of jennifer hudson's family.gree murder all three counts. convicted of home invasion, residential burglary, possession of stolen vehicle, aggravated kidnapping. william balfour, 30 years old, jennifer hudson's former brother-in-law. the victims, jennifer hudson's mother darnell donerson, 57 years old and he killed her in her living room. jennifer hudson's other bro, brother, he killed him as he lay in bed and jennifer hudson's nephew, julian king. investigators believe he was shot in the head as he lay behind the front seat of the suv all of this occurring in october 2008. the evidence against him was enormous the assistant state attorney saying that balfour, quote, was fueled by his obsession, his jealousy, his determination to catch his wife julia hudson with another man. going on, jennifer said in her closing arguments she didn't want him around, her family didn't want him around, but in his mind she was his wife and if he couldn't have her no one else could. guilty, all counts. william balfour, 30 years old.

jennifer hudson wept and looked at her sister before smiling. she gave evidence early on in the trial and had been there every day since it started. >> the lead prosecutor said that jennifer hudson had assisted police in pinpointing the time of the murder. >> she helped set the time of the crime. her mother would always text for the first thing in the morning. that day, there was no text. it usually came between 9:00 and 11:00, florida time. when she woke up and there was no text from mom, that was odd. in addition, whenever they did tax back and forth, mom would respond automatically. when mom did not respond, it was clear that this crime was over at 10:00 a.m. penn. >> william balfour's defense attorney says there will be an appeal. >> there are several legal matters that we have for the appellate court to look at. there was some continuances that were not granted that affected our ability to be fully prepared. there were things on the motion to squash arrest. there are other issues and we will have to take our time to look at all of them. >>

the american singer and actress, jennifer hudson, seized the man who killed her mother, brother, and a nephew found guilty of murder. -- sees the man who killed her mother, brother, and nephew found guilty of murder. venezuelan police questioned a crossword compiler on suspicion of -- the president of greece is expected to call the country's political leaders for an emergency summit in the 48 hours in a final attempt to form a new coalition government. the president will be attempting with three different party leaders have failed to do in days of talks. >> could this be greece's next prime minister? his popularity was a promise to put an end to prosperity. the polls suggested that he would win 28% of the vote. that is one reason why he rejected an entry by socialist leader evangelos venizelos to join him and other parties in a coalition. mr. evangelos venizelos is unimpressed. >> i regret the petty politics with a view towards elections are not suitable at this crucial moment. even if elections are repeated, what will change? nothing. the mona changes here for everyone. -- the momen

i don't know what would best fit jennifer. she has not only under mayor lee but also mayor gavin brown -- newsom. [laughter] now lieutenant governor under mayer brown bossed governor brown -- now the lieutenant governor under gov. brown. she is the director of the department of economic and workforce development. please welcome her. [applause] >> i don't know what the equivalent is but i think i am more the taskmaster, safe driver. still ginsberg, the director of the park, thank you. we would not be here today without leadership and guidance of the port commission represented by kimberly brandon. the director of the office and workforce development, my duties include the interest and development, business attraction and retention, small business development, international trade and commerce and workforce development. when you listen to the job description, you understand why this is so important. this is not only a breathtaking spectator event that will mark us internationally, this touches on nearly every aspect of what we do

and in the words of prosecutor jennifer bagby that was because quote he was busy.three people and getting rid of the evidence. today, she said, it's time to hold him responsible for murdering and excuted them. as you said, jennifer hudson was in the court again today. she looked down at times. it was very difficult for her, in particular. when prosecutors showed photographs of the bullet riddled bodies of her relatives. she, obviously, now is waiting for a verdict. we're told the jury will deliberate until 10:00 p.m. eastern tonight if they don't have a verdict by then, shep, they will be back at it by tomorrow morning. >> shepard: jonathan hunt, thank you. a fugitive accused of killing a mother and her teenage daughter and kidnapping her two younger girls is now at the tip top of the fbi's most wanted list. this comes as officials file first degree murder charges against this man. he has been on the run since cops say he abducted a family from their tennessee home late last month. those two sisters, ages 8 and 12, are still missing. officials say they believe the

i didn't even have to pull up. >> jennifer was right. teresa was dead, on the floor of her garage, shot eight times with a .22 caliber gun. >> she loved her children more than life itself. >> and now their mother, only 29 years old, was gone. the two younger children were away on a trip with teresa's mother. the oldest child, a teenager, was picked up at school by police and taken to the station where his aunt jennifer met him. >> i got down on my knees in front of him and told him that his mother had been killed. and he said, where is he? where is he at? i know he did it, where is he at? >> talking about his father? >> right. those were the first words out of his mouth to me. >> police thought the same thing. in fact, they arrested tony shortly after teresa's body was found. but tony had an iron clad alibi for the time of the killing. as richard bradshaw, then a muncie police detective, discovered. >> his alibi was he was at work, he was seen by numerous co-workers, all of whom were interviewed, gave statements that they were with him a

but we start with national security correspondent jennifer griffin at the pentagon. jennifer, i know that despite the protests outside, there is serious stuff going on inside. what is the president hoping to achieve at this summit?

