edwards' lawyers say it was gifts from old friends intended to keep the affair street from elizabeth edwards who died back in december. first, joe johns lays out how all of this mess began. >> reporter: john edwards, the politician. remember him? >> we have much work to do. because the truth is, we still live in a country where there are two different americas. >> reporter: as it turned out, mr. two americas had two very different faces himself. people close to him said it was the face of betrayal. betrayal of the people closest to him. his late wife, elizabeth, supporters, his staffers, his contributors. grant it, he was a promising politician at first. rich trial lawyer, but a spokesman for the poor. smart but homegrown. talked such a good game, he good picked up as john kerry's running mate in 2004. >> i have chosen a man who understands and defends the values of america. >> reporter: but it didn't work out, so next election cycle, edwards jumped into the race for the white house once again. by early 2008 -- >> it's time for me to step aside. >> reporter: he was out. but not before gettin

elizabeth edwards died just six months ago. ese days, john edwards continues to live in north carolina and reportedly sees his children often, including daughter quinn. the politician who came to prominence as a hot-shot trial lawyer facing, perhaps, the most important case of his life. >> and bob woodruff joins us now from winston-salem. bob, what an extraordinary day in american political history. what was the emotion like there? >> reporter: well, in terms of the emotion, certainly, when john edwards came out with cate, his daughter, she's 28 now. she knows all about these details, all about the law, but they came out there and they stood side-by-side. so, certainly, publicly, they are being, very, very close. we just don't know if they're doing the same thing when they're actually private with themselves. >> so, this is a family drama in addition to everything else. and, what comes next legally, bob? >> reporter: well, legally, of course, they're going to go to trial. he did, had to surrender his passport. he was told he can

. >> you mentioned elizabeth edwards. nalists enthusiastically embraced this story, fall from grace, which is undoubtedly is, because they think edwards is a low life who betrayed his wife? >> yeah. and, you know, the -- >> and his daughter, too, the court proceeding on friday. >> to see her standing behind him, the way elizabeth edwards did, who would -- who would do that to their child? is reinforces the notion that he's a low life. you know, the human condition, we want the guy to be punished. we want a ritual humiliation. so, we're going along with -- >> is that influencing the tone of the coverage? >> yes. with a case very weak. i don't think the campaign finance laws envisioned this. i don't think the case is going to hold up. as a way for all of us to say, you know, some things are beneath contempt, this is why it's getting covered. >> the main stream media didn't get the story. you have to credit the national enquirer. people saying, we went easy on him because he's a democrat. we didn't have the goods. it's hard t

said i was a bad husband, but not a bad politician. >> they are living together, including elizabeth edwards'stwo children he has custody of. i don't know how much time. they have been keeping a low profile. they bought a house in a hidden area. specifically to stay away from the press. >> here is facing criminal charges, but is it to say that a lot of people want to see him pay for moral reasons. cheating on his cancer-striken wife and all the while lying about all of it. >> it's a risky move because he refewed to take a plea deal. he wants to be cleared. the public is very much against him. he cheated in one of the worst ways imaginable and one of the worst circumstances he was using campaign donors to turn rielle hunter into a kept woman. it's not clear whether they will prove that part. he certainly is not going to have a career. >> this kind of thing politicians, you hear about it a lot. he is not the only who has a lot of explaining to do. i want you to take a listen. >> have you taken a picture like this of yourself? >> there -- i have photographs and i don't know what is out there in t

contributions werer meant to keep the campaign alive and not just meant to keep it at secret from elizabeth edwards stricken with cancer at that time, and who has died since. so those are fact issues. if bunny mellon can get on the stand and say, well, no, john edwards didn't know anything about it, and that is the second element that joe johns said, they have to prove these were campaign contributions and were being paid, they have to have bunny mellon get on the stand and say, these were in fact contributions so that the campaign, the 2008 presidential campaign could be kept alive, but if she is on the witness stand and says, no, john edwards knew nothing about it, and in fact, they were personal expenses and meant so that elizabeth edwards would not find out about it, that is a very, very good thing for the defense. >> what about we know that the defense team and the federal prosecutors, they have held plea discussions so far, and obviously not reaching any kind of an agreement. i mean, at any moment now, they still could reach some kind of plea agreement, correct? and number two, do you think t

