she put parnham in touch with the show's creator, dick wolf. >> and dick wolf said, mr. parnham, i can guarantee you i have great respect for park dietz, but no such show ever aired. nor had it ever been planned. >> parnham immediately filed for a mistrial. the motion was denied. >> what does the park dietz testimony have to do with overturning this conviction? she got the idea from a tv show and it never existed and so you overturn the conviction of a person that killed five children? that's absurd. >>> see daddy? mommy? >> dada. >> mommy? >> say mama. >> mama. >> on march 15th, 2002, andrea yates was sentenced the life in prison for the murder of her children. she was incarcerated at the mountain view unit, a state psychiatric prison. >> in a hospital for the -- it's called for the criminally insane, you are locked in with people who have committed violent crimes and they're mentally ill. they're not places you want to be. >> naturally, the defense was gunning for a reversal of the verdict. among the many points of argument was the questionable testimony given by park

she put parnham in touch with the show's creator, dick wolf. >> and dick wolf said, mr.rantee you i have great respect for park dietz, but no such show ever aired. nor had it ever been planned. >> parnham immediately filed for a mistrial. the motion was denied. >> what does the park dietz testimony have to do with overturning this conviction? she got the idea from a tv show and it never existed and so you overturn the conviction of a person that killed five children? that's absurd. d hoffman. ...and the little room above the strip mall off roble avenue. ♪ this magic moment it is the story of where every great idea begins. and of those who believed they had the power to do more. dell is honored to be part of some of the world's great stories. that began much the same way ours did. in a little dorm room -- 2713. ♪ this magic moment ♪ because what you don't know, can hurt you.urance. what if you didn't know that posting your travel plans online may attract burglars? [woman] off to hawaii! what if you didn't know that as the price of gold rises, so should the coverage on you

i hope it works out for him. >> dick wolf.ou have more hours on network television than any other producer in the history of television? >> i have no idea. >> i read that somewhere. >> really? that's a good one. can i claim that now? >> you should use that one on dates. absolutely. >> "law & order" alone. how long has that been on the air. >> that's no longer oen the air. we went 20 years. it's about 448 episodes or something. >> wow. >> not much in residual payments. >> they're really pre-writers guild. >> speaking of pre-writers build, "the execution." your latest book about drug cartels. the theme of it about drug cartels. i've always wondered given the growth of drug cartels in this country spawning from mexico, perhaps. it seems to me that you could have a graduate of harvard business school running a drug cartel it's so complex. >> it's not far off. the successful ones. i mean, they -- it sort of moved from colombia in the '90s and early part of the ots to mexico now is really the ones -- the mexican mobs are the ones th

. >> so dick wolf, who we all fondly call the wizard, the magic man, had this idea of looking at allnas of service, chicago is the dichotomy of wealth and violence and this heart beat of the place. >> beauty and poverty. >> exactly. and so he started with "chicago fire" looking at the men and women who are responding to calls and the amazing emts and now we are launching pd and a couple of our characters were detectives on fire and lay of the land, if you were looking at an overhead map, their firehouse and our district office are two and a half blocks away from each other. >> so this came as a result of you being an episodic actress before? and it just -- or you said you had been on "chicago fire". >> this year i was working on "chicago fire," but first season of that show, jason and john, our head detectives, were on fire. >> it was working. >> a lot of crime shows out there, this one seems a little grittier, doesn't it? >> very. we're sort of like a cable show on a big network. >> on the edge. we love those guys on "chicago fire." they're sweet. >> and handsome. >> they are. >> we

a seat held by a republican moderate dick wolf. he is no moderate.go, this man thinks spousal rape should not be a crime. he opposed making spousal rape a crime because according to dick black, quote, it is impossible to detect. >> i do not know how on earth you could validly get a conviction of a husband/wife rape where they're living together, sleeping in the same bed. there's no injury. there's no separation or anything. >> it would appear that dick black's message to the ladies is this. if you're married, it's not a rape. if you're in a nighty, you're asking for it. if you are raped by your spouse, there's to injury. unbelievab unbelievably, that's not the end of the controversy of dick black. this is a man who has also called emergency contraception baby pesticide. a man who once invited a television reporter to film him watching violent rape porn in a public library to demonstrate why libraries should block pornography. he's not some dastardly villain that brought you e.w. jackson, but one can only hope come 2014 dick black meets the same resou

we're going to talk to dick wolf. bit with grands mini pot pies. only four ingredients. and a few easy steps. weeknight dinner in a flash. and my family devours them. pillsbury grands biscuits. make dinner pop. kevin! toaster strudel, yah? ♪ warm, flaky, toaster strudel. [ female announcer ] now get two bonus box tops for your school. >>> back at 8:52. dick wolf is best known as creator of the huge franchise "law & order" and now he has a new show "chicago pd." it debuted last night, by the way. he's written his second crime novel. it's called "the execution. good to see you. >> good to see you, matt. >> you're becoming prolific here. this one deals with mexican drug rings. >> well, and a new york city detective, jeremy fisk. >> he's your protagonist. >> the hero of sorts. good cop. >> and you've got a villain in this one. i like the name. you've got chuparosa. >> the humming bird. >> is that the name? >> that's the translation. >> tell me about him. >> very, very bad guy, who at the beginning of the novel has just cu