[applause] >> well, thank you, sir mayor and thank you jennifer.all the america's cup when dennis connor was king. he was mr. america's cup, winning it, actually winning it twice, then losing it and then finally winning it again. and i remember something he said. he said the america's cup is a game of life. racing is just how you keep the score. and i must say that with 20 years or actually slightly more than that involvement in the america's cup, i think i know exactly what he meant. the america's cup is much more than a sailboat race, for a team that tests every element from talent to technology, from fundraising to boat building, from management to athleticism. for a host city, it's a competition much bigger than sailing. it can simply shine a light on the city where it's taking place. so i offer this friendly piece of warning. be prepared because two weeks ago, the america's cup teams were racing in names, italy -- napeles, italy, where i believe something like 500,000 spectators turned out during the course of that week. remember, that was onl

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i'm john ay tune to enter the war room.with jennifer granholm. thanks for watching. >>> tonight in "the war room," unblocking the youth vote. how do you capture the attention of the minnelal generation? cheap gimmicks aside how about taking the letters u-n out of the political lexicon? tonight in "the war room," how to unleash the difference makers in the 2012 election. ♪ [ chanting yes we can ] >> who can forget the memorable yes, we can motto from the 2008 campaign? it was especially popular with the young voters but after four years and a horrible financial crisis, much of that enthusiasm has been replaced by disill lou shunment. just 56% of these so-called millennials will vote in november. that's not to say that the president isn't still popular with this group. a recent poll shows president obama 17 points ahead of mitt romney. still the president and his campaign team have a big challenge. how do they unblock the vote? how do they win over unenthusiastic, or unengaged or undecided young voters. for inciteds we go to angeles and kal you pro

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>> jennifer will graduate later this month. she always knew she could do it, but thanks to nicole and suzanna, she didn't have to do it alone. >> everything happens for a reason. you take the good and bad and make it great. >> chris jansing, nbc news. >> that's our broadcast on a thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. we begin with a white lie or perhaps an inadvertent error. yahoo! is on damage control tonight about the resume of its ceo. george katayama joins us in san jose tonight with the details. george. >> reporter: raj, that is the big question tonight, is it a lie or is it, as yahoo! says, an i

thanks for watching. >>> thanks eliot, i'm jennifer grandholm. tonight in "the war room," here we go again. >> we shouldn't fight the debt matter of fact we should welcome it. >> the speaker gives fresh voice to the phrase "washington dysfunction." setting up another session of no. but it's an election year. ♪ >> allowing america to default on its debt would be irresponsible, but it would be more irresponsible to raise the debt ceiling without taking dramatic steps to reduce spending and reduce the debt. >> that is john boehner warning us that he and his republican caucus are bracing for another fight. congress and the president must agree to raise the debt ceiling. sound familiar? our country of course was in a state of suspended an nation, while the boehner led fights. and it led to the u.s. losing its aaa credit rating for the first time in history. i spoke with chris van hollen, ranking member of the house budget committee and i asked him if this latest move by house republicans is a blatant effort to delegitimize president obama. >> there's

jennifer franciotti joins us live with more on that. >> good morning.e has been baltimore's top cop since 2007. after 31 years, he says it is time to move on. in a statement, the mayor said bealefeld is retiring effective august 1. bealefeld said, "this was a tough decision, but this is the right time for me to bring my career to a close." he says, "i'm looking forward to enjoying retirement with my family and close friends." his retirement will be effective august 1. >> any idea who will replace commissioner bealefeld? >> we know the department has a history of promoting from within but they can go outside of maryland in looking for a police commissioner. the mayor said a national search will begin immediately. >> jennifer franciotti, thank you. >> here is ann curry with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. we have a unique look at the presidential race. ert will be joining us. a student camera investigation. tanning beds in the wake of the arrest of a new jersey mother. we will go live for a preview of tomorrow's kent