on the other hand, if it was a gift or even, let's say, an effort to prevent elizabeth edwards from finding about it, that might make him a bad person, but not a crime. >> that's where he's going to fight. i know that's where he's going to fight. we know there were a lot of plea negotiations here. and according to our reporting that the justice department was willing to say, you don't have to go to jail, just plead guilty to a felony. edwards wants to fight this and he's taking a real risk. each count carries a five-year prison sentence. >> right, i think he didn't want to lose his law license, which he probably would have done if he pled guilty. while each does carry the possibility of up to five years, as a reality, much less than that. but if he's convicted on all count, he could serve real time. >> might want to make an example of a public official. >> exactly. they're not going to bring this case, get convictions on all charges and let him walk. >> okay, dan, thank you. >>> now to a nasty surprise on the jobs front. and what a difference one month makes. in april, hiring was really on

personal gifts and they were only given to rielle hunter so that they could hide the affair from elizabeth edwards she was dying from cancer. they are saying these were not campaign contributions. of course, i will say this is sort of unprecedented of the federal campaign law. it's never been done before. the government is sort of -- so it's not the easiest case to prove, but in front of a jury given the types of allegations and given this sorted past, especially that he had this affair, had this child, his wife was dying of cancer. factually, t.j., really, really good case for the prosecution. >> anybody else just to wrap up, anybody else possibly could face some charges related to this? >> no one else has been charged, of course. some people talked about andrew young being commrisaplicit in t and i think he will be one of the star witnesses. he is not named in the indictment that he is likely person a when people read the indictment. i don't think at this point that the government is considering any charges. it's all about john edwards right now. >> now, another case that we're watching involves

but the defense says edwards just wanted to protect his marriage to elizabeth edwards, who had cancernd has since died. >> no one would have known or should have known or could have been expected to know that these payments would be treated or should be considered as campaign contributions. >> reporter: the charges come after a two-year investigation. attempts to reach a plea deal fell through because edwards didn't want to plead guilty to a felony and possibly lose his law license. now he could face time behind bars. >> he is looking at penalties upwards of 30 years in prison if he is convicted. now he won't get that. but these are very serious charges. >> reporter: the judge set a tentative trial date of july 11. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> a look inside the m.o. of the bluetooth bandit. why police say he is so good at getting away with purses and wallets. >>> and staring down the barrel of a gun, how a soldier home on leave finds himself in harm's way again. >>> roger federer has won 16 grand slams but he found himself as the underdog against novak djokovic. and

hillary stood by bill and even elizabeth edwards kept john edwards secret so he could n for the presidency. we have not yet heard from mrs. weiner and it is necessary, i think, from a political view point forher to stand by her husband. i totally understand if she doesn't want to. but if she doesn't want to i think his career is at an end. >> rose: my impssion is that she said she'd... he said that she would be standing by him. that was my impression from what he said. did i misunderstand... >> it was his explicit representation, roger is right. we'll have to see whether it's true. i think he's got... roger laid out a lot of his problems. a big problem he has is he has the unfortunate position of being a congressman from this city. new york city media is tougher on this kind of stuff than anybody else. and so... >> rose: front page for a week. >> and you can only imagine what the coverage will be like tomorrow and now there will be a feedinfrenzy to look for details and there will be a compition between the "post" and the daley fuse and it's not just the tough is where the nata is headquar

his literary wife, elizabeth, supporters, staffers, contributors. granted, edwards promising politician at first, successful democratic senator from the south, rich trial lawyer but spokesman for the poor. smart but homegrown. talked such a good game, he got picked up as john kerry's running mate in 2004. >> i have chosen a man who understands and defends the values of america. >> reporter: but it didn't work out. so next election cycle edwards jumped into the race for the white house once again. by early 2008. >> it's time for me to step aside. >> reporter: he was out, but not before getting entangled in a messy relationship with a woman named rielle hunter. she eventually gave birth to edwards child. edwards at first denied having the affair and then denied being the father. last year, he finally admitted it. the story reached a sleazy low point when a videotape surfaces reportedly showing edwards and hunter having sex. the tape wound up in the hands of former staffer andrew young, who turned it over to the court after rielle hunter filed a lawsuit. it took over e

