is edwards planning to admit that now?dz' lawyer telling the paper "there may be a statement on that subject at some point" but said that they would wait to see how things unfold here. we may remember edwards very publicly denied being the father of rielle hunter's child last year. >> i know that it's not possible that this child could be mine because of the timing of events. so i know it's not possible. happy to take a paternity test and would love to see it happen. >> that paternity test still hasn't happened, but a friend of hunter's said the affair, robin, was still going on when hunter got pregnant. >> so it's not -- i don't want people to watch this and say being oh, this is a story about a salacious sex scandal because edwards is also facing the possibility of criminal charges here. >> yeah. you hit on it, robin. edwards could face jail time of up to five years if he's indicted in this case. a formal federal prosecutor talked about alleged payments to hunter on our sister network cnn. take a listen. >> we know that

e less bit edwards stays with john edwards despite his cheating.n "the good wife," the character starts over after her husband's sex scandal. carlos, if john edwards winds up confessing to being the father of his lover's baby, i'm guessing a lot of people are going to say, elizabeth, you have got to leave him. >> let's make one thing perfectly clear. john edwards is scum. okay? he zee fines the word scum. elizabeth edwards deserves a medal for how she's handled this. if she was not facing terminal cancer, i would say dump his butt, go around the country and talk about how much scum he really is. how much longer does she have? does she want to spend her last days on this planet with hate, with, you know, wanting to dump this guy? he's been so amazing thus far. why not keep that incredible attitude going and just fill your life with love and just, you know, blow him off for the jerk that he is and spend time with, you know, focusing on your own kids. she has been unbelievable through all this. >> i agree 100%, carlos, with what you're saying. i have

he could say john edwards ran down broadway naked, it doesn't matter because edwards credibility is shotatever he says to refute this nobody believes you. >> greg: he has lied and lied and lied. you remember fargo, he reminds me of the character just as he got caught leaving the window. climbing out the window and he is a pathetic man and you can't take him seriously any more. i believe this is true because it is so weirdly specific. i mean the details, who would come up with the dave matthews band on the rooftop unless it was john edwards? >> well, look, edwards is ruining it for romantics like me. i promised my mistress a booze cruise and a cover band. one other thing. i'm a democrat and i think that this guy, he couldn't be smarmier. he could talk a cold sore off his own lip. >> i wish i had that skill. at least four times out of the year. i don't need it all the time. just when i'm stressed out. >> sweet talk a concealer. >> greg: there is no concealer for what i've got. patti ann browne, it guy, it was funny, it was like he was picking things to make himself appear hip. like the dav

elizabeth edwards stays with john edwards despite his cheating.rts over after her husband's sex scandal. carlos, if john edwards winds up confessing to being the father of his lover's baby, i'm guessing with a whole lot of people are going to say, elizabeth, you have got to leave him. >> let's make one thing perfectly clear. john edwards is scum. okay? he defines the word scum. elizabeth edwards deserves a medal for how she's handled this. if she was not facing terminal cancer, i would say dump his butt, go around the country and talk about how much scum he really is. how much longer does she have? does she want to spend her last days on this planet with hate, with, you know, wanting to dump this guy? she's been so amazing thus far, why not keep that incredible attitude going and just fill your life with love and just, you know, blow him off for the jerk that he is and spend time with, you know, focusing on your own kids. she has been unbelievable through all this. >> i agree 100%, carlos, with what you're saying. i have a feeling a lot of people

all right, john edwards.edwards and the sanford story are pretty much the same, but the national media does not treat it the same, mary katharine. am i hallucinating? >> you are not hallucinating, and i think it is because he is a democrat. i think what your two guests were missing, when they said he was a has been, the story would have broken while he was a candidate for president. the liberal press stayed away from it, so it did not break until he was a has been. bill: there is not going to be any comeback. he is done. he is done. >> four years from now, you will see. bill: no. thank god the only people suffering with john edwards not running again are the hair spray people. now, juan, at one point, there were more than 100 reporters in alaska trying to dig up dirt on sarah palin, more than 100. you cannot tell me that the media is fair in this country anymore. i will give you the last word. >> well, i do not know about them being fair and honest, so i will agree with you on that, but, look. john edwards is

young claims edwards convinced him to say he was the father. now sources say he later recanted because edwards turned his back on young. robin, edwards did not respond to a request for comment as of yet. >> it isn't just the story of a sex scandal here. edwards is facing the possibility of criminal charges. >> that's right. a grand jury in north carolina is looking into whether edwards misused campaign funds to cover this affair up. this is video of rheal hunter. there was a series of videos during his campai2008 campaign. he could go to jail here, robin. edwards has said he does not think any campaign funds were used improperly. >> richard, thank you. >>> well, homeland security is warning transit systems across the country to step up patrols. the associated press reports counterterrorism officials issued a bulletin recommending sweeps and patrols at terminals and stations. now it's all because of a recent arrest in a possible plot against new york transit. no one is charged with terrorism in that case just with lying to agents at this point.

