleaded guilty in november to three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of fleeing the scene of a fatal crash. he was caught several hours after the ma

charles chuck colson served time in prison for his role in the watergate case. the washington post in 19722 says "colson was a master of dirty tricks." while in jail, colson said he reformed and sent the final 0 years of his life work and evangelical minister working with inmates. colson was 80 years old a total of 6 service secret service members have left their jobs. how the scandal is becoming politicized. >> reporter: three more secret service employees resigned friday bringing the total number for six agency person mel who lost their jobs because of scandal. of the secret service added a 12th name for the list of people implicated in the scandal. here is what one democrat had to say. >> my committee and i are awaiting answers for ten questions that we have asked them, we should have those answers may 1st. >> reporter: the scandal took a political turn when a republican senator asked the secret service whether they are investigating potential involvement of white house staff. the white house called the move prepostorrous and says it has no reason to believe

reflecting on that time in american politics, chuck colson.video clip] >> i remember vividly sitting outside with friends. and i remember i was asked -- where is your pal, hunt, these days? he said -- does to work for us? i said -- no, he left months ago. that he was off the payroll. why are you asking? he said -- well, some of these guys are involved in the break- in and must have known about it. must have seen something. in his pocket he had the name and white house phone number. i thought -- oh, no. if we are involved in this, it could be end of this president's term in office. host: he had the position of white house counsel at the age of 38, he passed away in virginia over the weekend. the question -- but the watergate pollock -- the legacy of watergate on american politics. we will get your calls and comments in just a moment. from inside of "the washington post," this photograph with chuck colson inside the oval office. "he underwent a profound religious transformation." "he said that prison was filled with embittered prisoners who cont

. >> let me finally turn to the news of the death of chuck colson, one of the people that was centralwatergate and then had a different life after that. remember him for us. >> colson was nixon's -- one of nixon's hatchet men. he was, you know, he was the most aggressive in doing lots of these things. at the same time, when colson went to prison, he experienced, i think, a really genuine conversion and devoted himself to prisoners and prison reform in a way that you can't question, because you talk to people in the prison reform movement and chuck colson is a god, and so we have the two sides of this man, the guy who said and acted like he would walk over his grandmother to get mixon reelected. but somebody devoting decades to very worthy cause. >> thank you, bob. >> thanks. >>> it is time now to show you some of this morning's headl >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by purina, your pet, our passion. >>> john edwards goes on trial today, accused of spending nearly $1 million from campaign donors to the mother of his child. >> this trial asks the question where does

chuck colson was 80 years old. do you think you can get out of there within 30 minutes of showing up, with an excuse or reason so he doesn't freak out? i understand he's a friend or whatnot. you got to -- >> i just need to get out of the room, right? >> yeah, with the product. >> investigator mike davis is coaching a first-time informant from boys town neighborhood. they've enlisted his help to set up a prominent crystal meth dealer in the gay community. the informant, whom we're calling cash, is working on behalf of his boyfriend in jail. >> this has to go -- this has to happen for me, too, you know. >> cash isn't the only one çqp)ning on the fly today. investigators are just beginning to understand the drug subculture of boys town. it's here that crystal meth addiction is on the rise. according to the chicago department of public health, 10% of local gay men have used çme, which is also linked to higher rates of unprotected sex and the spread of hiv. >> meth, you always hear it's coming to your city and when it

chuck colson died yesterday. his philosophy was legendary.id that he walk over his grandmother to re-elect nixon. in prison after watergate, colson became a born-again christian and dedicated the rest of his life to prison ministry. he was 80 years old. >>> we also honor our fellow americans who served and sacrificed. this week the pentagon released the names of four service members who were killed in afghanistan. sadly, no. oh. but i did pick up your dry cleaning and had your shoes shined. well, i made you a reservation at the sushi place around the corner. well, in that case, i better get back to these invoices... which i'll do right after making your favorite pancakes. you know what? i'm going to tidy up your side of the office. i can't hear you because i'm also making you a smoothie. [ male announcer ] marriott hotels & resorts knows it's better for xerox to automate their global invoice process so they can focus on serving their customers. with xerox, you're ready for real business. and only hopes to achieve them. so you'll be happy to k

chuck colson went to jail over the watergate scandal and later founded a ministry.s old. more news in one hour. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> here's my alien skull with his brains bashed in. here's miss misery. i'veç had her for 20 years. it's a cover-up of a girlfriend's name that i had right here. this will show you how old i am. a guns n' roses tattoo. ha! can you believe that [ bleep ]? i still do love guns n' roses. they're [ bleep ]. there's no denying that. there's a lot of roles in prison. you can be whoever you want to be. >> serving a 20-year sentence for armed robbery hasn't stopped tavares lee from being a future entrepreneur at the santa rosa correctional institution in florida. >> what's in your hand there? let me see. come on. >> ain't going to lose it. this is going to be on the streets when i get out of prison. okay, i'm going to have them in black, brown, green, red, all tropical colors. you know they're real because of this. you can't get the fake ones. this is a sneak preview. that's enough right there. that