they say jennifer hudson wasn't a factor. >> this wasn't a case of jennifer hudson for us.se about william balfour. for us her celebrity status had nothing do with it. it's unfortunate it was her family but this was not for us the jennifer hudson case. it was us, the people of illinois against william balfour. >> there's no death sentence but there is a life sentence. he'll spend the rest of his life in jail without the possibility of parole. ted rowlands, cnn, chicago. >>> veterans who have risked their lives in afghan on the front line often face a battle when they come home, a fight to find a job. december piratesly looking for work after returning to afternoon and here's part of their is story from the documents vets wanted narrated by j.r. martinez. >> our service members can bring a lot to the work-force and quite honestly they want to work, they want to be independent, provide for themselves. >> their resume has to pop. >> the job i was looking to come back to does not exist anymore because of the cutbacks. >> before he left, chris riley was working full-time for the

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>> jennifer will graduate later this month.always knew she could do it, but thanks to nicole and suzanna, she didn't have to do it alone. >> everything -- you take the good and bad and make it great. >> chris jansing, nbc news. >> that's our broadcast on a thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night.

in washington jennifer griffin, fox news. >>> still to come on the news edge a man who has battled the flesh eating bacteria twice shares his story. >> plus hundreds of children have mistaken laundry detergent pods for candy, just ahead what's being done to prevent future poisoning cases. check out the rundown. we're back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. >>> another positive sign for the georgia woman battling a flesh eating bacteria, relatives say for the first time since being hospitalized amy copeland sat upright in a chair more than five hours. she recently started breathing on her own. doctors amputated most of her left leg, hand and remaining foot to keep the disease from spreading. copeland contracted the rare infection after she cut her leg in a zip line accident and fell in a river. >> just like copeland a man says he's battled the flesh eating bacteria infection not once, but twice. fox's chris shaw with the story. >> reporter: the cross outside this nunan home has many significant meanings to a journey that almost killed l.m. dennis not long after he retired from the cd

i'm jennifer grandholm.our next guest has devoted and dedicated himself too. sean eldridge, may only be 25 but he is a veteran of progressive politics and marriage equality. in 2007 he began working for the obama campaign at the chicago headquarters, and last year he quit to support his passion full-time. sean and his fiance were featured on the may 2011 cover of the advocates 40 under 40 issue, and you may have seen them featured in the "new york times" this past weekend. welcome inside "the war room," sean. >> thank you so much for having me. >> are you grinning? it is a great day? >> it's a huge today. today is an enormous step forward for our movement but also an enormous step forward for the country. our president is not just a political leader the commander in chief but a moral and cultural leader, so when he speaks out on an issue like this, the country listens. for millions of other americans across the country who are thinking through this issue, looking at their gay friends and neighbors and cowork

ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, jennifer connelly!i love you! >> aw, thanks, i love you, too. >> jimmy: i think that was for me. [ laughter ] >> i love you, too. >> jimmy: no, just kidding. i love you, too. i just saw your beautiful little baby out there. last time you were here -- >> i'm quite partial to her. agnes lark, she's -- yes, i was pregnant last time. >> jimmy: yeah, last time you were here she was on the show with you. >> she was on the show and now she's around backstage. >> jimmy: she's the cutest baby i've ever seen. >> thank you. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. i'm sorry, i had to squeeze her. >> she's -- yeah. she was sleeping. >> jimmy: she was sleeping. >> until jimmy -- >> jimmy: until i was like, hey, which noise maker should i use my new years party? this one or this one? [ light laughter ] she's so cute. congratulations. how's paul doing? >> thank you. great, great. >> jimmy: he's a good man. >> he's going great. the boys are doing great. >> jimmy: good, good, good. i was, of course, doing a little research here -- you we

you'll actually see jennifer running after the thief. here's her story in her own words. >> i was just looking at my phone and all of a sudden a young kid just came and grabbed the phone from me and so i just started running behind him to get my phone and started screaming at him while i was, you know, trying to get my phone. and while we were -- he was running around the escalators and while i was running behind him one of the metro employees ran out of nowhere, don't know where he came froms a grabbed him and he gave me my -- from as i grabbed him and he gave me my phone back and started talking to the young kid. he must have been around 15 years or so. i was in panic. i was in shock still, so when the metro came and just left. >> reporter: you just took your phone and left? >> pretty much. i couldn't believe that that just happened. i just took the phone and left. i hope the metro employee that helped me sees this and thank you very much. he gave me the phone and i'm thank you and i saw that metro was coming and left. >> reporter: you

