a somewhat for got to figure in the crop of which case is congress's jesse jackson jr. prosecutors say he is the man at rod blagojevich is trying to sell the senate seat to but jackson has maintained his innocence. sean lewis caught up with the congressman reaction tonight >> this is the first time we heard from congressman jesse jackson jr. since the sentence was handed down yesterday to robert by of course as you mentioned played a big role in the broad blagojevich corruption trial with allegations represent the debt offering to raise more than a million dollars in campaign cash in exchange for barack obama a former senate seat. it charged that the congressman addressed at the podium tonight. >> punish the state after president obama won the erection of was interested in serving as your senator. >> during the time i could only do it that which was legal but ethical and that which was appropriate to express my desire for service to the people of the state. >> addressing the national association of letter carriers local branch tonight in support of local postal workers b

jackson jr. is suspect of raising money for blagojevich necks change for president obama's former u.s. senate seat. jackson jr. denies any wrongdoing. >>> the doctor sentenced this week to four years hyped bars for causing michael jackson's death plans to appeal his conviction. yesterday conrad murray signed a one-page document seeking all records and transcripts from the case. the filing does not indicate what basis he will argue to overturn his conviction or sentence. he was sentenced tuesday to four years in jail for involuntary manslaughter. >>> former penn state coach jerry derderian and jerry jerry sandusky is going public again, denying his 1999 retirement from penn state was treated a molestation investigation that occurred the previous year. finally, he says former penn state head coach joe paterno never spoke to him about any suspected molestation. >>> oakland raiders head coach hue jackson says the linebacker mcchain is questionable to play tomorrow against the dolphins. he was arrested

says it will continue to investigate whether there is a connection between congressmen and jesse jackson jr. and probably fitch's corruption case. the panel is looking into whether jackson acted improperly when he tried to get the appointment to president obama said senate seat. federal prosecutors say x governor robert blair pitched angled to hand to seek to jackson in exchange for one and a half million dollars in campaign donations by his supporters. >> the chicago city council is black and hispanic caucuses will meet again at this afternoon to try and reach an agreement on a new city ward map. technically last night was the deadline to produce an act that reflects a new elect tour with fewer black and white voters and more hispanic voters. >> we are going to be on the south side and on the north side. >> a new ward map needs the approval of 41 of the 50 aldermen to avert a ballot fight. . >> 3 tow truck driver have been charged with stealing vehicles in selling them for parts. these three men are charged with possession of a stolen vehicle in more charges could be on the way. hidden pol

showing mistakes in the courtroom that would have led to another outcome >>pish congressman jesse jackson jr. speaking out for the first time since former gov. rod blagojevich's sentencing prosecutors say that jackson is the man that rod blagojevich was trying to sell the president obama senate seat to and there were allegations that jackson or one of his representatives offering to raise more than $1 million in campaign funds for blagojevich in exchange for the seat jackson has maintained his innocence and expressed regret for the blagojevich family >>he faces a house ethics investigation stemming from the senate seat allocation >>coming up next at noon police released new information on the virginia tech shooter who killed himself after gunning down a police officer and a wife of jerry sandusky is standing by her man dottie sandusky be facing legal problems of her own related to this abuse case and the air force makes an admission about the number of trip remains that were sent to landfills ... [ male announcer ] tom's discovering that living healthy can be fun. see? he's taking his vitami

today the house ethics committee says it will continue to investigate whether congressman jesse jackson jr. directed or knew of efforts to raise campaign money for rod blagojevich governor so that jackson could be appointed to the senate to the committee believed by banks by another office found probable cause that jackson either directed somebody to offer to raise the money for the senate seat that once belonged to president obama warned to an offer would be made it likely senator dick durbin says the house ethics committee report want everybody got to jump to conclusions. >> not to assume any wrongdoing on the part of the congressman only that they needed to continue to review the evidence we owe that to him and the cause of justice not to jump to conclusions >> jackson has been investigated for some time after allies to reportedly offered at least 1 million and a half dollars in campaign cash to prop blagojevich for the senate seat appointment. >> former governor sentenced next week for sweeping corruption convictions. federal judge now says it will take two days not just one day for th

house ethics committee released a report showing probable cause that democratic congressman jesse jackson, jrrt to race campaign cash for former governor rod blagojevich. he jackson maintains there was no wrongdoing on i had part and insists he sought the appointment based on permit. >>> bystander who recorded a police incident with his cell phone said what the police did after is i will real. should officers have the right to erase what he recorded? we report, you decide, next. [ male announcer ] if you think tylenol is the pain reliever orthopedic doctors recommend most for arthritis pain, think again. and take aleve. it's the one doctors recommend most for arthritis pain... two pills can last all day. ♪ laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] now there's a mileage card that offers special perks on united, like a free checked bag, united club passes, and priority boarding. thanks.

