>>shepard: attorneys for john edwards, today, sought to have a judge dismiss the charges against johndwards. said he illegally used campaign funds to cover up an affair. the former north carolina senator is facing six felony charges. according to the feds john edwards necessityingly accepted nearly $1 million in donations for the 2008 presidential run which investigators say the campaign used to keep the affair under wraps. so to speak. during that affair, john edwards photographer became pregnant with his love child. but john edwards attorneys say the contributions everyone gifts not donations and he broke no law, therefore. jonathan hunt. only gifts. so kind. give us the details. >>jonathan: what the campaign is saying, or the lawyers are saying, this was entirely and is an entirely politically motivated prosecution. brought by a u.s. attorney who is a republican who is now running for congress. and they say in the court filings "there is simply no explanation for a taxpayer funded investigation of this scope unless the intent was to dig up anything and everything possible on mr. ed

and then there is john edwards.n north carolina holding a hearing today about a civil case involving sex tape said to feature the former senator. his mistress is suing the former aide for the run of her personal property. reports indicate that includes a sex tape on which she and john edwards do the wild thing back in 2007 while he was at the time running for president. she claims the aide violated the judge's order by sharing information with the federal prosecution but the aide denies it. the case is separate from the criminal charges john edwards faces. and the prosecution claims he used campaign dough anyways to cover up the affair and the pregnancy with his child. and now, judge napolitano. where are we? >>judge napolitano: two cases. a civil case where she has sued andrew young for the run of the sex tape she made involving herself and john edwards. in that case, she got an order from the judge telling young not to give the tape to anyone. and we have a criminal case and the up said john edwards violated feder

her father, john edwards, walked her down the aisle. he's facing serious criminal charges and the wedding nearly a year after elizabeth edwards lost her battle to cancer. more on that coming up. >>> are you ever really too old to go back to school? if you're a football kicker, the answer is apparently no. fresh out of retirement, he is 61 years old, the guy sticking, the oldest player in history. i had a chance to spend time with him the last couple of weeks. we'll let you bb thknow about t coming up. >> i did i think i was watching the snoopy episode watching the ball. >> did i think i was going to need blamassive plastic surgery after that but i was okay. >>> let's begin with the deadly shark attack off the popular beach in australia. the victim, an american, spear fishing in the ocean when the 10-foot predator struck. nbc sarah james live in melbourne with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. authorities here have identified the american who was killed by the great white as george thomas wainwright. a 32-year-o

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closing arguments will begin next week. >>> the criminal trial against john edwards is going forward. a federal judge in north carolina just issued the ruling. a lawyer for edwards argued the entire case should be dropped. he is charged for keeping nearly $1 million in campaign donations. he has pleaded not guilty. the trial is set to begin in january. >>> in turkey, officials say the death toll from the earthquake four days ago has gone up to 523. nearly 200 have been rescued. two people were pulled from a building that somehow survive spread. >>> tourists are fleeing the resort city of cancun. one official estimate is 10,000 people have left because of storms. the hurricane center projects the storm will eventually curve east heading for to but and florida. there's a lot of uncertainty as to where it will be by the weekend. >>> to the west, a massive early season snowfall dump half a foot. it also knocked down tree branches and knocked out power. most of the power is expected to be restored at some point today. we have dealt with that. we know that it's never fun. >>> here, we are d

. >> thank you. >>> well, today a federal judge refused to throw out the criminal case against john edwards case you have forgotten, the disgraced former presidential candidate. edwards will face charges of violating campaign finance laws by using nearly $1 million to hide an affair with rielle hunter and his child with her, as you see there. jeff toobin is cnn legal analyst -- >> and i'm just sitting here. were you even alive when cheap trick sang "i want you to want me." that is an old reference. i don't think you were. >> i don't know the exact year, but i may not have been. >> not "blazing saddles" either. >> although i have been told i must watch it this weekend. so this john edwards, he admits spending money to hide the affair. so is this a slam dunk case? >> it's just a very weird criminal case, because the facts are largely not in dispute. john edwards was near the end of his presidential campaign. the disclosures started to come out that he had this child with rielle hunter. two of his big supporters, fred barron and bunny mellen put up nearly $1 million that goes through intermedi