were personal gifts and only given to rielle hunter so that they could hide the affair from elizabeth edwardsancer. they're saying these were not campaign contributions. of course i will say, this is sort of unprecedented, federal campaign laws. it's never been done before. the government is sort of hinging its argument on a 2000 advisory opinion given to the fdc issues, and it's not the easiest case to prove, but in front of a jury, given the types of allegations and given this sordid past, especially that he had this affair, had the child, his wife was dying of cancer, factually t.j., a really good case for the prosecution. >> anybody else to wrap up, anybody else possibly could face charges to this? >> well, no one else has been charged, of course. i think some people talked about andrew young possibly being complicit in this because there is a conspiracy charge. i think he's going to be one of the star witnesses. he's not named in the indictment but he is likely person a when people read the indictment. i don't think the government is considering charges against anybody else. it's all abo

but if this money was not for elizabeth edwards not the find out but to help john edwards' presidential campaign, if he knew about it, that could be a crime. >> john himself wanted to fight. people will say this kind of violation has never been prosecuted before. >> they're right. it's a queue neek and aggressive prosecution. prosecutors would say that the behavior was so egregious, it was a case worth testing. was this a campaign contradiction? typically, you're talking about the campaign fund, and many being taken out of that and used for personal reasons. here, no money made it into the campaign fund. what prosecutors will say is they cut a deal, money to people who needed to get the money, keep the campaign fund out of it all together. they say it's still a campaign contradiction. >>> and the other big story, the economy. the dismal jobs numbers just out. leading to new worries about the strength of economy. bianna golodryga is here with us and jake tapper. let's begin with you, bee quan th bianna. not good. >> not good. the unemployment rate up to 9.1%. economists were hoping for 1

. >>> and kate edwards, the oldest daughter of elizabeth edwards, is starting a foundation to honor their late mother. a family friend says kate, who is a harvard educated lawyer, has left her job to carry on her mother's work in education and mentoring. the edwards ee created a computer learning lab and after-school program to honor their teenage son after his death from a car accident. meanwhile, john edwards is awaiting trial on federal charges for vie lating campaign finance laws. >>> and finally, a hungry lion comes a little too close for comfort to a toddler. sure, there is a glass between them, but take a look at this encounter at the colorado zoo. the lion liking the little boy just a little too much. even sizing up his head several times. that would fit right in here. the boy's parents thought it was cute enough to film. but a little nerve-racking, as well. he's like, lunch is here. fantastic. that's the news. back to lester and amy and bill. >> wow. >> all right. bill is here. he's got a check of our forecast. >> good morning, lester. good morning, amy. the heat is the big story

johnny reed edwards of north carolina, is an accused felon under federal indictment on a charge of trying to use campaign money to hide his relationship with another woman. his wife elizabeth is now dead with breast cancer. edwards, who is a very good lawyer, said he'll go to trial with this in july. we begin with lisa myers. >> good evening, brian. this is a sordid story of deception and betrayal. even if most of the facts prove true, there already is controversy whether it all amounts to a federal crime. >> here he comes. >> reporter: with his daughter kate by his side, john edwards took responsibility for doing wrong, but not for breaking the law. >> i take full responsibility for having done wrong, and i will regret for the rest of my life, the pain and the harm i caused to others. but i did not break the law. and i never, ever thought i was breaking the law. >> reporter: at issue, almost a million dollars provided by two wealthy donors. now 100-year-old heiress rachel bunny mellon, and fred baron. the money was used to hide edwards' mistress, rielle hunter, and later their child, while he ran for president. the six count indictment said it payment contributed to unlaw

. >> he is a single parent and now with the children because, unfortunately, elizabeth edwards passed away six month ago. it was my understanding if he'd taken the deal, he would not be charged with the felony and be allowed to keep it, that's an important point. >> that was the last deal. >> that he would have to go to jail for six months. so now it appears that he's rolling the dice on that aspect. his lawyers were arguing about house arrest as opposed to doing jail time and apparently, that was not part of the deal. >> he has to show intent. if he knew he was violating election law, for example, if he ran for office, i'd have an excellent case that i didn't know i was violating it. this guy is such a political veteran and a lawyer, how would he actually not have intent and how did he actually not knowing he was breaking the law. >> especially since they went to a couple of big donors and wound up under a million dollars to give to rielle hunter who she says, according to the local paper down there in north carolina yesterday, she still sees him all the time. he comes over and sees