. >>> house ethics committee announce it's found probable cause to suspect misconduct by jesse jackson jrnd-raising with rod blagojevich. >>> stocks closed flat today but it's the best week since july 2009 with the dow and nasdaq posting gains of 7% or more. >>> a walk to show you toint's number right now. help us frame the conversation just to come. our number. 197, that is as of tomorrow, how long herman cain will be in the republican race for president. 197 days. when we come back, he has a big decision tomorrow about whether or not he will stay in, how might that decision affect these guys? that's next. >>> "erin burnett outfront" coming up at the top of hour. a church is banning interracial couples. tell us about it. >> all right. that's right. this couple, a year ago, they went to a church, they lived in the town, she is white, marrying a black man, at that time they went to the church, they thought nothing of it, it was her family's church, and then this summer, when she and her then-fiance said we want to get married in the church, her parents went to the church, and the preacher

. >>> also, house ethics committee is now extending its investigation into congressman jesse jackson jre jackson instructed a supporter to raise money for former illinois governor rod blagojevich in exchange for president obama's vacant senate seat. jackson has agreed to cooperate with authorities. >>> well, we turn to politics, and the race for the republican nomination. it's really shaping up and could take on a different shape by the end of this day. herman cain is going to be making news a little later, at least he says. he plans to make a big announcement the on the future of his campaign. this comes just after cain came home to atlanta to see his wife, face-to-face for the first time since allegations of a long-time affair surfaced. our shannon travis is here with us, as well, at the -- what's supposed to be, shannon, the headquarters, new headquarters, opening here in just a few hours for the campaign. that doesn't sound like a man who is about to get out of a race. >> reporter: yeah, is it going to be a short opening in a few hours or so, or will this headquarters be around in t

house ethics committee announced that it would extend it's investigation of representative jesse jackson, jr., his part in the rod blagojevich scandal -- jackson, 46, denies the wrongdoing, being examined for two alleged violations. one on whether a-- at least $1.5 million in campaign cash reportedly offered. reported use of two most senior staffers and office resources paid with tax dollars, one staffer termed a very aggressive -- >> caribou, maine, hello, jim. >> good morning, how are you? >> well, thank you. between romney and gingrich, neither would be my answer. >> because? >> with mitt romney, in 2007, last election cycle, i was watching a debate in michigan, cnbc today about the economy, and mitt romney -- all stood up there and told the american public that the economy was robust. to me he did not have the foresight to see this coming down the road. ron paul has been talking about this coming for years what our economy is facing. right there that puts me off for romney. and gingrich, his comments about him being a historian, fannie mae and freddie mac, and receiving over a million pl

jackson is making his broadway debut playing dr. martin luther king, jr.. wow, they have really retooled spider-man. newt gingrich says he's against gay marriage. that explains why it's the only type of marriage he hasn't tried yet. this is "the colbert report." (cheers and applause) captioning sponsored by comedy central ( theme song playing ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: welcome to the report, everybody, good to have you with us. (cheers and applause) good to have you with us. >> stephen, stephen, stephen! stephen, stephen, stephen! >> stephen: thank you so much, everybody. good to have you with us. and a merry christmas, nation. and it is about damn time, i got to say. so far this year i have really been letting christmas down. it's my last week of shows before our christmas break and i have been soarly remiss in my bell jingling, my yule logging and my angel harking so i'm making up for it tonight. i'm cramming a full advent's worth of cheer on to my set. jimmy let's deck my halls, buddy boy. all right, look at all this good stuff. (cheers and ap

sometimes out into rural areas in states like illinois where jesse jackson, jr.'s district is drawn out to essentially a role county. i was talking to him on the phone recently and he was talking about how he went out and is hanging out with corn farmers recently. he never thought he would be doing that. also in detroit where they spent a lot of black population migration and loss, john conyers, two black incumbents from detroit have seen their districts out in the suburbs. .. >> oddly-drawn districts in a lot of states, and really it's helped republicans kind of solidify their broad majority, you know, the majority of districts nationwide are republican leaning, or at least republican leaning, and these majority black districts and majority hispanic districts have generally assisted in that process. >> just to follow up, maybe you could say a little something about there has been for the last several cycles sometimes alliances between republicans and african-american democrats to create majority/minority districts and also then, therefore, create more republican

jr. is here live. also, janet jackson. she talks about her childhood with michael, battling her weight. and her brand-new role. >>> plus, we have the golden globe nominations. we'll have chris connelly here to talk about all that. a lot coming up on "good morning america." it burns! it's singeing me. it's the sun. get out of the office more often, with chili's $6 lunch break combos, featuring texas toast half sandwiches. chili's lunch break combos. - hey. he went to jared. - that's a peerless diamond. the ideal ideal-cut diamond. what? female announcer: if you want to create your own one-of-a-kind ring, get to jared this friday through sunday, because you can receive get set in diamonds rewards, up to $1,000 toward a beautiful diamond setting, when you buy your diamond at jared. choose from thousands of diamonds and hundreds of settings. get up to a $1,000 reward this friday through sunday at jared. ♪ that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm [ male announcer ] for half the calories -- plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. the brand-new nook tablet. ♪ by barnes & noble it's their fast

