george ryan who served time in federal prison joining us for advice the difficult road ahead and how computer game got actor kicked off of a planned. >>air plan >> how you feel about today? >> madhouse outside of former governor west side, north side home, in just hours we will know rod blagojevich hadn't to prison and for how long. good evening mark suppelsa top story of around the country some sense of how the judge is leaning and not in rod blagojevich favre following the case from the start >> a day one is supposed to be a two day sentencing process guidelines address today in open court most of the day spent listening to rod blagojevich attorney lobbying for less than 15 years in prison the amount the government prosecutors would like to see the defendant behind bars. never heard from the defendant himself same day the judge expected to hand down the sentence. >> the goal for the day after three years of courtroom hearings court seems to know the criminal side of rod blagojevich defense lawyers want the trial judge sentencing judge to know his human side to called rod blagojevic

george ryan wound up. it's classified as a camp meeting the lowest of security and because his sentences above 10 years that is not a promising option. here are the possibilities. 480 mi. from chicago, it is either going to be six man sells that he would reside in next on his list is ohio about 420 mi. for chicago also security and finally myelin michigan 260 mi. from chicago closest to his wife and two daughters former federal prosecutor calling that blagojevich's most likely stop. it is relatively close to chicago, it is not a camp, but it is a federal penitentiary. former mayor quentin kilpatrick in the end it will be up to the bureau of prisons to decide, the defense reportedly set to be requesting a house and oxford wisconsin of minimum security prison but his sentence may keep him away. there is a chance he could end up in a camp or a minimum security prison i think that's unlikely but it's certainly possible. the defense will make its prison request friday the judge will then make a recommendation t

the interesting part of this, the former governor george ryan was sentenced to 6 1/2 years.lagojevich was in office when that happened. his sentence is more than twice that. the message sent that political corruption doesn't pay for george ryan was not learned between now and then and some of the analysis we're hearing is that this may send a message with it being a harsh sentence for rob blagojevich. the interesting part, a number of the jurors who presided over the trial were here and they wanted to see this through. they listened to rob blagojevich in the courtroom when he spoke for 20 minutes asking for leniency, apologizing. one of the things they didn't hear from him was a real accepting of the fact that he did something wrong. he talked about how he agreed the jury found him guilty and apologized and that they didn't sense the true coptrition from him. -- contrition from him. it will be interesting to see how this plays out over facebook and twitter as people sound off on this. >> and apparently the judge didn't hear that contrition either. thank you for theup date fr

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the predecessor of rod kuehl blagojevich, a republican named george ryan, was convicted of six and aears, of which he is still serving out, because of soliciting money is and trying to sell government contracts for his own benefit. the charges, which rob blog voinovich was convicted of -- of which rod blagojevich was d, he said, were just to expedite a legal business. >> a suspicious envelope was sent to the chief executive of deutsche bank, joyce of ackerman. -- joseph ackerman. a senior u.s. law enforcement official said the envelope contained explosives and shrapnel. door to bank is germany's largest bank. -- deutsche bank is germany's largest bank. >> is the anniversary of the attack on the u.s. pacific fleet at pearl harbor. the attack led to the u.s.'s entry into the second world war and changed america forever. here are some of the sights and sounds. ♪ can you se"] ♪ >> uss nevada. uss tennessee. [bell rings] u.s.s. arizona [bell rings -- [bell rings] ♪ ["taps"] ♪ >> you have been watching newsday from the bbc. i am in singapore. >> i am in london. back in a few minutes with t

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, got 6 1/2 years, so blagojevich is now looking at twice -- more than twice what george ryan receivedole. this comes also after judge yagle spent a good amount of time addressing the court, being rather stern, saying that blagojevich's comments that he was marched by the staff were not correct, he marched the 1256 and ruined their careers and he called the tack tigs foolish and unworthy and said the damage done to the state of illinois cannot be measured in dollars. so again, the sentence for rod blagojevich comes down to 14 years and a $20,000 fine, a fine we now know rod blagojevich cannot pay as he admitted he can no longer afford to live in his own house. martha. martha: quite a sentence, and a big statement, as you say, and the judge has said earlier that he believed that if there wasn't a deterrent to corruption, a serious deterrent and he has leveled that in his 14 year sentence that others would find no reason not to engage in similar forms of corruption. mike, so what was the reaction? i mean, reaction in the court from blagojevich when the sentence was read? >> reporter: wel