this is a sordid tale because elizabeth edwards is sick with cancer and john edwards may be about ready one more time. >> a couple of months ago there was a story that talked about could he get back in politics. this was before this criminal investigation had gotten this far. at this point i don't know how he would be able to. the credit. >> no doubt. >> so many things at play. >> i have another interesting story for you just happened in the last couple of hours. new york's first lady is defending her husband, governor david paterson. >> michelle paterson says the governor is a fighter. his wife says he will run for re-election. she says it is wrong for president obama to get involved in state politics. >> i think by the white house getting involved in state politics i never heard of a president asking a sitting governor not to run for re-election. i thought it was very unusual and very unfair. >> mrs. paterson said the governor's sight disability may be contributing to his low poll numbers. governor paterson will be an exclusive guest with david gregory on "meet the press." she is weig

john edwards secret promises to wed his mistress revealed.f a baby girl. >> there are a lot of people running for president, every one of them are going to come to you and tell you they're with you. but are they? >> the same old faces in the same old places. the conservative pick for the future looks a lot like the past. >> and who needs pro wrestling when you can just go to the bank? a fearless customer, a bank robber, and a full nelson caught on camera. it's all right now on "the big picture." >> and good afternoon, i'm con tess abrewer. >> and i'm savannah guthrie. david has the day off today. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan says without more troops the war could be, quote, a failure. on august 30th, general stanley mcchrystal sent a report to robert gates and stressed the gravity of the situation. quote, resources will not win this war, but underresourcing could lose. although considerable effort and resulted in had some progress, many indicate the overall effort is deteriorating. sunday on "meet the press," president obama spoke ab

edwards and rielle hunter during the presidential campaign and that edwards asked young to claim responsibility for fathering her child. >> thank you. good to see you. >> reporter: like off the campaign trail has been no less turbulent for john edwards. in may he acknowledged being part of a federal investigation into whether campaign funds were paid illegally to rielle hunter. something edwards has denied. last month rielle hunter testified before the grand jury. even bringing her child with her. >> it's good to see. >> reporter: you elizabeth edwards, meanwhile, appeared live "today" in may of why she decided not to leave her husband after he admitted to having an extramarital affair. >> i guess all sorts of reasons but the big reason is that i promised i was with him for better or for worse. this was a lot worse than i had ever expected. but i thought you know, that meant something when i said it. >> reporter: john and elizabeth edwards were last seen together publicly at a memorial for senator ted kennedy in august. coming together to pay their respects, even as so much attention continues

that edwards car continues to be so powerful. he runs a 6.614 and that is the quickest of session two. >> we said that the beneficiary of this was probably going to be mike edwards and in session number three he was alongside of ronnie humphrey, the next quickest, it was mike edwards with 6.16, over 208 miles per hour. >> and so, the standings at the conclusion of three sessions of qualifying for pro stock. look this way, with edwards sitting number one followed by humphrey and k.j., an allen johnson and jason line. >> big names on bottom half. greg anderson, jeg coughlin and warren johnson on the bum with a 6.68. >> there's the list not in the field and that including rickie jones and ron krisher. and speaking of krisher, seventh in the points coming in here to the start the playoffs. the countdown to the championship. ron krisher trying to get into this field. that's john gaydosh on the other side. remember krisher had a dnq at veg vegas's wl. >> talk about not having a -- ron krisher, he's gotten better every run but a lot of

edwards and rielle hunter dur, the presidential campaign and that edwards asked young to claim responsibility>> reporter: life off the campaign trail has been no less turbulent for john edwards. in makers he acknowledged being part of a federal investigation into whether campaign funds were paid illegally to rielle hunter, something edwards has denied. last month, rielle hunter testified before the grand jury, even bringing her child with her. elizabeth edwards, meanwhile, appeared live on "today" in may and address idea she chose not to leave her husband after he admitted having an extra marital affair. >> i have all sorts of reasons but the big reason is that, you know, i promised i was with him for better to or for worse. this was a a lot worse than i had ever expected. but i thought, you know, that meant something when i said it. >> reporter: john and elizabeth edwards were last seen together publicly at a memorial for senator it ted kennedy in august. coming together to pay their respects, even as so much attention continues to be focused on their personal lives, and whether john edwards

how much legal trouble might edwards be in?r federal prosecutor. >> i think he is in substantial prosecut prosecutor, because i think the hush money looks bad, smells bad and the grand jury seems to be serious. >> reporter: at issue was the $114,000 paid by edwards' campaign to hunter for legitimate work or was some of to keep her quiet? also at issue, money from two big campaign donors which was used to move hunter, pay her rent and pay other costs actually hush money? prosecutors are considering what would be a novel legal theory, that money to keep an affair quiet and maintain edwards' viability as a candidate amounted to campaign contributions which edwards should have reported. one former prosecutor thinks it's a stretch. >> as far as a criminal case goes, i consider it pretty far-fetched. >> reporter: edwards has denied any knowledge of the payments. >> i know absolutely nothing about this. >> reporter: edwards also first denied the afar. >> the story's false. it is completely untrue. it is ridiculous. >> reporter: then a

