times" to get jack nelson fired.ed at that but he succeeded in some ways for for instance by their being somebody inside the office who looked at his mail to make sure he never got the mail. >> two questions. bette how long was it between the time that you received the files and your first . >> i receive the files at 10:00 in the morning and by 10:00 that night -- they were in and the next day. [applause] that was not a simple thing though. she did not want to publish. it was the first time that journalists had ever received secret government files from someone outside the government who had stolen them in contrast to an inside whistleblower so that raised ethical and legal questions and the inside counsel also opposed publication but to editors strongly pushed for publication and she changed her mind. this was also the first time the nixon administration had pressed her to not publish his story. she had much practice without later on as you know. >> the second question is for the group. were there any files still ou

. >> for the next 15 years, the case haunted prosecutor jack nelson.elvin snyder personally. and something just didn't add up. a .25-caliber shell casing was discovered in melvin's barn, and ron harshman purchased a .25-caliber handgun just a few weeks before melvin disappeared. but ron was never able to produce the weapon, saying it had been misplaced. >> there was a lot of information there, but nothing new was coming in to give you the opportunity to do anything more with it. >> nelson pored over the case file and discovered an interesting notation. ron harshman admitted test firing his new .25-caliber pistol in his backyard just after buying it. that gave nelson an idea. >> what about going out there and seeing if we can find a shell casing and then compare that to the one in the barn. >> when mr. nelson originally told me that and i just kind of gave him a look, this was 15 years to try to find a shell casing in grass, and we are not sure of the exact area. but in this case, being the fact that it's murder, i'm willing to try any idea and it was w

. >> i would like to add jack nelson.t time, but 1971, there are probably only two reporters in the country who had written anything that raised questions about jay edgar hoover and the fbi. the strongest one of those was jack nelson. what has been discovered later since then is at that that time, hoover had a very active campaign doing inside "the l.a. times" to get checked elsen fired. he filled out, but he succeeded in some ways by there being somebody inside the office to look at his mail and made sure he never got the mail. >> two questions. eddie, how long was it between the time you received the files in your first tory? >> i received files at 10:00 in the morning and by 10:00 at night katharine graham had decided to publish and they were in the next day's paper. [applause] that was not a simple thing though. she did not want to publish. it was the first time that a journalist editors the secret government files from someone out that the government in contrast to an inside whistleblower. so that reset the political

jacked a woman that was able to escape from him. and called authorities from the rest room. he was serving a life term in 1993 >> details of nelson behind $4.1 million, beneficiaries include family, and schools he attended and the political party that now governs south africa. the former south african president died at age 95. >> and taking a look at a man from mexico claiming to have been lost 13 months. he turned up in a damaged 26 foot boat in the south pacific on thursday. he said he had been at sea since setting out for a day of fishing on december 21, 2012, with a teen-aged companion. >> he talked about being off course and losing a companion as well. >> he says the companion died because he refused to eat raw birds he claims he survived on birds, fish and turtles and drank rain water and sometimes his own urine. it's not >> you're looking at what may be the the most controversial ad. americaning the beautiful sung in eight languages and shows two dads roller skaiting with their daughter. critics called the ad a disgrace. others praising coke for reflecting the diversity. >> tivo is out with the most watched super bowl comm

jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. >>> 8:53. we have details from the south african government about the will of nelson mandela.he had an estate of 4.1 million and owned an upscale home in johannesburg and a modest house in his rural home in south africa. most of his money came from book sales including his best- selling auto by autobiography. >>> there will be an autopsy today to determine the exact cause of death of actor philip seymour hoffman. ♪ >> because of the way i talk. >> hoffman won an oscar in 2006. he was found dead in his new york city apartment yesterday. reportedly, the result of a heroin overdose. many people in the bay area fondly remember his role as oakland a's manager art howe in the 2011 film money ball. >>> today is a big deadline for the top aide of chris christie. they need to respond to document subpoenas issued by state lawmakers. the investigation focuses on complain closures on the busy george wurk bridge last summer. reportedly to punish a -- george washington bridge last summer reportedly to punish a mayor who did not endorse him for re-election. christie said he knew nothing abou

jack dorsey? not that any of them, of course, in business in for 25 years. >>> let's talk about pepsico, david, i'm glad you are here, nelsonn pepsico. remember, he's been pushing for pepsico to separate its business the snacks business and the beverage business. pepsico came out with earnings last week, said it has been doing a comprehensive review of peltz's proposal and decided no to the do go there that it will maximize shareholder value by keeping these two together, saying they are synergies in the businesses and it's in the best interests of shareholders to keep them together. last night "the wall street journal" first reporting that he sent a letter to pepsico's board saying the weak results highlight the fact that they need to split these businesses. and i also want to read you a statement from pepsico this morning in response. well, first, let's start with the peltz statement. he says we find that management's rationale for maintaining the current structure highly subjective, full of platitude and lacking strong supporting analytics. what is the benefit of scale and synergies if pepsico loses market share in criti