inside, very calm, john edwards surrounded by his lawyers. raig who i talked about a minute ago, a really high powered lawyer. edwards wasn't expected to talk much and he didn't. it was greg craig who actually said in court that he had wards was entering a plea of not guilty. edwards was asked a series of questions. at one point he sounded just a little bit like annoyed almost with one of the questions and he told the judge, your honor, i understand, i'm an attorney. and then he went on to be asked a number of serious questions. you also talked with sunny hostin -- i'm getting bunny melon and sunny hostin mixed up. bunny melon was a contributor from virginia who gave hundreds and thousands of dollars to him. he was also told he had to stay away from bunny melon. and that is at least in small part because he had a meeting with her a couple of weeks ago and don't know what they talked about. but certainly it's been a concernation because she's one of the -- or presumably one of the key witnesses in this case. you saw him outside the courtroom an

did john edwards know where you were going? >> yes. didn't know exactly where we were, but he knew about the money and he knew about the sources. >> reporter: but edwards' wealthy campaign operative fred bar baron, now desizedeceased, claie idea was his idea. b the government says baron spent thousands of dollars, including an envelope filled with $1,000. >> looking over the bay. >> reporter: suddenly, the middle class youngs were living like kings, with baron footing the bill for this mansion in california. >> we were living in mansions, flying around in jets. it was like falling down a rabbit hole. >> reporter: the indictment lays out just how the money was spent. to keep hunter away from the attention of the media and in the lap of luxury. there were pricey flights for hunter on chartered jets, including one for $29,000. payments for trips to florida, colorado and california, a $59,000 bill for a rental property. and, in just one month alone, the government claims $180,000 was spent on keeping hunter out of the public eye. at the ti

which would have been illegal under the campaign laws or was it simply a gift to their friend john edwards? >> now, the edwards camp, his lawyers are arguing vehemently. they're saying forget it, he's acknowledged his wrongdoing in terms of the morality of this and his personal shame, but they're saying there's absolutely nothing in the case law, the rules and the regs and no prosecution ever to suggest that this was an illegal campaign contribution. do they have a point? >> and they have put out statements by former high officials saying we know the facts, this is not a crime. i don't know. >>> to talk about the koll compelling legal questions raised by this case, i'm joined >> the edwards camp, the lawyers are arguing vehemently. they're saying forget it. >> they point out statements by former high officials in the election commission. saying we know the facts. this is not a crime. i don't know, it's a close question. it strikes me as a difficult road for the government to prove. because, you know, campaign contributions, i think we all know what we look like. but this immoral though it

it was intended to keep quiet the affair from the wife of john edwards, elizabeth edwards, who as everybody> all right. joe johns, thank you. we'll be following the case and, obviously, following his court appearance going to happen later this afternoon. thank you, joe. >>> here's a chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. today's question, was the auto bailout worth it? carol costello with that question and more. hey, carol. >> interesting question. president obama will visit a chrysler plant in ohio today to tout his auto industry bailout, how it created jobs and save our economy and he's also clearly testing the waters for 2012 when he will be asked again and again what's he done for the economy. republicans are saying, get real, mr. president, with the economy reeling, this is no time for a victory lap. gop front runner mitt romney was never a fan of the auto bailout. in 2008, romney wrote in "the new york times" let detroit go bankrupt. what does chrysler's yee think of the naysayers like mitt romney now? >> whoever tells you that is smoking illegal material. the gover

could be correct, deemed right by the judge, this could be viewed by a campaign contribution, john edwards have known that for him to have the intent to violate the law, am i right about this? >> edwards' intent, not clear to me what his understanding, that's the main fact this this case. another complication here is that the two people who gave the money, fred barron is dead. bunny mellon is literally 100 years old and may not be able to testify. the key witness is andrew young, the close aide whom edwards initially persuaded to say he was the father of rielle hunter's child. he's since turned on edwards. he is likely. certainly the evidence of the indictment suggests edwards knew this was a campaign prosecution and the prosecution knows he'll bury john edwards. >> he'll take the stand assieh i made sins. >> what if the government could play the videos of him going to barbara walters saying -- >> disagree. disagree. >> go to the stand and look the jury in the eye and say mea culpa. i've acknowledged the sins, not the illegality. there's never a case like this. moreover. >> i would let the