how much legal trouble might edwards be? stephen saltzberg is a former prosecutor. >> the hush money looks bad, smells bad. >> reporter: at issue was the $114,000 paid by edwards campaign to hunter for legitimate work or was some of it to keep her quiet? also at issue was money from two big campaign donors, which was used to move hunter, pay her rent and pay other costs, actually hush money. osecutors are considering what would be a novel legal theory, money to keep an affair quiet and maintain edwards' viability as a candidate amounted to campaign contributions, which edwards should have reported. one former prosecutor thinks it's a stretch. >> as far as a criminal case goes, i consider it pretty far fetched. >> reporter: edwards denied any knowledge of the payments. >> i know nothing about this. >> reporter: edwards also first denied theffair. >> it's false. completely untrue. ridiculous. >> reporter: then admitted the affair, but denied he fathered the child. >> i know it's not possible this child could be mine. >> report

according to an aide to former aide to john edwards, john edwards knew and has known that the child ofo "the new york times" will admit so very soon. there is a grand jury investigation going on right now. the timing of this admission may be connected to that grand jury investigation. >> and there is, jon, a serious question this is not just about gossip. this is also about a serious legal question here, potential legal ramifications. talk about the grand jury investigation and we've known it's going on some time and saw the shots of rielle hunter when she went in front of the grand jury and she brought that baby with her then. we know that prosecutors are haggling with this notion whether candidates to -- payments to a candidate's mistress to keep that mistress silent is part of campaign donations. >> this is what prosecutors are contending with right now, whether or not this is a violation of the law. john edwards it should be noted has hired a criminal attorney, not an attorney associated with just federal election campaign violations but a criminal attorney associated with this inv

>> yes. >> but john edwards violated every basic rule of crisis management.hich is when you have something like this, you get out as much of a story as you can all at once. he has turned this into a long -- what is it, a year-and-a-half long soap opera now? >> here he is last year on "night line," talking about it. >> i know that it's not possible that this child could be mine, because of the timing of events. so i know it's not possible. >> well, here's "new york times" reporting quoted associates of john edwards saying he is considering declaring that he is in fact the father of miss hunter's 19-month-old daughter, something he once flatly asserted was not possible. >> that's the point. if he had just come clean then -- >> you admitted a minute ago he would have been finished. >> that would have always been done, but people wouldn't hate him as much now. he's a young, smart, vibrant guy. decades ahead of him. what is he going to do with his wife? >> there is a story, that he goes to restaurants in chapel hill, and people don't come over and say hi, how are

carl edwards continues his quest for the sprint cup series today.1:00 right here on abc. >> did you hear that line, someday i hope to be a good father? smooth, my brother. >> nice. >> picked up some more fans right there. >> there you go. we'll be right back. . we'd be better off with less sugar. we traded milk chocolate... for the delicious taste of dark chocolate. also a plus. then we added 35% of your daily fiber... plus antioxidants, vitamin e, and zinc. ♪ fiberplus bars from kellogg. fiberplus so much more. - hon, did you know there's a full serving of veg-- - ( clanging ) announcer: there's a full serving of vegetables in a bowl of chef boyardee. it's obviously delicious. secretly nutritious. >>> there are hundreds of national parks here in the united states, but none like katmai national park in alaska. they have one of the largest brown bear populations. our "weekend window" opens up there. >> we're at katmai national park, it's an amazing park. 1500 square miles and about a bear every square mile. one of the highest densities of bears on ea

disgusting allegations from a former aide of john edwards claiming edwards had promised to marry hisstery. >>> shocking insight into the john edwards love triangle. his former aide told "the new york times" edwards fathered a child with a mistress, all the while his wife was battling cancer. but it gets worse, a lot worse. edwards allegedly promised to marry his lover as soon as his wife died. plus, disturbing questions from the jaycee dugard case. now, investigators are trying to figure out whether these girls who could be his daughters were raped and molested by this monster. >>> tonight, a bombshell in an already very messy political scandal. is john edwards ready to publicly admit he's the father of his mistress' baby? well, some are claiming so. "the new york times" got their hands on a book proposal from a former staffer of john edwards, andrew young. young claims edwards has known all along that he fathered real hunter's child. admitting it publicly would be a major about-face. here is edwards last year on abc's "nightline." >> i know that it's not possible that this child cou

disgusting new allegations from a former aide of john edwards claiming edwards had promised to marryoubling insight into the john edwards love triangle. his former aide told "the new york times" edwards fathered a child with a mistress, all the while his wife was battling cancer. but it gets worse, a lot worse. edwards allegedly promised to marry his lover as soon as his wife died. plus, disturbing questions from the jaycee dugard case. phillip garrido allegedly fathered two children with jaycee. now, investigators are trying to figure out whether these girls who could be his daughters were raped and molested by this monster. >>> tonight -- a bombshell in an already very messy political scandal. is john edwards ready to publicly admit he's the father of his mistress' baby? well, some are claiming so. "the new york times" got their hands on a book proposal from a former staffer of john edwards, andrew young. young claims edwards has known all along that he fathered rielle hunter's child. admitting it publicly would be a major about-face. here is edwards last year on abc's "nightline."