. >> edwards defense team as recently argued that the money was intended to hide the affair from his wife elizabeth. she died of cancer in december. if convicted, edwards face as maximum of five years in prison and a quarter million dollars fine on each of the six counts. daniel nottingham, cbs news, washington. >> lawyers say prosecution on these charges is unprecedented. >>> it's been another crazy day. this is june, but we've had a little bit of everything, including rain tonight. >> can't stop the rain this year. it continues. really it's just beginning to pick up. mostly light showers so far, but moderate amounts of rainfall making its way through half moon bay and it will only intensify throughout the night. the low is really starting to wind itself up. you can see light showers into oakland and north bay picking up those light showers. over night more rain is going tore pouring into your neighborhood and it looks like it could get heavy at times. some of the moisture working its way through the bay area. that system very strong for this time of year. check out the low on the coastline. that'

. >> reporter: edwards' defense team recently argued the money was intended to hide the affair from his wife elizabethdied in cancer in december. if convicted edwards faces a maximum of five years in prison and a quarter million dollars fine on each of the six counts. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> one little girl could be the key witness in a case that has been dominating bay area headlines the last few months. tonight we are hearing from the 10-year-old daughter of the man who has been accused beating bryan stow into a coma at dodgers stadium. >> i think that it is not my dad and i pretty much know it is not him and other people are saying that it is him. so that part makes me mad. but then i'm also sad because he is in jail right now. he stayed home so he wasn't watching t.v. he just slept or took me out somewhere. so that's pretty much all he had did that day. i was shocked and i just -- i knew that it wasn't my dad because he did have hair and he played around with me and i tell him to shave it and stuff. like he didn't want to listen. so he had kept the hair. and yeah, then a cou

elizabeth died of breast cancer last year. any negotiations over edwards' fate are over. >>> president obama heads to chrysler plant in toledo, ohio, to showcase improving outlook for auto maker but the economists are asking whether america is sliding back in a second recession. the dreaded double-dip. this morning we get news about how many americans are still out of work. abc's john hendren has more. >> reporter: president obama is coming to chrysler with a message that can be summed up in three words -- the bail-out worked. they paid back billions in loans years ahead of schedule. the treasury is selling back the final stake in chrysler now owned by fiat. it's no coincidence the announcement is made in ohio, a key election battleground. as the president boasts of new plan for chrysler. the gas prices are up with the jobless rate. home prices are down with consumer confidence. 23% of all homes with mortgages are underwater. the president political rivals say what he is doing isn't working. >> when he took office, the economy was in a recession. he made i

after denying it all, edwards eventually came clean acknowledging the affair and the baby. he and his wife elizabeth separated, and she died of cancer last december. if edwards is convicted or pleas to the felony charge, he could be stripped of his law license effectively ending any hope he had of reviving his law career. terrell? >> joel brown in washington for us this morning. joel, thank you. >>> new ly mentioned presidentil candidate rit mommy joins other gop hopefuls at a gathering of conservative leaders in washington today. romney officially announced he is seeking the nomination yesterday in new hampshire. he says president obama 's economic policies are a failure. >> when he took office, the economy was in recession, and he made it worse, and he made it last longer. three years later over 16 million americans are out of work or just quit looking for jobs. millions more are unemployed. >>> and there was another high-profile republican in new hampshire yesterday. sarah palin hosted a clambake. >>> now to those deadly tornados in the northeast. residents are still picking up the pieces in west

edwards' lawyers say the money was a gift from friends to help hide the affair from elizabeth. the indictment has triggered unusual criticism of the justice department. even among those usually pleased to see a politician prosecuted. >> i think that john edwards is a lousy human being, but i think this is a really lousy and flimsy criminal case. >> reporter: a "washington post" editorial said it is troubling that the justice department would choose to devote its scarce resources to pursuing this questionable case. >> i did not break the law. and i never, ever thought i was breaking the law. >> reporter: for this to be a criminal violation, prosecutors also must show edwards knew he was breaking the law. >> i think this is going to be a tough case for the government to prove. by no means, i don't think it's a slam dunk. >> reporter: some argue this case is critical to cracking down on campaign abuses. >> there has to be a line. john edwards crossed that line. we believe it's criminal behavior. and that's why we saw an indictment. >> again, that's was nbc's lisa myers reporting. i