so with that, jennifer, thank you. this is a good announcement, consistent with everything we are doing to activate and not be sitting back while our economy tries to make sure we get a full recovery. [applause] >> i would like to introduce board president david chu, followed by scott wiener, two of the strong supporters of small business on the board today. >> thank you, jennifer. i wanted to come here for a couple of reasons. i made a resolution this new year's to go to the gym a little bit, in part, because of brenda's and all the food i have eaten here. also as a resident of pulp street, this establishment has been an anchor for what we are trying to do all up and down polk street. as we bring ourselves out of the great recession, what happens to small businesses will have to drive our economic success. last year, on the campaign trail, many of the candidates talk about the importance of recapitalizing this loan program. i know this has been a huge concern ever since i served on the small business commission. small

jennifer, it's been a real pleasure. nice to meet you. >> thanks. too. >> next, a smashing goddess of tennis. my candid and surprising interview with serena williams. the question is can she deal with my serve? for three hours a week, i'm a coach. but when i was diagnosed with prostate cancer... i needed a coach. our doctor was great, but with so many tough decisions i felt lost. unitedhealthcare offered us a specially trained rn who helped us weigh and understand all our options. for me cancer was as scary as a fastball is to some of these kids. but my coach had hit that pitch before. turning data into useful answers. we're 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. by what's getting done. measure commitment the twenty billion dollars bp committed has helped fund economic and environmental recovery. long-term, bp's made a five hundred million dollar commitment to support scientists studying the environment. and the gulf is open for business - the beaches are beautiful, the seafood is delicious. l

stay for "the war room," with jennifer granholm. thanks for watching. >>> tonight in "the war room," republican think tanks, our favorite oxymoron. where does the republican party stand on the issues? voting rights? against. immigration, against. clean energy against. just about anything good against. seriously, who comes up with this stuff? shadowy conservative think tanks that's who. and they are funded by some of our favorite billionaires, including the koch brothers. you know, these guys are really starting to bug me. ♪ >>> the great story here for anybody willing to find it and write about it and explain it is this vast right-wing conspiracy. >> that was hilary clinton's infamous interview from 1998. some people accused the first lady of being paranoid. i am not a big deliver in conspiracies, but she is right. there really is shhhh, a vast right-wing conspiracy. case in point, the state policy network, founded in 1992 at the urging of president ronald reagan. the 59-member organization says it is the only group in the country d

have a great evening. >>> i'm jennifer grandholm tonight in "the war room." bad credit mitt romney takes that which doesn't belong to him, namely good ideas. >> the only economic success that president obama has had is because the followed mitt romney's advise. >> romney preposterously takes a bow for the auto bailout. the one thing he won't take credit for the thing he should. healthcare reform. some pressed evidence that national healthcare is exactly what myth thought it would be a pretty good idea. it's all about giving credit where credit is due, tonight in "the war room." ♪ welcome to "the war room," i'm jennifer grandholm. when you have been on the wrong side of an issue, you can admit you were wrong or claim you were on the other side the whole time. and if you are a politician you are just doing what comes naturally, and we look at mitt romney the mother -- well the father of all flip floppers. romney who wrote an op-ed, claiming let detroit go bankrupt is now claiming that it was his suggestion that saved the auto industry. seriously. it was not of

stay right here with war room with jennifer granholm. you want to see republican extremism >> it's open season in tampa. love of guns trumps love of sanity. bringing even more heat to this summer's republican national convention. plus mitt romney makes a courageous call, and naturally is followed by a reversal. his better angels give way to the inner demons. >> this is a huge win for the pro-family community. >> and a victim for gay rights gets thrown under the bus. and a war on nuns. you heard me correctly. some phatters are waging a war on the sisters. ♪ >>> tonight "war room"'s political junkies, i would like to introduce to rick scott, florida's governor. in june governor scott required welfare recipients to be screened for drugs. and last may he signed a bill that limited voter's ability to vote. his approval rating is 34% according to ppp. and today, governor scott denied the mayor of tampa's request to ban concealed weapons outside of the gop convention in august. however, clubs, water pistols, grow bars brass knuckles glass bottl

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. >> jennifer franciotti is live at city hall. singling out is singl the mayor in this issue. >> he says unless she starts enforcing the nighttime curfew on teenagers, she should be forced to resign. pat mcdonough is talking about these roving mobs of black youths. he says it is unacceptable. he says it is scaring families and tourists away from some parts of the city. some are calling for him to resign for injecting race into his complaints about city crime. pat mcdonough said there is no need to apologize for stating the facts. >> problems we are addressing -- street crimes and the mob action and violence are black people. they're black kids. that is it. >> the mayor says that he's trying to call attention away from the racially infused comments. the mayor is point to the good work that the police department is doing to reduce crime. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. after being released from jail, gary giordano is in hot water with police in annapolis. he was arrested on friday after he was allegedly being spo