but yesterday, john edwards said no way. john edwards is leaving no doubt. he will fight these charges. and he says he will win. >> i take full responsibility for having done wrong. and i will regret for the rest of my life, the pain and the harm that i've caused. but i did not break the law. and i never, ever thought that i was breaking the law. >> reporter: but the government says he did break the law, indicting him on six counts, including conspiracy and giving false statements. at issue, hundreds of thousands of dollars given to him by supporters, that were then allegedly used to essentially hide edwards' mistress, rielle hunter. edwards claims he was hiding the affair and the child he fathered with hunter, for personal reasons, to protect his wife and family. and that money was a gift. but the government alleges he was hiding them for political reasons. that the revelation of an affair would, quote, destroy his candidacy. and there are limits on donor funds for political purposes. limits he broke. the indictment lays out how the money was spent, to keep

the prosecutors in the edwards case are not out to teach john edwards a lesson. humbled. if humbling is not enough for you, senator edwards has also been human late. he has also been shamed. and he will remain shamed for the rest of his life. the prosecutors know that. the prosecutors are out to teach a lesson to all candidates for federal office that no from now on forever they cannot reach out to their rich friends and secretly obtain as much money as they want, a million dollars, whatever they need to cover up, whatever they have to cover up in order to preserve their electablity. to preserve the chance. to preserve the dream of becoming president of the united states. you don't want them to be able to do that. those prosecutors are on our side. [ woman speaking chinese ] thank you. do you have an english menu? no english. [ speaking chinese ] [ gasps, speaks chinese ] do you guys like dumplings? i love dumplings. working with a partner you can trust is always a good decision. massmutual -- let our financial professionals help you reach your goals. these wheat

tonight, we begin with breaking news about john edwards. there are reports that the former presidential candidate is likely to be indicted tomorrow on criminal charges. the other possible scenario, edwards and the justice department will agree on some sort of a plea deal. the charges stem from money given to his mistress, rielle hunter, who became pregnant with his child. prosecutors have cob tended the money, which came from two of his political backers, should have been considered campaign donations and therefore reported. edwards' lawyers say it was gifts from old friends intended to keep the affair street from elizabeth edwards who died back in december. first, joe johns lays out how all of this mess began. >> reporter: john edwards, the politician. remember him? >> we have much work to do. because the truth is, we still live in a country where there are two different americas. >> reporter: as it turned out, mr. two americas had two very different faces himself. people close to him said it was the face of betrayal. betrayal of the people

the prosecutors in the edwards case are not out to teach john edwards a lesson. n humbled. if humbling is not enough for you, senator edwards has also been human late. he has also been shamed. and he will remain shamed for the rest of his life. the prosecutors know that. the prosecutors are out to teach a lesson to all candidates for federal office that no from now on forever they cannot reach out to their rich friends and secretly obtain as much money as they want, a million dollars, whatever they need to cover up, whatever they have to cover up in order to preserve their electablity. to preserve the chance. to preserve the dream of becoming president of the united states. you don't want them to be able to do that. those prosecutors are on our side. that's why we've partnered with rebuilding together to help revitalize communities in need. vote for your community at maxwellhouse.com. i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ an accident doesn't have to slow yo