jackson is making his broadway debut playing dr. martin luther king, jr.., they have really retooled spider-man. newt gingrich says he's against gay marriage. that explains why it's the only type of marriage he hasn't tried yet. this is "the colbert report." (cheers and applause) captioning sponsored by comedy central ( theme song playing ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: welcome to the report, everybody, good to have you with us. (cheers and applause) good to have you with us. >> stephen, stephen, stephen! stephen, stephen, stephen! >> stephen: thank you so much, everybody. good to have you with us. and a merry christmas, nation. and it is about damn time, i got to say. so far this year i have really been letting christmas down. it's my last week of shows before our christmas break and i have been soarly remiss in my bell jingling, my yule logging and my angel harking so i'm making up for it tonight. i'm cramming a full advent's worth of cheer on to my set. jimmy let's deck my halls, buddy boy. all right, look at all this good stuff. (cheers and applau

jackson is making his broadway debut playing dr. martin luther king, jr..led spider-man. newt gingrich says he's against gay marriage. that explains why it's the only type of marriage he hasn't tried yet. this is "the colbert report." (cheers and applause) captioning sponsored by comedy central ( theme song playing ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: welcome to the report, everybody, good to have you with us. (cheers and applause) good to have you with us. >> stephen, stephen, stephen! stephen, stephen, stephen

jr.. in france they call civil rights a-- with rights. please welcome samuel l. jackson. (cheers and applause) hey. >> did i catch new the middle of a phone call? i don't want sfwourpt you if you are a busy man. >> i was tweeting your audience out there, a twitter feed. >> stephen: oh really? (cheers and applause) >> stephen: now thank you so much for coming on. we've never met before. >> no, we have not. >> stephen: no, we've never met before that sounds like the beginning of a magic act, now we have never met before. i'm a big fan. >> thank you. >> stephen: i have loved your work ever since, really "jurassic park", that is when i first became aware of you is that you were the one computer programmer who was not a jerk. >> thank you. >> stephen: do you get eaten in that. >> yes, i did. only my arm is left at the end of this that film. >> stephen: wow, that is some solid acting. you have been in over 100 films and now you are making your broadway debut in the mountaintop. >> yes. >> stephen: all right, this is a play about martin luther king. it's the night -- >> last nig

the author the highly critical of black leaders, including jesse jackson and also critical of martin luther king jry in his honor, calling king the man who replaced the evil of -- calling him a world class adulterer who seduced girls and boys. ron paul denied he wrote the newsletters. >> not all the time. >> but you did read them. >> not all the time. on o kag, yes. >> and did you ever object when you read them? >> we talk about this twice yesterday, cnn has. why don't you go look back at what i said yesterday on can understand, i didn't write them, disavow them and that's it. >> three years ago, wolf blitzer asked similar questions. how did this stuff get in these ron paul newsletters? who wrote it? >> i absolutely honestly do not know who wrote those. >> you used to read these newsletters? congressman? >> not back then. there might have been times i would at times, but i was in a medical practice, i traveled a lot. >> but in 1995 -- >> with that, i also put on a political type of business investment news lert and sort of kored all these areas and it covered a loot about what was going on in washi

jr. frederick douglass and then jesse louis jackson. that is my order, that is my list.ountry to deal seriously with athletics broadly than that african-american athletes in particular is monumental. but he did with the film industry in hollywood, challenging the images that are perpetuated and the legacies of air quality and bigotry that flow through the small screens. what he has done on wall street economically to make sure that the flow of capital would be redirected toward african-american and core communities. and so i bring him to the states. want to thank eric. i want to thank joseph ferrara. i want to thank sister colleen. all the people who were involved here. and nobody being paid. we get -- we did this out of the love of our heart. this is a thank-you note. at georgetown there were gracious enough to a hostess and then sponsor a lots of people have with reverend jesse jackson. now bring to you the man whom we love, whom we admire, who for so long has taught us to be better human beings. to keep hope alive and to make us understand that we are somebody. stand

jr. national memorial. other attendees included the children and sister of dr. king, former cbs news anchor dan rather, interior secretary ken salazar and civil-rights leaders like jesse jackson, al sharpton, julian bond, joseph lowery, and congressman john lewis. there were musical performances by a wreath at franklin and stevie wonder. from the national mall in washington, d.c., this is a little over three hours. ♪ >> o say can you see, by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we held at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets' red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there that stars spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. ♪ home of the brave ♪ [applause] [drum roll] ♪ [choir singing] [choir singing] [choir singing] [choir singing] [choir singing] [choir singing] [choir singing] ♪ [choir singing] [choir singing] [choir singing] [choir singing] ♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. [no audio] >> and now we welcome master of ceremonies, gwen gfill. [applau