. >> thank you. >>> well, today a federal judge refused to throw out the criminal case against john edwards forgotten, the disgraced former presidential candidate. edwards will face charges of violating campaign finance laws by using nearly $1 million to hide an affair with rielle hunter and his child with her, as you see there. jeff toobin is cnn legal analyst -- >> and i'm just sitting here. were you even alive when cheap trick sang "i want you to want me." that is an old reference. i don't think you were. >> i don't know the exact year, but i may not have been. >> not "blazing saddles" either. >> although i have been told i must watch it this weekend. so this john edwards, he admits spending money to hide the affair. so is this a slam dunk case? >> it's just a very weird criminal case, because the facts are largely not in dispute. john edwards was near the end of miss presidential campaign. the disclosures started to come out that he had this child with rielle hunter. two of his big supporters, fred barron and bunny mellen put up nearly $1 million that goes through intermediaries and goe

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eastern on "cnn presents." >>> and the daughter of former senator and presidential candidate john edwards today. the wedding of kate edwards and trevor upham took place at a church in chapel hill, north carolina. later the couple was joined by family and friends at the edwards family home for the reception. cameras caught john edwards as he left, being escorted by a police officer. >>> and recent comments from rush limbaugh have sparked an uproar in the u.s. and even africa. he criticized the president for sending troops to uganda to help fight a terrorist organization. now a woman who's a victim of that group has a message of her own for limbaugh. >>> plus, a warning tonight. chunks of a german satellite could fall to earth any moment. details on where it all could land coming up next. fore! no matter what small business you are in, managing expenses seems to... get in the way. not anymore. ink, the small business card from chase introduces jot an on-the-go expense app made exclusively for ink customers. custom categorize your expenses anywhere. save time and get back to what you love. t

john edwards, the former v.p.didate was in court today trying to avoid a trial that could put him away for decades. is he actually a presidential candidate and he admits he has done wrong cheating on his cancer-stricken wife having a baby with another woman. but he claimants he when heoverp that affair. we will get a live update next. and a at the timey exchange on capitol hill over operation fast and furious. the government-run program linked to that death of a u.s. border guard. we have new updates and they are ahead. whoa. whoa. how do you top great vacations? whoa. getting twice the points on great vacations. whoa! use chase sapphire preferred and now get two times the points on travel, and two times the points on dining and no foreign transaction fees. whoa! chase sapphire preferred. a card of a different color. apply now at chasesapphire.com/preferred >> the one time white house hopeful john edwards back in court today as his attorneys asked a federal judge to dismiss the charges that he illegally used campa

so john edwards admits hiding money for the affair. >> it is a weird affair.re not in dispute. he w two of his big supporters, fred barren and bunny put up nearly $1 million that go through enter need areas and goes to rielle hunter, basically to cover her living expenses and keep her quiet. everybody agrees that happened. the question is, is that an illegal campaign contribution, as the government says, or is it simply friends helping out a friend in trouble? >> okay. so now he's pretty confident he can win this. if i am right here, he had a chance to need a misdemeanor. he had a chance to take, what was it? a few months? and he said no. now there is a lot more at stake. >> really a remarkable thing that he turned down this plea deal. he would probably not even to go prison at all. but he wasn't guaranteed no prison and he wasn't guaranteed that co-keep his law license. apparently those are the big sticking points in the plea negotiations, keeping the law license and prison. and he and his lawyers, they think they have a pretty good case here. i don't know. i

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john edwards walks back into a courthouse in greensboro, north carolina, today. >> mr. hat are the chances for acquittal? >> with five arguments as to why the indictment should be dismissed. it's a return to hard reality. just four days after the joyful celebration of his daughter's marriage. prosecutors charge that edwards requested, accepted and received unlawful contributions in order to hide his involvement in an extramarital affair, and therefore preserve the liability of his campaign to be president. >> no other candidate has been charged criminally with any case that even approximates this. >> reporter: ken gross, a former head of enforcement for the federal election commission, and previously a consultant for edwards' defense, argues the case goes beyond the law. >> none of that money was used for any campaign related expense. no tv ads, no radio ads, to pay campaign workers or to otherwise advocate his election. >> reporter: the government says edwards broke the law by not reporting almost $1 million secretly provided by two supporters. which was used to hide hi