well, guess what. >> an arrest warrant was issued today for former presidential candidate john edwards after his indictment on criminal charges. >> jon: apparently he's going to jail on charges of grand larceny because that beautiful head of hair just stole my heart. so what happened? well, edwards is being accused of illegally... (laughing) really? ( cheers and applause ) we did that as an afterthought. now you're just being sarcastic. edwards is being accused of illegally using nearly a million dollars in campaign funds to keep his miss stress out of the public eye. it turns out government has a pretty weak case against him and he has surprising allies supporting that notion. >> even some who find edwards' behavior despicable question the strength of this case. >> i think he's a reprehensible person but not every scum or liar is a criminal. >> i think john edwards is a lousy human being but i think this is a really lousy and flimsy criminal case. >> jon: thanks for the support. no, no, no, let me continue. i believe in your innocence but you are, if i may, a piece of (beep) took a (b

are we going to see john edwards facing a trial for which he could be convicted here? >> he'll face a trial unless his lawyers plea bargain. this is a sleazy indictment. this reads more like an expose from the ""national enquirer"" than a legal document. it's filled with this stuff about the personal immorality and personal life, much of which is very irrelevant and very short on legal analysis and legal theory. for example, it says that part of the reason for the payment was to, quote, to facilitate the extra-marital affair. to facilitate the affair. what does it have to do with the campaign or making him president? and it quotes the law as saying that it doesn't cover payments that would be made irrespective of the candidacy. his defense is going to be that these are friends who were protecting him from exposure because he didn't want his wife suffering from cancer to find out about it. the payments would have been made even if he wasn't running for office. this doesn't do justice to the united states and to the justice department. there are better things to do with

many say john edwards is taking a huge risk here too. edwards could have agreed to a plea deal, making him a felon costing him his law license but is instead choosing to fight the charges all the way, even though a conviction could send him to prison. >> i will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that i've caused to others, but i did not break the law and i never, ever thought i was breaking the law. >> reporter: there's one more gamble. in going to trial, john edwards will force his family to again live through the details of the affair. the betrayal of his cancer-stricken wife, and for the first time, the public could hear from rielle hunter as a witness. >>> bob woodruff joins us at the desk. great to see you, bob. i know you saw this firsthand, the image we were talking about, john edwards standing with his eldest daughter, kate, behind him. supporting her dad. >> we were shocked. i didn't expect her to come out like that. she's a wonderful daughter of his, very close to her mother. did the eulogy, never once in that

and into 2008 and bend that as he continued to try to negotiate and bargain his endorsement with john edwards barack obama and hillary clinton. people did not know about it and one of the real tragedies is that first and foremost i said befo the edwards children, is y've got somef the top talent in the democratic party who were attracted to edwards and worked with him. almost all of them to a person now odisillusioned, will almost l of them to a person are out of politics. and i meet people all the time who supported edwards, donors or young staffers, extraordinarily disillusioned personally and professionally and this is only going to prolong that and extend that. >> rose:as anyone talked to edwards since this. has he had any interviewed. has he expressed himself other than what he said today? >> not that i know of, no. and you know, what makes the trial so problematic for him is how did he make the decision about whether to testify in his own defense. because if he does testify, they will put on, the prosecution will cross-examine him with his tearful denial of this relationship. his tearfu

john edwards crossed that line. we believe it's criminal behavior. and that's why we saw an indictment. >> again, that's was nbc's lisa myers reporting. if edwards is found guilty, he would face 30 years in prison and up to a $1.5 million in fines. >>> still ahead -- buster posey speaks out about the death threats aimed at the player who ended his season. >>> and it was a wet one at at&t park today. we'll show you how a local boy sank the giants, coming up in sports. >>> also an oakland man uses a hidden secret in his macbook pro to turn the tables on a suspected thief. >>> we're tracking a very muggy night right now in san jose. 58 degrees, but we're also watching for some showers creeping into your sunday forecast as well. how long before you can pack away the umbrella in your june forecast? but the savings account of a cave-man! hey sports fans check this out. [ beep ] oops, my bad. earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! ooh, 3-d! instead of earning bupkus, your savings could be earning three times t