something edwards has denied.last month reial hunter testified before the grand jury, even bringing her child with american elizabeth edwards appeared live on "today" in may and addressed why she chose not to leave her husband after he admitted having an extramarital affair. >> i guesshere are all sorts of reasons, but the big reason is that i promised i was with him for better or for worse. this was a lot worse than i had ever expected, but i thought, you know, that meant something when i said it. >> reporter: john and elizabeth edwards were last seen together publicly at a memorial for senator ted kennedy in august. coming together to pay their respects, even as so much attention continues to be focused on their personal lives and whether john edwards is in fact the father of reial hunter's child. >> i wish for it to never be at issue, but if it becomes an issue, that's just another thing to deal with but that's not like a further betrayal that i need to deal with. >> reporter: clearly, this is a complicated fam

claims edwards promised to marry hunter after his wife elizabeth died.edding would have taken place in a rooftop ceremony with the dave matthews band playing. well, there are reports that edwards' plans on admitting paternity soon and abc news is told that is not likely. >>> television's best have been recognized in hollywood. if you watched the prime time emmy awards something seemed familiar. >> many of the winners had been on the stages before. >> and the emmy goes to "30 rock." >> "mad men." >> it was a case of deja vu. repeat winners for the top awards. >> we worked very hard to not have it stink the second year. >> reporter: the hit cable series "mad men" won best drama series for the second year in a row. and for the third consecutive year "30 rock," a show about a show was named best comedy series. >> that was a nail biter. we want to thank our -- everyone in our crew in long island city, every person who works on the show. >> reporter: alec baldwin won lead actor in a comedy for his work on the show. >> i would get up here and say tina, tina, th

and spirited. >> reporter: that was the last time edwards saw her friend. the next morning jaycee du guard left home for the school bus she took every day. but she never made it to that bus stop. it was right about here that police believe phillip and nancy garrido pulled jaycee into their car and vanished. neighbors in this tight community who used to leave doors unlocked, say everything changed that day. >> the parents now, most of us take our kids to school by car. unfortunately. and there's just that fear in us. >> reporter: that fear, even more real for edwards. the week before dugard disappeared, edwards says she told her parents a car with a man and woman inside followed her home from the bus stop. >> i remember hearing the tire tracks pull onto the dirt road behind me, and freaked me out. i remember walking faster, hearing the tires go faster. and that made me even more scared. so then i ran home. >> we just thought it was a 10-year-old being overly dramatic. and didn't really believe her, actually. and then when we got the news that her elementary

what would have happened if edwards actually won the role for president?would have happened had he actually won the democratic nomination before this whole mess broke public? >>> also, as if things weren't bad enough for new york governor david paterson, now president obama has sent an operative to albany, new york to tell the governor he wants him out of the race, and if he does run against guiliani, governor paterson won't have the white house's support. it's a cold political move by president obama, much like the

my mom stated, it's the bookyman coming to life. >> edwards needed to do something. >> this is one ofriginal pink ribbons. >> she started a massive pink ribbon campaign. pink was dugard's favorite color. >> we're lost in a sea of pink. >> jaycee is not here with them, but edwards know that missing woman may see and feel their joy. >> today's event raised money for dugard and her two young daughters believed to be to be fathered by her accused kidnapper, phillip garito. in tonight's medical alert, scientists discovered two new genes related to alzheimer's disease. researches in the united kingdom found the genes after pulling d.n.a. samples from more than 16,000 people in the u.s. and europe. before now, only one gene had been found as a risk factor for late onset alzheimer's. they also pinpointed 13 other genes they say bear a closer look. the discoveries could someday lead to new treatments from the disease. more than 30 cases of liver problems prompted a warning for a popular over the count eweight loss drug. the f.d.a. is investigating six reports of weight loss -- of kid nee probl

you mentioned mike edwards. take a look at gant he made just in qualifying.ifying spot, he gains 16 points on cog lynn. he can't like that. hector moved up as well. larry dixon actually lost a point to antron brown. so it's interesting to see how these points play out. speaking of antron brown, he's a good position to go after his first career championship. in this harley-davidson quarter-mile profile we look at the crew he hopes can get him to that championship. >> i'm antron brown driving the mac tools top fuel dragster, and this is my all-star team. >> back in the pits the number one man in top fuel, our very own gary gerould. good morning to you, g-man. >> good morning dave, mike, and race fans. antron brown, what a season he's had. number one in points, five wins, but 130 points down to 30 when they restructuring for the countdown to one. do you feel like your safety net has been yanked out from underneath you? >> the safety net is gone, gary. mike and dave we attest to it, too. that's what the countdown is about. it brings pure excitement. this is what

