. >> reporter: john connelly grew up in the same housing projects, he was a young am bibs fbi agent. in the '70s and '80s the fbi's number one priority was taken down the italian mafia. >> he did everything including breaking all kinds of laws over the years to keep that alive. >> reporter: in a series of grouped breaking articles for the "boston globe"ing with lair and o'neal uncover what their fbi sources call a dangerous alliance. >> 1976 connelly tipped him off about a rival and bulger killed him. connelly had to realize right away how deadly this was. >> reporter: bulger's criminal enterprise skyrocketed. court documents show bulger knew when police were watching, knew when they were moving in and ultimately knew when to disappear. he was shaking down bookmakers and loan sharks. this was a guy who was a really bad guy. >> everything that i wanted to be. >> reporter: as his power grew, so did that of his younger brother, billy. >> i just want you to know we are pea all on this open microphone, mr. president. >> reporter: a tough as nails politician well respected as president of

. >> john connelly was a young, ambitious fbi agent who grew up in the same housing projects. back in the '70s and '80s, the fbi's number one priority was taking down the italian mafia. bulger became connelly's prized informant. >> and he did everything, including breaking all kinds of laws over the years to keep that alive. >> in a series of ground-breaking articles for the "boston globe," lehr and o'neil uncovered a dangerous alliance. >> connolly tipped him off and bulger killed him. so connelly had to realize right away how serious and deadly this arrangement was. >> protected by connelly and others, bulger's criminal enterprise skyrocketed. court documents show bulger knew when police were watching, knew when they were moving in, and ultimately knew when to disappear. >> he was shaking down bookmakers and loan sharks. this was a guy who was a really bad guy. >> everything that i wanted to be. >> as his power grew, so did that of his younger brother, billy. >> i just want you to know, we're all on this open microphone, mr. president. >> a tough as nails politician, well res

among them, the trial of john connelly who destroyed the reputation of the fbi bureau.imony that implicates whitey bulger. the question is, does me have any information of any value that he could use to deal. t.j.? >> geb, it's a story that people are fascinated by. you've got it for them this weekend. be sure to tune in sunday night, 8:00 eastern for cnn presents the special, whitey bulger, stone cold killer. at the bottom of the hour now, stay with us because that lady, she's been called stone cold before, but much different in washington, d.c. in washington, d.c., that's different. >> we're warm. >> yes, warm and fuzzy. gloria bulgey joining us after the break to take us behind the debt talks. woman: saving for our child's college fund was getting expensive. man: yes it was. so to save some money, we taught our 5 year old how to dunk. woman: scholarship! woman: honey go get him. anncr: there's an easier way to save. get online. go to geico.com. get a quote. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >>> time now for your "political ticker." let's taukt t

actors melissa mccarthy and joshua jackson, and television academy chairman, john schaffner, are there. >> there's chris connellyways been at the forefront of innovation and creativity. and this past year has been no exception. our members have worked extra hard in selectininthis year's emmy nominees. joining me for the presentations this morning are melissa mccarthy, who stars in the cbs series "mike & molly," and joshua jackson, who stars in the fox broadcasting series "fringe." melissa, joshua, thank you. thank you so much for being here so early in the morning. thank you. >> our pleasure. our pleasure. >> melissa, ladies first. >> oh. okay. quite a gentleman. the nominations in the drama series category are -- "boardwalk empire," "dexter," "friday night lights," "game of thrones," "the good wife" and "mad men." >> the nominees for lead actress in a drama series are kathy bates, "harry's law." connie britton, "friday night mireille enog "the killing," mariska harrington day, julianna margulies and elisabeth moss. >> more lead actor in a drama series, steve buscemi, "boardwalk empire," kyle chandler, "friday n