order to cover up an affair he had with rielle hunter during a time when his wife elizabeth was sick and dying of cancer. edwards and his defense team signaled quite quickly they were going to fight these charges. first they entered a not guilty plea and then edwards addressed the cameras. >> there's no question that i've done wrong and i take full responsibility for having done wrong. and i will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that i've caused to others. but i did not break the law, and i never, ever thought i was breaking the law. >> reporter: edwards was released on his own recognizance with a few conditions. he's not free to leave the country, had to verndz his passport, and he was told to stay away from one of the witnesses in the case. 100-year-old rachel bunny melon who is says to have given hundreds of thousands of dollars to help edwards cover up his affair with rielle hunter. t.j., back to you. >> thanks as always to joe johns. for the first time in the libyan civil war, nato is using attack helicopters on forces loyal to moammar gadhafi. helicopters struck military vehicles and eq

prosecutors say two of edwards donors gave more than 900,000 dollars to help keep the affair a secret from his wife elizabeth, who died of cabser in december. they contend the money should have been considered campaign donations. edwards entered a not guilty plea to the charges. his lawyers say the money was a gift and not taken from campaign contributions. >>> ahead we got late word this morning about the death of a former tv star that almost everyone may recognize. and we will tell you what happened when the daughter of the suspect in the beating of a giants fan talked to police. >>> and rosemary is tracking the ran moving toward the bay area, she is ahead with details on exactly when it will arrive this afternoon. >>> also -- >> they have the resources, they have the people and they showed concern. >> the family of a missing woman explain why they now want the fbi involved in the search for her. >>> the family of missing nursing student michelle lee is calling on the fbi to get involved in the search for her. she disappeared one week ago to retrieve something from her white suv. the vehicle was found lock

a friend of edwards' late wife elizabeth told nbc that despite john's betrayal, nobody wanted him toiminal charges. they worry about the couple's young children, jack and emma claire. local reaction is less forgiving. >> i have no trust in someone that continually lies. >> john edwards has become a rather pathetic figure. >> reporter: edwards is charged with soliciting and covering up almost a million dollars, provided by two wealthy donors, and used to keep hunter and later their child hidden away in lavish homes and on private jets while he ran for president. >> thank you. thank you. >> reporter: though the payments did not go to edwards' campaign, the government alleges they amounted to unlawful campaign contributions because they were meant to keep his candidacy viable. edwards' lawyers say the money was a gift from friends, to hide the affair from his wife. the indictment has triggered unusual criticism of the justice department. from conservatives -- >> i think he's reprehensible person, but not every scum or liar or reprehensible person is a criminal. and the federal governmen

edwards' child. all the while he looked like the devoted father and husband to wife elizabeth who was diagnosed with breast cancer after the 2004 campaign. >> first of all, it happened during a period after she was in remission from cancer. >> reporter: he only admitted he was the father of hunter's baby last year. he and elizabeth separated and she died last december. by then, prosecutors were closing in. they focused on money donated to edwards by two wealthy supporters: dallas attorney fred baron, who died in 2008, and reclusive heiress rachel "bunny" mellon. prosecutors say that money should have been considered a campaign contribution, and that by spending it on his mistress, edwards broke the law. edwards claims the cash contributions were gifts from friends to help him, not the campaign. >> i do not break the law, and i never, ever thought i was breaking the law. >> reporter: now, edwards' lawyers say these charges are unprecedented and wrong and they will mount an aggressive defense. harry? >> smith: jan crawford in washington tonight. thanks. jack kevorkian devoted his life to a debate over

an edwards family friend went to law school with john and elizabeth. morning and thanks for being with us. >> good morning. >> reports are that john edwards made up his mind literally minutes before the indictment was announced and he was seriously considering it actually. are you surprised he turned it down? >> i'm surprised first of all. i shouldn't be, but i am. the u.s. attorney feels they have to make all these discussions public. the political act and political blood for the u.s. attorney. >> i know you said that before, but to what end. what's the political gain for them? >> they recognized they have a very shaky case. it's a novel theory and it's not about the federal election laws. it's about john edwards had an affair and what we think of that. that doesn't make for a violation of federal election laws >> even if you make the argument, why would they take a case they didn't think they could win. isn't the downside bigger than political vendetta? >> they were hoping to force them into a plea agreement. i don't know, i wasn't there when all the