chuck colson. colson was the first of richard nixon's aides to be convicted. he was the president's special counsel but was also known as nixon's hatchet man. he took his punishment, seven months in prison and turned his life around. here he is in 1999. >> we have healed a great deal from what happened in watergate, but it auto took a long period of time for people to recognize what they had done wrong. i apologized for what i did, went to the people i had offended, and felt a repentant attitude throughout. >> after leaving prison in the mid-1970s, colson founded the prison fellowship, providing spiritual support for scores of prisoner. his humanitarian work earned him redemption in the form of the presidential citizen medal in 2008. he was 80. >>> investigators looking for ans into the disappearance of a new york boy 33 years ago say they have found a suspicious stain. they discovered the stain on a concrete wall yesterday while tearing apart a lower manhattan basement about a half block from where etan patz's parents still live. they sprayed a chemical that

chuck colson founded a ministry. colson was 80 yearsç old.>>> by law juveniles who are arrested can spend a maximum of 120 days in detention. 16-year-old kevin was close to that limit. after months behind bars and just one family visit, the depths of kevin's despair resulted in a tense situation for everyone involved. >> get the [ bleep ] away from me. it was a rush. like, it just came like that and everything just started shaking to me, and i didn't want to give up. i'll [ bleep ] kill myself. [ bleep ]. i don't care. i was being stupid. i would never kill myself. i got a lot to live for. it was just all an act. just trying to get attention. >> after his safety was secured, jamie spoke with kevin to get to the root of his distress and anger. and despite his rebellious behavior the day before, jamie makes good on her promise of a phone call. >> nine times out of ten when they're angry like that it's not the issue at hand. it's something else. he was pending placement. he was upset. he was scared. you know, so what does he do? he goes off and

chuck colson was 80 years of age when he passed away on saturday. thank you very much for watching.rward. dylan, glad to have you back. how are you? >> great to be here, thank you very much. the show begins right now.

chuck colson was 80 years of age when he passed away on saturday. thank you very much for watching.rward. dylan, glad to have you back. how are you? >> great to be here, thank you very much. the show begins right now. a lovely monday afternoon to you. i'm dylan ratigan, today's big story targeting the regimes of the milddle east. our president with tough talk today with syria and iran and new measures at taming these growing threats. >> sovereignty is never a license to slaughter your people. i signed an executive order that authorize new

. >> chuck colson died at the age of 80. there was the first report of the watergate story in the media, the so-called dirty tricks in the nixon administration and his process while working in the white house. this is one hour 20 minutes. >> people in the high-tech, media-saturated world get stereotyped pictures of the people, and they then conclude that is all there is to that person. nixon was a very complicated personality. he characterized the history as the evil emperor who punished his enemies and was a vindictive and mean and vicious. he was actually a very kind, decent man. there were many, many times when we would have discussions, even though i was a guy with a political portfolio, i was a guy with the task of mobilizing outside groups, he would just talk about, "we have to do this because this is the right thing." in 1964, in the back of his limousine, up to his apartment on the upper east side, he had said, "you know, we have to do this, because the kind of world our children and grandchildren live in depends on

charles, chuck colson was the so-called evil genius that who kept a journal of writers who opposed the years old. >>> it is time for a quick look at today's list of number ones. first up, seattle, washington, that's america's most popular city. 57% of the new public policy polling survey hold a favorable opinion of the emerald city. seattle's northwest neighbor, portland, oregon ranked second, followed by boston, atlanta and phoenix. on the other hand, motown is a no-town, detroit ranking dead last among the cities on the survey. other bottom dwellers include my home town of l.a., oakland, miami and the nation's capital. >>> today's earth day, so this is particularly apropos, portland oregon is second to none on a new list of america's greenest cities. the city's green space and mass transit get the highest marks in the travel and leisure survey. edmunds names honda the best car for resale value andç forbes i ranking tv's top money-makers. "american idol" rakes in over $6.5 million each half hour. tally that up. >>> and those are your number ones here on "weekends with alex witt." ♪ ♪

chuck. it is time that we use nuclear weapons. kissinger looked absolutely paralyzed. [laughter] colson did bring up the dark side. it was pure humor. nixon loved it. >> care more about his political career, watergate, and this book on prison reform at the c-span video library online. a quarter century politics and public affairs available on your computer anytime. >> the u.s. general overseeing operations in southwest afghanistan, says that he has had no cooperation from the pakistani army in securing the border with afghanistan. brigadier general, u.s. marine corps john toolan jr. spoke in washington d.c. we pick up with the question-and-answer portion of john toolan jr.'s's remarks. >> i will ask one question, and then look to the audience for the discussion. can you talk more about the taliban and where they are in your estimation, what is the champ dashed chances of them popping up? can you give us a feel for where they are politically and militarily in your view? >> i think the taliban is always going to be, i believe a hard-core element that is going to want to install sharia law. i've seen some of those fo