. >> four of the last nine illinois governors have gone to prisoner that includes george ryan who is currently serving time on corruption charges. >>> on capitol hill, a house committee will question jon corzi corzine, the former ceo of mf global. he is expected to remain silent invoking his fifth amendment against self-incrimination. when mf global went bankrupt investigators say more than $1 billion is missing from its customer accounts. >>> coming up on the morning news, president obama's plan to help small business. >>> plus, remembering colonel potter. versatile actor henry morgan. >>> but first, scott pelley with a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >>> the collapse of a wall street firm has cost one farm hundreds and thousands of dollars and it's not the only one. that story tonight on the "cbs evening news." h of merchandise. so the most you can earn is $15 dollars. chase freedom also gives you 5% cash back at department stores this quarter but on up to $1,500 worth of purchases. that is $75. that's 5 times more! woo. get your cash back. activate today at chase.com/free

george ryan and he spent four years behind bars for corruption >>the first night you lie there staring at the ceiling thinking of my god this is real >>rod blagojevich will serve nearly 12 years in prison and will be released when his 67 years old >>rod blagojevich is likely to lose his $65,000 a year state pension. he would of been eligible and he turned 55 years old this saturday but the general assembly retirement system board decided in october to block payments to nearly convicted ex officials at least temporarily lisa madigan is office has been asked to review the blagojevich pension matter if he loses his pension blagojevich would get a refund for personal contributions that he made to the retirement fund he is still likely to get a federal pension for his years in congress >>here to break this all down we have wgn's legal analyst terry sullivan ... >>it's all over the place a very well-respected depaul law professor likened this to cruel and unusual punishment he said that the judge and the prosecution went off the deep end with this one >>but people are evenly split in your po

george ryan that out of prison briefly to be by her side.thanksgiving night news that maggie daley passed away after battling cancer for nine years. she is a terrific role model for all of us cancer survivors and i think she will be a legacy that will be never forgotten. but the world of politics alone did not dominate headlines as always chicago blocked exports in november chicago cubs will continue president theo epstein whole batch of new leadership >> overtime consistent winner 18 play baseball in october regularly at the team that will ultimately win the world series as for the white sox it was robin ventura in as manager ron santo made the hall of fame chicago bulls tied the series but lost in overtime to the miami heat derrick rose was mvp and a lockout >> i resigned to the potential damage that it can cause >> lockout spotlight on money economic issues occupy chicago shut down corporate greed meanwhile by the end of 2011 chicago unemployment below 10% to signaling the economy might be getting better and 2012 will be the year. just as

george ryan was sentenced to. judge zagel really focused on the erosion of public trust. >>he talked about how no money and may have switched hands ... but he said that the governors the highest office in the land next to the president of the united states ... i wondered as i listen to this judge put it altogether ... when the governor goes bad the fabric of the state is torn and not easily repaired and that rod blagojevich did some damage here ... this is about the politics as well >>he said that i am not in a take the guidelines that says what you are good or not good as governor >>the judge was brought back into the political aspect of this trial ... this is official corruption there were charges that addressed public trust ... when you have the chief executive position of the state this corruption trickles down and is not not easily repaired >>how did you feel about the blagojevich plea for mercy ... and those statements and apologies? >>that's all it is the judge said it was too little too late ... the judge said you should of thought about all of this earlier ... ha

george ryan's co-defendant did time there and now if he gets his way rod blagojevich will also be there. >> that was his personal choice. >> 2006 forbes magazine ranked it top five coming to perks. englewood prison has pool, ping pong and foosball inmates say the biggest problem inside is idle time. he will also share sleeping quarters showers and toilets with the change in expensive suits for prison pants and a shirt with three meals a day and a job to do what where he actually has to work. might be in the library or in the kitchen might be in the laundry facility in other words not a supervising job because he was supervisor of march 15th time to sell the family's ravens what home still on the market if given the green light to head west to call rossville broad light vigil have to sign over everything but today education might make a play to shave off time for his sentence before turning himself and residential drug and alcohol prop program a battery of tests to determine if he is eligible >> specially specialty program intensive to get back on the street without drugs or alcohol prob

george ryan is serving a six and a half year term. >>> news for your health. a new report is shedding light on the things women concerned about breast cancer should learn more about. it's not all about the well-known risk factors. >> reporter: cindy was 35 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. >> the first thing you ask is why me? i believe it had to do with the environment. >> reporter: some things increase the risk for breast cancer and age are out of a woman's control. women can control so-called environmental factors like what you eat, whether you smoke and if you exercise. a report from the institute of medicine lists factors that might be related to breast cancer starting with those proven to increase the risk for disease. >> medical radiation. the use of combined projest redskin history. oral contraceptives, as well as alcohol and obesity and overweight. >> reporter: factors that lowered the risk, regular physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight after menopause. the jury is still out on several other factors like exposure to sec