edwards' lawyers argue they were gifts from friends designed to hide the affair from edwards' wife, elizabeth, who had breast cancer and died last year. whatever happens today since the scandal broke, edwards is rarely seen in public. we did recently find him at his son's baseball game. ironically across the way at the same field was andrew young, the former aide who kept hunter in hiding and became a key witness against edwards. edwards' lairs say he has done wrong in his life because did not break the law. they accuse the justice department of wasting millions of dollars on a case that doesn't belong in criminal court. >> lisa, we know there were ghoeshgss under way for some kind of a plea deal. do you know the specifics of what the prosecution was looking for and what the edwards' team was looking for? >> reporter: our understanding is that all along the prosecution has insisted that john edwards plead to a felony. he has not been willing to do that in part because it would almost certainly cost him his license to practice law, which is something he hopes to return to once this scandal is

edwards presidential campaign he could be in big trouble. on the other hand if it was a gift or even let's say an effort to prevent elizabeth from finding out it that might make him aed about person but wouldn't make ate crime. >>reporter: again edwards has pleaded not guilty. he was rae leased without bail on the condition he surrender his passport and not leave the country. one more note on this. abc bob woodruff has more on the edwards indictment on 2020 over on abc 7 at 10:00 o'clock right after this newscast. >>> to the economy. economist are wondering tonight whether an up tick in unemployment announced today is a blip or sign of a double dip? private employers hired fewest new workers in almost a year while schools and government laid off the most since last fall. net gain for the month of may a meager 54,000 new job jobs. and national unemployment rate that inched up to 9.1%. the dismal news on jobs trigger a third consecutive sell off on wall street. dow fell 96 points today and down more than 400 points since tuesday. >>> president obama did not mention the disappointing unemployment numbers when he toured an auto plant in ohio tod

edwards' lawyers say the money was a gift from friends to help hide the affair from elizabeth. the indictment has triggered unusual criticism of the justice department, even among those usually pleased to see a politician prosecuted. >> i think that john edwards is a lousy human being, but i think this is a really lousy and flimsy criminal case. >> reporter: a "washington post" editorial said it is troubling that the justice department would choose to devote its scarce resources to pursuing this questionable case. >> i did not break the law and i never, ever thought i was breaking the law. >> reporter: for this to be a criminal violation, prosecutors also must show edwards knew he was breaking the law. >> i think this is going to be a tough case for the government to prove. i by no means think it's a slam dunk. >> reporter: still, some experts think this case is critical to cracking down on campaign abu s abuses. >> what the government says is there has to be a line. john edwards cross that had line. we believe it's criminal behavior and that's why we saw an indictment. >> repor

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the problem here is that he's relying upon -- edwards acknowledges, yes, this money was used to cover up his relationship with rielle towards his wife, elizabethersonal donations to him which he's allowed to use any which way he wants. that's going to be his defense. the statute is extremely vague. it's never been used before. there's a conspiracy element to it. there's also a false filing to the government. martha stewart got convicted of false statements to the government. i don't know. his hair is going to get a little messy on this one. >> oh, you had to do that. speaking of hair, former illinois governor rod blagojevich is back opt stand in his retrial -- >> great going, richelle. that was good. good segway. >> he's facing 20 criminal counts. he is charged, of course, with trying to sell barack obama's senate seat. he is testifying this time around. he did not the first time. we all know he can talk. is it benefiting him to be testifying, avery? >> no. the bottom line -- no. u.s. district judge james agle who's presiding over this, you don't usually see circuses in u.s. district court. we're seeing one in chicago. this guy has warned blag

dollars that two edwards donors gave to help keep his mistress in hiding should have been reported pubically. he says the funds were gifts in order to keep the secret from his late wife elizabeth. >>> italian auto maker plans to buy out the government stake in chrysler. president obama is expected to announce the deal when he visits the chrysler plant in ohio later on today. they almost also pay $70 million to buy chrysler shares. that will give fiat a majority stake. >>> chrysler has claimed they have hit another group of sony. it pulls off what it calls an elementary attack to highlight the disgraceful security. the group posted names, pass words, dates, and dates of birth, phone numbers and home addresses of sony customers and some of them have been confirmed as genuine. sony pictures says it's look into the hackers claim. sony just restored its play station network after an april hack attack. >>> a suspected criminal who faked his own death more than 20 years ago has been arrested here in california. this is robert. this is a picture of him now. police say in 19 -- there he is now. police say in 1987 he severely beat a woman in her scottsdale, arizona home. but when he was

edwards' lawyer said the money was given to hide the affair from his wife, elizabeth. >> i did not breakreporter: while denouncing edwards' behavior, many legal experts said the justice department overreached, that the case is weak. a former federal prosecutor doubts it will ever get to a jury. >> no. i don't think it will come to trial. i think it will end in a plea bargain to a small misdemeanor. >> reporter: a plea agreement is still possible but a source close to the case said edwards' lawyers are gearing up for court and are expected to ask for a trial date early next year. >> thank you very much for your coverage on the story. up next, singer joss stone opens up for the first time about disturbing reports about a plot to rob .ome nd her own home. that's after this. e old -- with chili's new $6 lunch break combos. choose from a house salad or hot, tasty soup. then pair it with a massive texas toast half sandwich, like our delicious classic turkey or our gigantic new southwestern blt, smothered in cilantro lime mayo and jam-packed with three glorious slices of applewood smoked bacon.