who once claimed he fathered a child with edwards exmistress now says edwards is the father and thatrs. i'm monica novotny. we begin with that man-hunt for a crazed killer in washington state. police have apprehended phillip around paul who escaped from a mental institution during a field trip to a fair in spokane county. he remained on the loose three days before spotted by police who managed to take him back into custody. >>> in connecticut public defenders representing the man accused of killing annie le is asked investigation of leaked evidence in the case. meanwhile le aerks body has been returned to a funeral home near her home in northern california. >>> former french prime minister took the stand today in a high profile slander trial. he is charged with conspiring to sneer current president nicolas sarkozy. >>> three terror suspects expected this court today as the feds try to determine the extent of this alleged plot. pete williams joins us now. what more do we know about these men and what they are charged with, pete? >> i think we will know more today when they app in cour

amelia edwards said she actually played with dugard the day before she was kidnapped.an inside followed her home from the bus stop. >> i remember hearing the tire tracks pull onto the dirt road behind me and freaked me out and i remember walking faster, hearing the tires go faster. and that made me even more scared. so then i ran home. >> at 11 years old it was my worst nightmare coming true. my mom stated, you know, it's the boogie man coming to life. >> shortly after jaycee's disappearance edwards started a pink ribbon campaign to keep hope up that dugard would be found. >>> former attorney general john ashcroft may soon find himself fighting a lawsuit. a federal appeals court ruled a man who claims he was illegally detained after 9/11 can now sue ashcroft. according to court documents the man, a u.s. citizen, was held and interrogated for 16 days in 2003 as a material witness in a federal terrorism case. ashcroft had argued that as a prosecutor he was immune from lawsuits. john ashcroft's spokesperson told cnn they are reviewing the court's decision. >>> university

herm edwards picks the eagles starting quarterback. tom brady on how the patriots can improve. nick saban discusses the verbal battle between lane kiffin and urban myer and today's fall doubt between the s.e.c. coaches. yankees clinch a postseason berth and mark reynolds snaps his own strikeout record. >> well, "sportscenter" at this hour, the braves report bobby cox will retire falling 20910 season. cox agreed to a one-year extension after which he would be a consultant for the team. >> hi everybody. welcome to "sportscenter." larry king later on. you got the suspenders? >> not so much. works for you though. first though very interesting weekend at quarterback. >> when michael vick was signed by the eagles, you wondered how it would turn out. you can only imagine how michael vick must feel right now. this afternoon vick out at practice for the first time knowing that this weekend he is eligible to play at the chiefs. situation up in the air as donovan mcnabb continues to heal from that fractured rib. >> donovan will not practice this afternoon. he is making progress and we wil

a grand jury is investigating whether edwards paid hunter with campaign money. there is speculation as to whether edwards is the father of the hunter's child. edwards continues to deny that. >>> and a man suspected of murdering four people at the home of a professor is in court today. mccroskey is charged with killing a pastor at the home in farmsville, virginia. he is also suspected in the murders of professor debra kelly, and kelly's husband and their teenager daughter. and they believe mccroskey had a romantic relationship with the daughter. >>> and there is an investigation where authorities raided his home after they tracked a pack of marijuana to his house. >> he wrote an opinion piece in yesterday's wash post, ripping the authorities. >> this is an embarrassment. not just for me and my family, but 's one that has to really send shivers down the spine of anybody that sets foot in prince georges' county. >> they say officers acted properly during the raid. >>> and rescues are under way in georgia after serious rain left many people stranded. three teens had

he'll join us for reaction and next elizabeth edwards here on "countdown." we let big oil make record profits... while we struggle. and we lose new energy jobs, that go overseas. but we can take charge of our economy... by passing strong clean energy legislation. 1.7 million new american jobs. less carbon pollution. and a cleaner america for our children. it's time for clean american energy. >>> jonathan cohn on what the president spelled out tonight including a four-year delay for an insurance exchange will constitute meaningful reform of the health care system now and a senior member of the obama staff to raise doubts about that join me but first elizabeth edwards first on this post-presidential address edition of "countdown." $ >>> why do so many americans go without health care? why do so many go bankrupt paying for it? tonight as we were told in the place, blame the insurance companies. what is the problem going to do about them based on what he just told us? americans who cannot afford health care will not get health care but they will be able to buy i

certainly andrew young has been at this center of this edwards affair. but who knows?t, who knows what the appetite will be for learning more about that scandal. >> and christopher anderson's new book portraying the first lady as having a very strong voice when it comes to very important decisions. he says that she even shot down the idea of hillary clinton as a vice presidential candidate, quote, do you really want bill and hillary just down the hall from you in the white house. what are you learning about that tel tell-all? >> that's an interesting one, because it provides a glimpse of how their person relationship informs his presidency. and so her perspective wasn't hillary clinton wouldn't make a good running mate because of x, y and z policy reasons or political reasons, but just asking her husband as a man, could you live in close proximity with this other couple? and i think that's interesting. so i think that's going to be an interesting book. there have already been a ton of books, just a slew of books, about obama, and even about the first lady, and about th