it turns out his real name is johnny reed edwards, but we know him as john edwards, united states senator, vice presidential nominee of the democratic party, two-time presidential candidate. no one ever dreamed he would be the edwards in a case called "the united states versus edwards." it's been a spectacular fall for a public man. tonight, john edwards, johnny reed edwards of north carolina, is an accused felon under federal indictment on a charge of trying to use campaign money to hide his relationship with another woman. his wife elizabeth is now dead with breast cancer. edwards, who is a very good lawyer, said he'll go to trial with this in july. we begin with lisa myers. >> good evening, brian. this is a sordid story of deception and betrayal. even if most of the facts prove true, there already is controversy whether it all amounts to a federal crime. >> here he comes. >> reporter: with his daughter kate by his side, john edwards took responsibility for doing wrong, but not for breaking the law. >> i take full responsibility for having done wrong, and i will regret for the rest of m

let's talk about john edwards, first, mark. he is facing criminal charges. you have new information. what can you tell us? >> we do. cnn's kevin has been following this case very closely right now has confirmed that the john edwards defense team and the department of justice lawyers literally went up to the 11th hour to try to strike a deal so that former vice presidential nominee would not actually be indicted. in fact, that's what did happen on friday. what had happened is that the edwards defense team realized that the department of justice was going to insist that john edwards serve some jail time. now in return he would not have faced any felony charges. it would have been misdemeanors. it was reported on by the raleigh newsroom observer ease kevin vaughn confirmed that. goes on to say a source close to the talk says that reason why john edwards decided not to take the deal and serve jail time is because he is the primary care giver to his children and he did not want to spend an extended amount of time away from them. wha

momento de una breve pausa pero al regreso en problemas con la justicia john edward, un escándalo queonde se sacan ♪ [ locutor ] estuve a dos alka seltzers de perderme otro compromiso... ♪ la vida está llena de placeres... ♪ vívelos con alka seltzer! en 2008 john edward sdab en la cumbre sudo carrera política uno de los tres candidatos con la posibilidad de lograr la nominación presidencial hoy esta las puertas de la cárcel, carlos boliv botifol amplia. el ex senador john edward hizo su primera aparición en corte para res pon eder serios cargos por malversación de fondos. >>>. >>> si escondes fondos o los utilizas para una cosa que no sea la campaña electoral es delito. >>> según la acusación usó más de un millón de dólares para ocultar su relación extramarital. >>> caso que se le complicó cuando su amante tuvo una hija tuya. >>> esta tarde edward reconoció que hizo mal lamentó el dolor que causó pero dijo que nunca violó la ley por lo menos no intencionalmente. >>> dicen que esto no fue parte de la campaña si no donaciones personales. >>> edward se enfrenta a 6 cargos uno por conspir

i cannot get inside john edwards's had. i found it interesting that rather than plea-bargain, he is going to trial. and the word is because he does not want to lose his right to practice law, he may very well be thinking and writing his book about his own redemption that way. >> would it be great if you went back and wins this case and devotes the rest of his life and those of men's skills he has in the courtroom towards people who stopped? with defense attorneys to win big is their get turned by the money and fame. maybe clarence darrow was lucky he had that great fall. otherwise he would have turned out the same way. tavis: what is it about him as a lawyer that made him such -- what made him such a darling of hollywood and screenwriters? very apt question. he was an actor in the courtroom. he would do things like, he would start out like this. and then he would lean over to the jury and he would talk in a low voice until the people in the back row had to lean forward and all the said he would raise his hand and start thun

the federal investigation of john edwards may reach a tipping point today. >>> job jitters. today's unemployment report expected to confirm the economy is slowing down again. >>> and a super strain. u.s. food officials tighten inspections as a deadly e. coli outbreak in europe gets worse. this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, june 3rd. captioning funded by cbs g news" fforr for friday >>> good morning, everyone. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. >>> there are indications the investigation into whether john edwards misused campaign money to end today with an indictment or plea deal. joel brown is in washington with details. joel, good morning to you. >> reporter: terrell, good morning. his infidelity ended his political career, broke up his family and drove him into hiding, but for john edwards, it's about to get much worse. the associated press reports criminal charges are expected today. since 2008 a federal grand jury has been investigating whether edwards misused up to a million dollars in presidential campaign contributions to cover up his long-term affair and