. >> reporter: edwards was later forced to admit that was his child, a revelation that did tear his family apart, leading to a separation from his wife, elizabeth. but as he left court on friday, there was this, his oldest daughter, kate, standing by his side. now, they're able to actually go home. they don't have to post bond and get out of there. the one thing they did have to do under the orders of the court, was he had to pass over his passport. and he's not allowed to get another one again. he actually can't leave the country. he has to stay within the continental u.s., which means he can't even fly to alaska or hawaii. one of the witnesses, he's not able to talk to, bunny mellon, who is one of the ones that could become a witness in the actual trial. he's not able to talk to her. the possibility of him still being able to influence her. now, looking right now, dan, as if this trial is going to start on july 11th. and this could be very, very big. >> and very soon. bob woodruff, who's been covering the story so aggressively since the beginning. bob, thank you. >>> for more, now, on the incredible case, we're joined now from washington, by

edwards' child. and all the while, he looked like the devoted father and husband to wife elizabeth, who was diagnosedith breast cancer after the 2004 campaign. >> first of all, it happened during a period after she was in remission from cancer. >> reporter: he only admitted he was the father of hunter's baby last year. he and his beth separated, and she died last december. by then, prosecutors were closing in. they focused on money donated to edwards by two wealthy supporters, dallas attorney fred barron who died in 2008 and reclusive heiress, rachel "bunny" melon. prosecutors say that should have been considered a campaign contribution and edwards broke the law. but edwards' lawyers say that's wrong and unprecedented. >> in the history of the federal election campaign law, no one has ever been charged, either civilly or criminally, with the claims that have been brought against senator edwards today. this is an unprecedented prosecution. >> reporter: now, he edwards' lawyers plan an aggressive defense. they initially tried to work out a plea deal with the justice department to avoid a trial. justice

holman: edwards's lawyers say the funds in question were not campaign donations and were not used to protect his 2008 campaign. instead, they say he was trying to hide the affair from his wife, elizabeth. she died of cancer last year. the former bosnian serb general ratko mladic was arraigned today at a u.n. war crimes tribunal in the netherlands. hewas granted until next month to enter his pleas. he's charged with genocide and mass murder in the bosnian civil war of the early 1990s. he called the indictment "obnoxious". we have a report from bill neely of independent television news. >> reporter: once, his orders spelled death. the very sight of him could terrify. ratko mladic is now a gray man, pinned in court, his clothes as close to a uniform as he could find. a salute to the judge. he said he needed two months to read the charges against him. the judge offered to read a shortened version. >> ( translated ): i do not want to have a single letter or sentence of that indictment read out to me. >> reporter: he didn't want to hear what he's accused of doing but he had to-- of killing nearly 8,000 men and boys at srebreninca. mention of this, and the trace of a smirk crossed his face.

. >> reporter: edwards spent the weekend out of sight at his estate, focused, a spokesman said, on getting daughter emma claire ready for camp. a friend of late wife elizabeth told nbc that despite john's betrayal, no one wanted him to face criminal charges. they worry about the couple's young children, jack and emma claire. local reaction is less forgiving. >> i have no trust in someone that continually lies. >> john edwards has become a rather pathetic figure. >> reporter: edwards is charged with soliciting and covering up almost a million dollars, provided by two wealthy donors. and used to keep hunter and later their child hidden away in lavish homes and on private jets while he ran for president. >> thank you. thank you. >> reporter: though the payments did not go to edwards' campaign, the government alleges they amounted to unlawful campaign contributions because they were meant to keep his candidacy viable. edwards' lawyers say the money was a gift from friends to hide the affair from his wife. the indictment has triggered unusual criticism of the justice department. from conservatives -- >> i think he's a reprehensible person, but not every scum or