>> mark: when you first walk into the locker room in the holleway that's what you see vincent edward jackson's uniform and encased heisman trophy. that's a pretty impressive sight. >> bob: and that locker room itself is impressive. think about that extra hour this there when it was raining so hard. i promise you the contrast between the visiting locker room for west virginia compared to that taj mahal. that's a heck of an advantage for the auburn tigers right now. >> mark: bo jackson one of the best ever to play. mark rodgers here takes a me in the end zone. let's check in with wendi in the studio >> wendi: mark, thank you. cincinnati on the road at oregon state keep an eye on marty gilyard on the receiving end of a pass from tony pike.

wiker and doctor edward. i think one of my favorite authors that i used to quote, although several, was father benedict. is a franciscan friar. he writes a lot of books and i was in a class of 30. i was the only one defending terri schiavo. my question was when i was in that class, i felt so outnumbered and i didn't know what to do. and my question is do you think we have a classic challenges us that it would be good to take out quotes may be and have like a list of talking points that would help us? because i'm a senior now, when we are and i didn't, but i felt if i had se advice to really help me in really bad and that it would have helped me. so if you could give advice, ank you. >> it's -- i went to vanderbilt, and it was awful. [laughter] >> what i learned about how it is that you function in sort of the intellectual underground and under continuous persecution. and it's not easy. it takes a lot of mail logs, but that is essentially what you're doing. but the culture will do that to you as well. the best

lawrence designed the paint job for carl edwards' car. there's edwards on the crutches.here's the car. >> she did a nice job! >> she did a nice job. she was also an honorary pit crew member. honorary pit crew member. she was diagnosed at the age of 11, five days after her mother died. she said the whole experience really boosted her spirit. that's a look at sports. >> thank you. >>> so, the stock market can get confusing if you don't know where to invest, but clark howard tells you where to make money without the hassle. >> i am obsessed with something known as index funds. how can that be? it's a thing. well, it's a good thing for you. what is it anyway? instead of you buying a mutual fund where someone tries to figure out what to buy, what to sell, you just buy all the big companies in the country, 500 of those. or, the total stock market. which is considered to be thousands of companies. the advantage? well, you don't need a brainiac to figure out what to buy and sell. here's the big news. you report from "the wall street journal" for bonds, 90% of the time, an index

senator edward m.ennedy was seriously injured when his private plane crashed in the woods near southampton, massachusetts. the senator was on his way to the state democratic convention where he was renominated when the plane crashed in a heavy fog. >> larry: how many people have survived? do you think about it a lot? >> when it's bothering me, i always remember loss of a great friend, ed moss. i always remember evan bayh's father, birch bayh. he saved my life, dragged me out of that plane. risked going back to the plane because it could have caught on fire. >> larry: hindsight? >> in hindsight, planes are dangerous. i don't fly in bad weather. >> larry: you don't fly? >> if it's bad weather at all. it's very easy. i'll come next year at this time. >> on chappaquiddick island, off martha's vineyard, i made a repeated effort to save mary jo by diving into the strong and murky current. this morning i entered a plea of guilty to leaving the scene of an accident. no words on my part can possibly express the

john edwards is. that's right.g around that john edwards is getting ready to admit that he did father a child with that woman he had an affair with during his presidential campaign. according to "the l.a. times" one of the aides wrote a book proposal in which edwards convinced him to come forward to say he was the father of the child, which the guy did, even though he's married. how do you begin that conversation? andrew, we have been friends for a long time and i have a favor to ask of you. we should make this guy president. if he can convince a man to say he fathered a child he didn't, he'd convince anybody of anything. come on, china, we're good for the money. this is all speculation, we don't know if it all happened and we won't be certain if the baby belongs to john edwards until we see how the child's hair responds to blow drying. here in california, our governor, arnold schwarzenegger, swung into action at a home for the disabled. residents at this home for the disabled were unpleasantly surprised by evictio

landing is scheduled for 8:53 eastern at edwards. this has been a successful mission. more than 200 orbits around the earth. the landing tonight going to be a rare sight. after this mission, there are just six more shuttle missions left before the program is retired. the next scheduled to launch this november. back to you. >> kristen dahlgren reporting from florida. thank you. >>> stocks ended a winning streak today. after five days of gains, the market at its highest level in more than a year. the dow dropped 22 points today. the nasdaq lost three points. s&p dropped one point. contributing to the losses today was falling oil prices, which hurt energy stocks. the dow now sits at 9605. that is the exact same lev the dow has reached eight years ago on the day before the 9/11 attacks. >> coming up on news4 at 6:00, police are investigating after a d.c. detective apparently committed suicide. he recently had been questioned about his alleged association with a murder suspect. >>> an explosion at a warehouse in capitol heights. >> anti-abortion activist was gunned down out

