this is not an instance where halterman should be the 1 to get money from dave. if anybody has a basis for it, it would be the women who work for him. >> just to understand, they wouldn't look at it as a motive to point a finger at him saying why he would want to black mail dave? >> it could be, but not a good reason why. he is just the third party to it. he is not part of the relationship. that's the flaw with what the defense attorney has been going around on all the morning shows and putting out there. >> got it. the same day this report comes out, more big news. dave getting support from of all people, south carolina governor mark sanford. you remember him? the governor who admitted to having an affair back in june who david letterman made fun of relentlessly. he issued this statement today. he said i feel sorry for dave. i take no glee. both my thoughts and my prayers are with him. that is coming from the south carolina governor, mark sanford. vinny, are you with me? this is probably the last person dave needs speaking out in sympathy. >> he does. it's incre

they reported that the black mailer joe halterman was revealing to secrets about his personal life. after sex he would say stay tuned for craig ferguson. as we move on tonight, this jon and kate divorce is getting so ugly and out of hand. why is kate telling jon today to come back? >> call me crazy, i said it before. i'm still hoping at some point i will receive a phone call and the old jon is back. >> kate's new plea to jon, the same day she accuses him of wiping out the bank account and what the kids did when they found out the reality show had been stopped. has the mystery of the stocker been solved. the man has been arrested for filming erin andrews half naked. will she relive her nightmare again in court? mackenzie phillips's half sister chynna speaks out. >> i'm walking through the fire and it's scarey that it's on such a public platform. >> chynna phillips opens up about mackenzie's claim of having sex with her dad. it's the interview you will see only on "showbiz tonight." >> more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now. >> stay put because right no

late breaking, the guy halterman is completing not guilty to the charges. the da said we got the goy on tape. as an attorney, knowing what we know, is it conceivable he could walk? >> he tried to cash the check. he was given a fake check and tried to cash it. what is he going to say? he thought he was being given money to have a good time or go on a vacation? it makes no sense, but as a defense attorney you want to enter that not guilty plea and put the burden on the prosecution. >> if this goes to trial, who do you think they'll like more, david letterman or this producer from 48 hours trying to get $2 million. >> i agree. >> even though justice should be blind to celebrity, we know the reality. vinny, let me ask you this. there is a lot of debate going on about sex in the workplace. letterman copped to it and got out in front of the story and shut down having to ever talk about it again, but if the women who i was involved with want to talk about it, that is their prerogative. is this something he could get fired over? >> he better hope they don't want to

after the hearing, halterman was released on $200,000 bail. he reportedly demanded $2 million to keep quiet about david letterman's affairs with co-workers. letterman admitted on thursday to having sex with female staffers on his show. his production company says he didn't violate their harassment policy. >>> cnn has learned the extortion suspect joe halderman is deep in debt despite having a six-figure salary as a producer for cbs show "48 hours." he was paying close to $7,000 a month in alimony and child support from a 2003 divorce. halderman is 50 years old. a recent contract put its salary at more than $200,000 a year. >>> president obama's trying to make the case that health care reform will be good for job growth. right now the nation's unemployment rate stands at a whopping 9.8%. that is the highest its been since 1983. but in his weekly radio address, the president said an overhaul of the country's health care system would help by making it more affordable for small businesses to start up. >> we certainly made progress on this front si