did when he refused to take on john kerry or john edwards and john kerry in the two thousand and eight bits and two thousand and four years or whatever. you know he was running for vice president i think who in this case that field is so wide open he actually a miniscule especially has i mean he's the alternative to romney at this point romney implodes in what course unless they don't get him he's there so i don't see why he wouldn't be running program. i just think he just wanted to take that he could have been photographed you know that he really saw employed it's a good question i don't know why i did that he was so boring and maybe he was it like to get in fights on stage and want to think it's because rob has got four hundred million bucks in his own back pocket he's the most well funded of all the other candidates he's almost certainly going to be the party's nominee unless he really screws a badly and so he's ready for it i wasn't i mean let me just push back on that i don't think is going to the nominee i think the nominee was not on that stage last night i think are people goi

jamie, let's begin with john edwards.ed of siphoning campaign funds to support his mistress. but what does the prosecution have to prove to be successful on that case? >> they have to prove he obtained and used the campaign funds to hide the mistress and child, but it's a very difficult case to prove and here is why. they're not relying on case law, they're not relying on statutes, federal or state, but it would be federal because we're talking about campaign finance laws. they were relying, martin, on an be a secure federal advisory opinion, an fec advisory opinion. they're essentially trying to make new law on the back of john edwards and i don't think it's going to work. look, you can't convict someone for being a bad husband, a cad, an idiot, or a disgrace to the democratic party, all of which i'm happy to say here, i'll say it on national television he was. he won't be convicted on this proof in this case under this law. >> you don't believe so? >> no, i don't. i don't think -- look, people don't like john edwards. t

obamacare on the massachusetts health care plan so i think he's doing the exact same thing that john edwards did when he refused to take on john kerry or john edwards and and ventura in the two thousand and eight bates and two thousand and four i guess or whatever. you know he was running for vice president i think who in this case there do people this so wide open he actually a miniscule especially has i mean he's the alternative to romney at this point romney implodes in my horse unless i don't get in the he's there so i don't see why you wouldn't be. running for president i just think you just want to take he could have imploded you know i mean romney so employers could question i don't know why i did it he was so boring and maybe he was it like to get in fights on stage if you want to i think it's because romney's got forty million bucks his own back pocket he's the most well funded of all the other candidates he's almost certainly going to be the party's nominee unless he really screws a badly and supports he's ready for it i was going to push back on that i don't think he's even the no

abc news has learned that john edwards will be incited on serious criminal charges. any negotiations over his fate are over. inside the final downfall of the former presidential candidate. >>> stunning news on the economy. a dramatic slowdown. the unemployment number up. the stock market taking a dive. >>> dr. death is dead. jack kevorkian dies this morning at the age of 83. >>> and hero dad. he put himself in the line of fire to protect his young children when someone fired shots at a local bank. the proud dad and his kids join us this morning. >>> good morning. we're live for the viewers in the west because so much news is breaking right now. including the news that a grand jury in raleigh, north carolina, has indicted john edwards, very serious crimes. >> we have to keep in mind. this is one of the greatest political downfalls ever. >> he was elected to the senate, ran for president. was brought down by these charges that he misused campaign funds to cover up his affair with rielle hunter, a campaign worker, and hide the fact that she fathered one of his children.

meaning, because if it was clearly intended to further john edwards' presidential campaign, he could n big trouble. on the other hand, if it was a gift or even, let's say, an effort to prevent elizabeth edwards from finding out about it, that might make him a bad person, but not a crime. >> that's where he's going to fight. i know that's where he's going to fight. we know there were a lot of plea negotiations here. and according to our reporting that the justice department was willing to say, you don't have to go to jail, just plead guilty to a felony. edwards wants to fight this and he's taking a real risk. each count carries a five-year prison sentence. >> right, i think he didn't want to lose his law license, which he probably would have done if he pled guilty. while each does carry the possibility of up to five years, as a reality, much less than that. but if he's convicted on all count, he could serve real time. >> might want to make an example of a public official. >> exactly. they're not going to bring this case, get convictions on all charges and let him walk. >> okay, dan, th