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. >> reaction from jennifer hudson to a guilty verdict. new at 11:00.s say the case hinged on one cell phone. wendy starts us off. wendy? >> william belfour, convicted for killing her mother, brother, and 7-year-old nephew in 2008. this its our first reaction to the verdict from the hudson family. jennifer and her sister julia release aid statemed a statemen- william balfour is julia's ex-husband. there were no surviving witnesses after the murders. so this case against balfour was a circumstantial one. jurors say it came done to evidence about balfour's cell phone that suggested his location on the day of the murders. prosecutors painted balfour as a former gang member who went after the family in an act of vengence, because julia refused to reconcile their broken marriage. the defense pro posed some one else may have committed the murders in the crime ridden, south side chicago neighborhood. but they had no evidence to support that. those in the courtroom couldn't help notice tears streaming down jennifer hudson's face when the verdict was read to. ni

stay right here to enter the war room with jennifer granholm. thanks for watching. have a great weekend. for r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r >>> i'm jennifer grandholm. tonight in "the war room," mitt romney, salesman in chief. ♪ >> looks like season is getting cranan.. >> the ececom the econony,y, t ecomy -- thihiss message gets drowned with a week that started with gay marriage and ends with bullying. it's friday. it's "the war room." grab a beer kick off your shoes and come inside. ♪ >>> ever since he entered the presidential race he has struggled to capture the evangelical voters. it is now 68% to 19%. so in an effort to appeal to right-wing conservatives, he heads to liberty university tomorrow, which is a school founded by jerry fallwell. and it teaches its students that mormonism is in fact a cult. joining us on the phone from lynchburg, virginia is mckay coppins with buzz feed mckay thing for being in the war room at least by phone. >> thanks for having me. >> you bet. so you have been on the liberty campus for the last few days. what

jennifer franciotti joins us live from arbutus. gas prices are still going down. >> house that is it we're excited that gas is $3.67 in some places. it is not $4. traffic is moving ok and aaa is expected more people than normal to be traveling on the roads. they say more marylanders will be traveling this memorial day weekend that last year. nearly 750,000 marylanders are expected to travel this weekend. most will be driving. we could see more drivers on the road because of gas prices falling. some of the cheapest prices will be on the eastern shore, $3.52. we found gas around $3.49 this morning. police will be out as well and working on their "click it or ticket" campaign. >> any idea how many people are not wearing seat belts? >> police say one in 16 maryland drivers and not wearing seat belts. as far as night time related crashes, over half of nighttime crashes that result in death or because of residents are not wearing seat belts. the message is that seat belts save lives. >> thank you, jen. have a great holiday weekend. >> th

reporting live, jennifer franciotti. >> thank you. police all looking for the gunmen responsible for a deadly shooting in southwest baltimore. somebody shot jeffery mcfadden on wednesday afternoon. he later died at shock trauma. >> two baltimore men have been sentenced. there were both convicted of first-degree murder in the death of robert hemphil. he was found shot to death in a hotel on philadelphia road. the case went unsolved until 2010 when it did evidence led to the rest of the men. >> local people will be busy cleaning up sewage that backed up into their homes. the backup was caused by a blockage of a sewer line. the pipe issue has been fixed but officials say the responsibility is limited because of liability. >> we are responsible for pumping the water with the equipment we have and we get that down to about an inch. then homeowners can call their insurance companies. >> many residents have filed claims for things that are ruined like furniture and clothing. >> facebook is friending wall street and making history. the social

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>>the only online forum with a direct line to jennifer granholm.o bring you behind the scenes with access to stories that you've never seen before. >>politicallydirect.com join the debate now. >> all right. the working segment where we look at solutions to one of america's biggest problems. one huge problem is youth unemployment. a new report from rutger's university parents a bleak picture for college graduates. the students who graduated between 2006 and 2011, half of them are working full-time. even mosh 56% have student debt. so today, we are looking at one organization that is looking at the issues of unemployment, employment and student debt and doing great things for the world. americorp is a government funded public service program in return for a year-long equipment they get a modest salae and help with student loans. it sounds wonderful, important and necessary and unfortunately, paul ryan wants to de-fund it significantly even though the presidents from bill clinton to george bush have supported it. take a look. >> i missed it. you would