former federal prosecutor patrick collins who put governor george ryan behind bars thinks has made it easy for the judge to go hard on him >> hard for me to see a way that blagojevich can get under 10 or less than 15 years particularly adding to the market that rod blagojevich remains unrepentant. and he continues to not just a protest his innocence but also essentially engaged in name- calling with prosecutors >> blagojevich is sentenced to be sentenced scheduled to be sentenced next tuesday >> legal setback or accused wife killer drew peterson illinois supreme court ordered a lower court to consider whether to admit hearsay evidence so- called voices from the great the testimony. >> illinois supreme court hearsay matter sent back to appellate court with no opinion offered. doing this only adding to the case they already say back to 2009 with peterson arrest and drew peterson remains behind bars longer. >> the thing i do not like is the delay it almost seems as if mr. glasgow is tired of going to trial scared of going to trial. drew peterson 2 and a half years in isolation at not eve

in illinois, george ryan was sentenced in the same manner and allowed to go home. ted rowlands, thank you. next here on reporter roulette, a stunning development in the sex abuse case against former syracuse assistant basketball coach bernie fine. the news today, no charges. no charges are being filed against this man. gary tuchman is on the phone with me from syracuse. we know bernie fine was why no charges? >> there's no charges but there's a huge but. he has no doubt that criminal charges would be filed against bernie fine if there wasn't a statute of limitations. he says he totally believes the two accusers, bobby davis and mike lang. they are step brothers. he apologized about their allegations not being taken seriously. the case was brought to the grand jury and the prosecutor believes that this would have gone to trial. >> so if i'm hearing you correctly, this was a statute of limitations in the county and there's still an investigation underway there, correct? >> right. there is certainly a federal investigation. there have been at least two other accusers

illinois governor in a row to go to prison and could end up in the same prison ad former governor george ryanho is also serving time for corruption. >>> american airlines is fighting back chaining why flight attendants booted alec baldwin from yesterday's flight after refusing to turn off his cell phone. in a statement released on facebook of course the company said baldwin wads slamming bathroom doors appear was, quote, extremely rude. the 30 rock star apologized for fellow passengers on the flight but he is not saying sorry to the airlines. baldwin claims a flight attendant reamed him out for playing a game on his phone while sitting at the gate. >>> coming up next, how one military family is exposing the truth about life for some of our troops in afghanistan. >>> the latest on today's weather forecast t will be a cold one today to be sure. things drying out now. we'll tell you about that and julie wright will tell us about the road conditions. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back.  hey guys, what can i g get for you? i would like a decaf 360 calories plea

. >> as he left office, governor george ryan made a dramatic decision. rocking the justice system in illinois. ryan granted clemency to all death row inmates, saying the system was broken. ryan commuted 167 death sentences, reducing nearly all to life without parole. until 1998 executions were carried out at stateville correctional center, outside chicago. today nearly half its prisoners are in for murder. stateville had a long reputation as a place where inmates challenged guards for control. how that all changed is the big story behind the walls of stateville. >> it's another day in paradise. >> just to let you know, the next couple of days, we're talking about extreme heat. we need to ensure ice is passed out so you guys can keep your fluids nice and cold and for drinking. it's really important to check each other out, make sure you guys are okay. we're looking at 105 heat index plus for the next four to five days. >> the towers. curry. >> sir. >> tower one. >> it's 6:45 a.m. at stateville correctional center. >> tower two, voight. >> officers on the

>> george ryan got 6 1/2 years. that didn't send a signal.m of cleaning up corruption in politics. sure enough, he wound up taking it to an art form. hopefully now a 14-year stencil send a message loud and clear to other people that it's time for a change now. politics as uche in illinois cannot continue. voters can't put up with it anymore. our economy can't put up with it anymore. >> all that true. but he, you know, he -- you heard his apology the other day. he admitted that he had done something wrong. he said i didn't think so at the time. it was sort of the first time he really admitted it. it was a plea to spend time with his family. you weren't won over at all? >> when you're up there for the first time that you actually accept any responsibility for your actions, is that the sentencing phase? i think it's too little too late. this is somebody that went on to the media constantly to take on the judge, take on the prosecution, and was very defiant until the end. if he believed he was innocent, then he was innocent. for him to think like

his predecessor as governor, republican george ryan, is serving a six and a half year prison term also corruption. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky was jailed today. he was accused of new counts of sexually abusing boys but could not post bail. sandusky already faced 40 counts. there was also word that bernie fine, a former assistant basketball coach at syracuse university will not face charges of molesting boys in the 1980s. a prosecutor said the statute of limitations has run out. prosecutors in philadelphia have dropped their long-running fight to execute mumia abu jamal. the black panther was sentenced to death for murdering a white police officer, daniel faulkner, during a traffic stop. abu jamal maintained he was a victim of racism and in 2008 a federal appeals court ordered a new sentencing hear. today, the district attorney said he wants to avoid more years of appeals. >> there's never been any doubt in my mind that mumia abu jamal shot and killed officer faulkner. and i believe that the appropriate sentence was handed down by the jury of his peers in 1