assaulting a hotel maid. >>> the justice department is under fire for its criminal indictment of john edwardsn six charges stemming from his attempt to cover up his affair. prosecutors are being challenged now for their theory of the case. mainly that money that edwards solicited from wealthy supporters was not a gift, but an illegal campaign contribution. edwards had very little to say in his own defense, except to suggest no crime was ever committed or even thought of. >> i did not break the law. and i never, ever thought i was breaking the law. >> so does the justice department have enough evidence to convict the former presidential candidate? we're joined by the "washington post's" ruth marcus who is a lawyer and plays one. >> that's about all i do these days. >> ruth, you wrote and got a lot of people sort of raising eyebrows because you wrote memorably that edwards may be pond scum -- >> that's a technical legal term. >> right. pond scum, but that doesn't mean he's guilty of violating campaign -- you're saying basically this may not -- it is not just that it may not be winnable, it may

john edwards faced a media throng reminiscent of the high point of his political career. time he just had been charged with six felonies, booked and fingerprinted. >> i did not break the law. >> reporter: edwards spent the weekend out of sight, at his estate, focused, the spokesman said, on getting daughter emma claire ready for camp. a friend of edwards' late wife elizabeth told nbc that despite john's betrayal, nobody wanted him to face criminal charges. they worry about the couple's young children, jack and emma claire. local reaction is less forgiving. >> i have no trust in someone that continually lies. >> john edwards has become a rather pathetic figure. >> reporter: edwards is charged with soliciting and covering up almost a million dollars, provided by two wealthy donors, and used to keep hunter and later their child hidden away in lavish homes and on private jets while he ran for president. >> thank you. thank you. >> reporter: though the payments did not go to edwards' campaign, the government alleges they amounted to unlawful campaign contributions because they

show your support at facebook.com/thehartford. >>> this afternoon a federal judge released john edwardsice presidential nominee and presidential candidate is looking at federal charges that could ultimately send him to prison for up to 30 years. edwards pleaded not guilty to a six-count indictment charging him with conspiracy, making false statements and breaking campaign contribution laws because he accepted more than $900,000 the government says in an attempt to cover up his affair with a campaign worker. >> there is no question i've done wrong and i take full responsibility for having done wrong. and i will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that i have caused. but i did not break the law and i never, ever thought i was breaking the law. >> joe johnson joins us with jeffrey toobin. you know john edwards. you've covered him over the years. what was the mood, your sense of the man today? >> i have to tell you, john, i walked into the courtroom expecting to see john edwards. he was there sitting down in front surrounded by his lawyers. the first thing i was struck by a

. >>> up next, john edwards s indicted. we'll talk with joe johns today. >>> also tonight, did you see what happened in the courtroom today in the casey anthony trial? she's accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter. her lawyers say her little girl drounled and they covered it up. either way, casey anthony has been spinning a we believe of lies to cops and her family. she made up a story about a nanny that never existed. we'll show you conversations where the lies flow freely. casey anthony is claiming her father sexually abused her and her lying is a reaction to that abuse. the videos shown in court seem to show their relationship was a good one. >> i miss you, sweetie. >> i know that. i miss you, too. >> i wish i could have been a better dad and better grandfather, you know? >> you've been a great dad and you've been the best grandfather. don't for a second think otherwise. >>> also, isha is following some other stories tonight. >>> bloodshed in syria. a grim milestone, a new report showing just how many people have been