there victoria kennedy, the widow of edward kennedy sxrg his three children, ted jr., and patrick.here is definitely still that sense of their being continuity between kennedy to now kirk. all of the staff will remain working for this new senator. and on the hill, that's an important factor because a staff does so much of what a member of congress is able to accomplish, and in health care, that has always been the domain of the office of edward kennedy. so that's important. the number is big and certainly, there is a sense of kind of moving forward. it was just one month ago today that edward kennedy lost his battle with cancer. >> the process of moving forward, kelly, where are we with the max baucus proposal and the 500 plus amendments they were working through? >> it has been a bit of a tedious exercise over these last few days. ? there has been a bit of eye glazing. there has been a lot of substantive debate. they have called off their talks for the long weekend because of the jewish holiday on monday. they'll be back tuesday morning and going at these issues again. the public

edwards, andrew young, he wrote a book.claim responsibility for fathering her child. life off the campaign trail has been no less turbulent for edwards. he admitted into being an investigation into whether campaign funds were paid to hunter illegally. and elizabeth edwards appeared live on "today" in may. >> i guess there are all sorts of reasons, but the big reason is that, you know, i promised i was with him for better or worse, and this was worse than i ever expected. but i thought that meant something when i said it. >> reporter: john and elizabeth edwards were last seen together in august at the memorial for senator ted kennedy. paying their respect as so much attention is paid to their personal lives. >> i wish for it to never be an issue. if it becomes an issue, that's just another thing to deal with. that's not a further betrayal that i need to deal with. >>> clearly this is a complicated family matter, and if you read the "new york times" yesterday there was details that andrew young which i did not repeat in the p

how much legal trouble might edwards be in?sburg is a former federal prosecutor. >> i think he's in substantial trouble, because i think the hush money looks bad, smells bad, and the grand jury seems to be serious. >> reporter: at issue was the $114,000 paid by edwards' campaign to hunter for legitimate work, or was some of it to keep her quiet? also at issue was money from two big campaign donors which was used to move hunter, pay her rent and pay other costs, actually hush money. prosecutors are considering what would be a novel legal theory, that money to keep an affair quiet and maintain edwards' viability as a candidate amounted to campaign contributions which edwards should have reported. one former prosecutor thinks it's a stretch. >> as far as a criminal case goes, i consider it pretty far-fetched. >> reporter: edwards has denied any knowledge of the payments. >> i know absolutely about this. >> reporter: edwards also first denied the affair. >> the story's false. it's completely untrue. it's ridiculous. >> reporter: th

edward moore kennedy was first elected to the u.s.ngest-serving members in american history. in later years described as the liberal lion of the chamber. take a look at him in action. >> what is the price? we ask the other side. what is the price that you want from these working men and women? what cost? our goal is to improve public schools, not abandon them. this administration feels it's above the law and the american people and our constitution pay the price. we have not seen such arrogance in a president since watergate. but congress and the american people deserve to know the true risks of war. when does the greed stop? >> larry: patrick, what did you think of him as a politician? >> there wasn't a better politician around. my dad had the ability to just connect with anybody. and no matter what your station in life, dad was able to go out there and rub elbows with anybody. he had kind of in the sense of his own grandfather, that ability to just love people, love what he was doing and just thoroughly enjoy the give and take of po

to line its up with the runway at edwards air force base, which is where you see it now. that, of course, is a backup landing site. bad weather in florida both today and yesterday kept "discovery" from returning to its preferred landing strip at kennedy space center. this is a very expensive proposition since the shuttle was forced to land here. now nasa will have to spend nearly a week getting the orbiter back to florida. it will do that by getting a piggy back on top of a special jumbo jet at moving costs of $1.7 million. but once again, the "discovery" has landed safely. back to "countdown." >>> to the top of the countdown, in our number one story, the week that was for the latest in the long line of colorful south carolina politicians. today's "washington post" reminds us that congressman joe wilson comes at the end of a long line of south carolina politicians that have been caught behaving badly. in fact, it was south carolina congressman preston brooks who beat massachusetts senator charles sumner with a cane on the senate floor in 1876. at least senator sumner got

let's go to jerry edwards. >> good morning.ant to show you some live pictures here of 95 southbound headed on down to dumfries and beyond. it is at a virtual standstill while authorities continue to clean up the tractor-trailer fire which has blocked 95 southbound just below dumfries right now. as a result, everybody's being diverted off in dale city. so it's a real mess on the southbound side. more stop than go forsure. northbound lanes are open, but a hefty rubbernecking backup getting past the scene. elsewhere, as tracee wilkins has been reporting, the investigation continues on that terrible accident in leesburg. chopper 4 over the scene to show us that westbound route 7, market street remains closed at this hour. eastbound does remain open, but it is going to be slow as you get past the scene. heads-up for that. elsewhere, chopper over the scene there in leesburg again. the eastbound side is open, westbound remains closed while the investigation continues. they could be out there for a while yet. back to you. >> it's a mes