he will also be the second illinois governor in a row sitting behind bars along with george ryan and the fourth to do time for corruption in just the last four decades. mike tobin is live tonight outside the federal courthouse in chicago. mike, was the judge trying to send a message here? >> no doubt about it judge james zagle made it clear. his predecessor got six years. governor blagojevich didn't get the message. he was next in line and took care of himself without taking care of the public much the prosecutors backed up this notion saying that this sentence is meant to send a warning to the old school illinois politicians. >> the message that needs to go out to officials who would think about being corrupt is that the consequences not just for the state but for people who go corrupt themselves are severe. appropriately severe. >> blago did manage to knock three years off his sentence with apology. he even apologized for the language on those audiotapes. he called it profane. he called it ugly. he called it self-absorbed and selfish. now, he will get 11 years and 11 months before

former governor george ryan got 6 1/2 years. that didn't send a signal.gojevich ran on a platform of cleaning up corruption in politics. sure enough, he wound up taking it to an art form. hopefully a 14-year sentence will send a message loud and clear to other people that it's time for a change now. politics as usual in illinois cannot continue. voters can't put up with it anymore. our economy can't put up with it anymore. >> all that true. but he, you know, he -- you heard his apology the other day. he admitted that he had done something wrong. he said, i didn't think so at the time. it was sort of the first time he really admitted it. it was a plea to spend time with his family. you weren't won over at all? >> i've got to tell you what, when you're up there and for the first time that you actually accept any responsibility for your actions, is that the sentencing phase? i think it's too little too late. this is somebody that went on to the media constantly to take on the judge, take on the prosecution, and was very defiant until the end. if he believed

he could end up in the same facility as former governor george ryan who is also serving time for corruption. >>> former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky is behind bars this morning. he was arrested on new sex abuse charges and apparently could not post a $250,000 cash bail. two new accusers told a grand jury they met sandusky through the second mile charity that he founded. according to the judge, if sandusky does make bail, he will be under house arrest and subject to electronic monitoring. >>> don't let the holiday shopping send you into the red. there are plenty of personal finance sites that can help you organize your accounts and start the new year off on the right foot. we're going to take an in-depth look at one of them when we head to "the smart phone zone." >>> ahead later this hour, from hashtags to news of the world, a look at the top twitter trebleds of 2011. we'll be right back, it's 11 minutes after 9:00. >>> it is a grand opening at grand central and just in time for christmas. the newest apple store will start selling products to the public tomorrow. it's o

. >> if that is the case, you get government you deserve, the guy in office before blagojevich, george ryan, behind bars. i believe there have been at least four governors of the state of illinois who ended up exactly where blago is going in february. so it is interesting. i think the people of illinois certainly deserve better than that. thank you. greatly appreciate it. >>> more breaking news in the case that has raged for 30 years. prosecutors in philadelphia say they will no longer seek the death penalty against former black panther mumia abu jamal. he was convicted of murdering a police officer in 1981. since then supporters including a host of celebrities have claimed he was the victim of a racially biased system. a few hours ago, retired anglican archbishop desmond tutu called for abu-jamal's release. however, for now he will remain behind prison for the rest of his life. the prosecutors say they reached the decision with the blessing of the widow of the police officer who was killed. daniel faulkner. she attended today's news conference. >> he has been a celebrity, a cause celebrity

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so, we can just look back to the former governor before blagojevich, george ryan.ame opportunity as his predecessor, meaning he'll be able to spend the holidays with his family. >> that was such a sad thing to say. >> i was going to say. sad state of affairs. ted rowlands thank you very much for that update. we'll watch it, too. >>> still to come, mark ruffalo live in the "american morning" studios. he's fighting against fracking. what is that all about and why is he so passionate about it? he'll tell us. good to see you. >>> welcome back. fracking. it sounds like a dirty word. for many people that care about the environment, it is. involves pumping millions of gallons of water and chemicals into underground shale to extract natural gas. our next guest mark ruffalo is very concerned about the harm that critics say fracking can do to the environment. he will be making his case in about an hour on the steps of new york's city hall. what will you be doing there? >> we are doing a press conference to announce the water, a community in pennsylvania that about a year ago

george? >> ryan, thanks. >>> let's bring in our "gma" legal analyst, dan abrams. dan, things are hard for people to look at this case and say, wait a minute. this is the prime suspect. the police are all over him. but a judge gives him his kids. >> the child services said we just learned of the history of domestic violence, et cetera. and the judge said, this is probably the call most judges would make, is the standard is what's in the best interest of those children. and as of right now, there's nothing to indicate that he has mistreated the children or will mistreat the children. >> and the biological father gets a huge presumption. >> that's right. even if he is a suspect. there's been many cases where someone has been a suspect, generally in a wife's disappearance. >> this is a unique case. is there anything special the court or the police can do to make sure the kids have an extra layer of protection? >> there's no question they're going to keep on eye on him. look at what he does to the abc photographer there. they're going to keep a close eye on him. i can