. >> james carville and mary madeline will join us with their new book and dick wolf will be on the showe funds. "morning joe" will be right back. ♪ >>> over a 20-year life span, s.a.c. cattle game a giant among hedge funds and calling himself amass incredible wealth including a sprawling 35,000 square foot mansion in greenwich, connecticut. a 62 hillary dollar beach house in the hamptons and multiple apartments in manhattan, including this 115 million dollar mid-town duplex. in 2002, cohen content out christmas cards where he posed as kinko hen. by 2008, his personal fortune reached $8 billion. beating the stock market year after year. cohen's returns even with his first calls seemed too good to be true. >> that was a clip from "front line" late documentary to catch a trader. >> that guy lives like harold ford jr. >> did you recognize that apartment? >> i wish. >> harold sold it to him at a profit, of course, but harold always makes a profit. >> of course. >>> here with us "front line" correspondent martin smith. that looks fascinating. >> martin. >> and frightening. >> steven cohen in

and this show is produced by dick wolf who likes to keep things in the family.bylon. >> it's a parody of the sweeping 1960s daniel steele type of movie. this is insanely amazing, toby maguire, will ferrell introduces the series every night and it's a big old parody of an oil tycoon family. >> that's january 9th. can't wait for that one. and january 12th, golden globes, so that one definitely mark your calendar for. and the ladies are back. >> the ladies. they're like everyone's favorite people on the planet, tina fey and amy poehler. it's definitely the most fun. woody allen is getting the mill award, but not showing up and he's sending diane keaton, instead, to accept it. >> january 14th, "the boss," new album. >> yeah. his 18th studio album. this is kind of a hodgepodge mix of some older recordings that never got released. and there's some new stuff. and actually three of the songs are going to premiere on "the good wife," next sunday's episode. >> and "american idol" is back, j-lo, keith urban, and harry connick. >> good-bye mariah. new producers, new directo

kathy mcmorris rogers and the senate's number-two democrat, dick durbin. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with breaking news. these are live pictures from atlanta where misery is turning to fury right now. this hour, one of the largest cities in the country virtually shut down for the next 24 hours. a half dozen states across the southeast are now under snow and ice with two people dead in georgia and five in alabama. more than a thousand accidents reported after just a few inches of snow turned major roadways into icy parking lots and stores into shelters. look at this. these are live pictures at traffic cameras around atlanta where everies are under way to clear thousands of abandoned cars and trucks. drivers, some after waiting ten hours or more in traffic, decided to risk their own lives and walk miles in bitter cold to try to get home. thousands of children forced to spend the night in schools or on school buses. they are finally home tonight. cnn has team coverage of all of the breaking story. our victor blackwell and bringian todd are both s

daughter of former vice president, dick cheney, says that she made the decision because of, quote, serious health issues in her family. want to bring in our own wolfr from washington to talk more about this, and some other news. so wolf, first of all, liz cheney said serious health issues have recently arisen in our family, and under the circumstances, i've decided to discontinue my campaign. my children and their futures were the motivation for our campaign, and their health and well-being will always be my overriding priority. of wolf, do we know what she is talking about when she says the health issues she is referencing? >> we don't. they're keeping that very, very private, very confidential. obviously, according to that statement, at least, the impression is something involving the kids. she has five children. we don't know the details. we don't know what she is referring to. clearly, it's obviously something very serious, and her decision to go ahead and drop out of this race. she wasn't -- didn't look like she was gaining much ground against mike enzi, long-time republican incumbent senator from wyoming. the polls showed she had a really up

wolf of wall street." jonah hill will be here, he's a funny guy. a talented guy. plus he's a talk show legend the great dicksne. you don't want to miss that tomorrow. we love wylie. but first, our next guest is here tonight to perform the song "pretty in pain" from her album "speak a little louder." you can also hear her singing on the roots and elvis costello album "wise up ghost." please welcome diane birch, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ don't know how i got here but i'm here don't know what i'm here for but this is clear ♪ ♪ some mountains have to be climbed some mountains have to be moved ♪ ♪ how does the heart go wrong when you give it all you got give it all you got ♪ ♪ i know you're already gone but i'm trying i'm tryin' to hold on ♪ ♪ i can make up a smile fool the crowd for a while but the tears they've left a stain ♪ ♪ i would stay if i could try to make it look good but it's hard to be pretty in pain ♪ ♪ it's a vicious circle for only a few some of the wisest people don't have a clue ♪ ♪ some bridges are meant to be crossed some bridges are meant to be burned ♪ ♪ how does the heart go wr

dick cheney, has dropped out of the wyoming senate race, citing family health reasons. off of erin mcpike, a relatively popular incumbent in wyoming. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, wolf, it was very rocky. that's understandable. because it was a surprise when she announced this campaign in the first place. you may remember, she moved her family across the country to take on a low-key but powerful republican incumbent senator, and then she picked a family fight along the way. now, this incumbent, mike enzen complained he was a friendy fishing buddy, but former vice president said that wasn't true. the whole race turned into a major distraction for the republican party. >> we're proud of our family in wyoming. we're proud of grandma and grandpa. >> we're proud of our mom. >> she is not running anymore. liz cheney's famous family helped catapult her political career but also the reason she is ending her ill-fated effort to unseat fellow republican, three-term wyoming senator, mike enzi. in a statement this morning, she explained, my children and their futures were the motivation for our campaign. and their health and well-being will always be my overriding priority. det