whereas john edwards was the vice presidential candidate and almost the presidential candidate foretheemocrats. >> geraldo: you are not being sincere. >> he wasn't on any short list. >> geraldo: kimberly, i said it sort of tongue in cheek but i really mean that i now believe given the example and the u.s. justice department declaration that they will not pursue campaign finance law violations against the senator who ironically paid off the same amount of money to his mistress and they are husband, i believe edwards can say the money he gave real hunter is a gift. >> we can give gifts to anybody. >> it may be persuasive precedent. it will depend on the source of the funds, how they were diverts have likversus like a . >> geraldo: the proposal makes clear that he got the money allegedly from bunny mellon. a mellon heir. >> rather than his parents. >> and he is not around to help him out any more. >> no illegitimate child. >> that we know of. >> and he wasn't a vice presidential candidate. that is what they are investigating. >> geraldo: reverend al sharpton joins us. wayne to talk to you

edwards again. one more shot. t.o.nnec >> >>> raiders-chiefs, 50 years they don't like each other. you see savage go post but he's kept inbounds. time will expire. chiefs miss a chance to score. to the fourth quarter, k.c. down 6-3. cassell, play-action, finds dwayne bo. good pitch and catch. cassell finishes 24-39, 241 yards, a touchdown, two interceptions. raiders right pack. jamarcus russell, 28 yards down the middle of the field to todd watkins. that's a strike. 58 passing yards on this drive. he had 51 the rest of the game. second and 1 from the 6. darren mcfadden the pitch. another arkansas razorback big in this one. he scores. the raiders on the road with a big win, 13-10 your final from the celebration, yeah, you see it. >>> big wnba game monday night, espn2, 10:00 eastern, the third deciding game of the semifinals between san antonio-phoenix. the winner gets the l.a. sparks. >>> college football poll out, the a.p., washington in the top 25 at number 24. >> u.s.c. falls to 12 but they got the 24-hour rule in se

up front i can't resist beginning with john edwards. >> every single candidate for president republican and democratic have personal lives that indicate something about the kind of human being they are. >> if i was dave matthews i would sue because among the many sleazy revelations in the secret but wide linked book proposal former senator and major shmuck john edwards promised the love child the day he married rielle hunter in a rooftop ceremony in new york. that is edward's current wife and campaign prop liz death succumbed to the cancer. >> i would be happy to participate in a paternity test. i know it's not possible this child could be mine. >> obtained most recently by the new york times which puts the story on major one today the proposal by former aid andrew young. a married father with small children claims he forred this smiled child corroborates the national enti -- enquirer with e paw turnity of hunter. the child was lavishly displayed before a brand your re. investigating whether he had campaign laws whether he diverted him from cash. it's you who are silenced. >> when we wa

edwards started a pink ribbon campaign to keep hope up that dugard would be found. >>> o.j. rules on an appeal to his conviction. the court concluded the arguments by simpson and his convicted co-defendant didn't meet the heavy burden required to post bail. simpson is serving nine to 33 years for his part in an armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in september of 2007. >>> john ashcroft may soon find himself fighting a lawsuit. a federal appeals court claim a man who was illegally detained after 9/11 can now sue ashcroft. according to court documents, a man, a u.s. citizen was held and interrogated for 16 days in 2003 as a material witness in a federal terrorism case. ashcroft has argued that as a prosecutor, he was immune to lawsuits. ashcroft's spokesperson told cnn they are reviewing the court's decision. >>> if you would like to have dinner with former alaska governor sarah palin, plan on picking up the tab, and a huge one at that. the former republican vice presidential candidate is offering the dinner at an ebay charity auction in a program benefiting wounde

. >>> jerry edwards has the latest on the traffic out there. >> a lot of roadwork. very, very slow traffic, indeed. the capital beltway, and the inner loop, and the delays begin back in tyson's corner. at river road you lose the left lane. as a result, traffic headed in that direction is slow. the outer belt of the loop is doing well, but still repaving. and good shape at the wilson bridge. bay bridge doing okay. no accidents or incidents reported over on 66. joe? >> jerry, thank you very much. >>> here in d.c. and from virginia to vermont, thousands of security officials are patrolling amtrak. the security and local law enforcement officers are testing their ability to respond to a terrorist attack on the amtrak trails. >> you saw security walking the platforms and checking things out. it's unusual to see that heightened presence on the rails. they wanted to see how efficiently that operation could run if necessary. today amtrak put theory into practice with a drill that tested their ability to protect passengers in case of a terrorist attack. >> most attacks have