john edwards crossed that line.ve it is criminal behavior. >> no comment so far on the indictment from the woman at the center of the scandal, rielle hunter. hunter's publicist says edwards and hunter are raising their daughter, 3-year-old frances quinn, together and see each other quite often. a little different emphasis from the edwards camp, a friend told us that edwards and his parents have a close relationship with quinn and see her quite often. >> nbc's lisa myers. lisa, thank you. appreciate it. >>> we'll be back with much more. stay with me. ♪ ♪ that's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh ♪ ♪ i like it, uh-huh, uh-huh ♪ that's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh ♪ ♪ i like it [ male announcer ] introducing mio -- a revolutionary liquid water enhancer. add a little. add a lot. ♪ for a drink that's just the way you like it. ♪ i like it, uh-huh, uh-huh ♪ that's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh ♪ [ male announcer ] make it yours. make it mio. ♪ [ male announcer ] make it yours. make it mio. or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee

. >>> john edwards is indicted but he says he broke no laws.hocolate was used to ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ man ] i love you guys. [ laughs ] i mean, just, you know, the whole heist thing. just putting jewels in teddy bears. this guy's wearing a wire the whole time. right? look at that! he's wearing a wire! [ laughs ] all right, let's do this. all right? before my wife changes her mind. go. [ male announcer ] your favorite movies right when you want them. watch unlimited tv episodes and movies instantly through your game console or other devices, all for only 8 bucks a month from netflix. no sequel for that guy. he violated federal election law in his 2008 campai >>> john edwards is fighting charges that he violated federal election law in his 2008 campaign. prosecutors say he used donations to cover up an affair. they say hundreds of thousands of dollars were passed through boxes of chocolate. the defense admits that there was a cover up but says it was for personal not political reasons. daniel nottingham reports from washington. >> reporter: former pr

former senator and former presidential candidate, john edwards, spoke a short time ago. it was short and sweet after being indicted by a grand jury this morning. look. >> there's no question that i've done wrong and i take full responsibility for having done wrong. and i will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that i've caused but i did not break the law and i never, ever thought i was breaking the law. >> and edwards is facing six separate counts here. he's accused of conspiracy, making false statements, and violating finance campaign laws. all of this stems from his

. >>> john edwards is indicted but he says he broke no laws. how chocolate was used to funnel money to his mistress. i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. he violated federal election law in his 2008 ca >>> john edwards is fighting charges that he violated federal election law in his 2008 campaign. prosecutors say he used donations to cover up an affair. they say hundreds of thousands of dollars were passed through boxes of chocolate. the defense admits that there was a cover up but says it was for personal not political reasons. daniel nottingham reports from washington. >> reporter: former presidential hopeful john edwards emerged from a north carolina courtroom friday looking confident, his eldest daughte

john edwards two-time presidential candidate and vice-president democrat nominee indicted on criminal charges. after his attorney entered a plea of not guilty. >> there is no question of doing wrong and i take full responsibility of having done wrong. >> federal prosecutor looked into whether million in campaign donations were used to cover up the affair with his mistress. edwards attorney said he did not break the law and i never ever, ever thought i was breaking the law. >> in august 2008, edwards finally admitted to having an affair and denied being father of hunter's child. >> the report was published that the baby of miss hunter is your baby. >> not true. >> soon the lie unraveled. andrew young a one-time close aid falsely claimed he was hunt -- father to hunter's child. >> he knew about the methodology and sources and money. >> larry, if convicted edwards faces five year in prison and a $250,000 fine for each of the six counts against him. reporting live from washington, i am karen trevors. >> why wouldn't edwards cut a deal to avoid all of this? >> it is an interesting question

>>> former presidential candidate john edwards is accused of using campaign funds to cover up an affair and pay off his mistress. >> no question that i have done wrong. i take full responsibility for having done wrong. >> edwards is facing criminal charges and maybe even jail time. up next, we will have more on the relationship between edwards and hunter. "i really like you." "i love you." "i will always love you." and sometimes a gift says, "you mean more to me than anything else in the world." life insurance from new york life ensures your loved ones will always be taken care of, with 166 years of financial strength -- it's the most selfless gift you can give. new york life. the company you keep. ♪ well, you know i love it too ♪ ♪ you love money ♪ well, you know i love it too ♪