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he walked -- john edwards walked her down the aisle.ill live in d.c. >>> today group of high-school students took part in a project called sticker shock. is aimed at reducing teenage drinking and targeting adults. >> one alcohol purchase by one led to her daughter's debt. can have all of those pictures but those last photos scene and the view of her in her casket, that of drunknsequence driving. >> students are targeting the source, the adults to buy them alcohol. visiting stores slapping these stickers on beer with a warning -- if buy this for someone under age, you are breaking the law. >> the campaign is all about awareness and education. it is also a visual, in your face stop. >> it is important because it from our point of view. >> in this store has seen adults tried many times to buy alcohol for teens. that too not want a happen. >> they hope this will make them before buying. >> gives people recognition and choice to make. maybe they will leave with a of guilt. something on their heart saying that. this store is participating in

they could wrap up as early as tomorrow. >>> lawyers for john edwards, once a presidential candidate asked the judge in north carolina today to drop charges against him. edwards is accused of using $1 million in campaign donations to cover up an extramarital affair during the 2008 presidential race. his lawyer says the case is politically motivated. the prosecutor in the case is a republican running for office in north carolina. edwards pleaded not guilty to the six felony and misdemeanor charges. >>> doug is here with the story on our weather. sunshine out there this morning but we took a turn for the worst early on, didn't we? >> then the rain came through. it lasted several hours. it caught some people by surprise. we told you you needed the umbrellas and you will need them tomorrow. that's for sure. you may need something else, though, over the next couple days. i'll tell you what that may be in a second. today, we saw a high temperature of 68 degrees before the rain moved through. it was nice early. the clouds moved through, so did the rain. at the airport, officially only .01 in

john edwards could be headed to trial as early as january. yesterday a north carolina judge rejected his request to have the criminal charges against him dropped. he's accused of mishandling $1 million in campaign funds and using the money to hide his pregnant mistress. >>> the 2011 world series has been one of the best series in the history. the cardinals won it 10-9 in 11 innings, forcing game 7. the home team has won the last eight game games eights -- game 7s in world history. >>> this morning the washington capitals are recoverying from the first loss of the system. the power play goal to give the edmonton oilers the win over the cats. >>> at 4:41, hewlett packard announcing plans to keep its personal computer in production. jest day doyle with -- jessica doyle with the story in your money. >>> we are back with your weather first in 2 minutes. you're watching 9 news now. >>> 4:40 on this friday morning. a mix of clouds out there. a couple of breaks. partly no mostly cloudy skies. today we will be lucky to get to 51 with the 5:00 p.m. tem

. >>> john edwards failed to persuade judge to dismiss criminal charges against him. he is charged with using campaign money to cover up at a fair and submitting false campaign finance reports. he maintains he is innocent and is pleading not guilty. the trials to begin in january. >>> a decision to change the names of several metro stations has been put on the back burner. the board decided to hold a public hearing on the matter on november 3rd. however, metro approved some service changes. some blue line trains will follow yellow trains throughout the district. part of the plan to alleviate congestion on the orange line. tomorrow metro will launch a free transfer system between the north and west stations. >>> still to come, another merkel in turkey -- another survivor pulled from the rubble of four days after the earthquake. >>> we will show you how neiman- marcus is changing their payment policy to attract more customers. >>> in the middle of the capital beltway, the improvements happening here that could change your commute. >>> we are back with a story you only s

. >> john edwards was in a federal courtroom today in north carolina, trying to get criminal case against him dismissed. he is accused of using nearly $1 million in campaign contributions to cover up the fact he had a pregnant mistress while running for president in 2008. his lawyer claims he did not do anything illegal and charges were filed by a partisan republican prosecutor trying to take down a big-name democrat. no rules -- no word yet whether the judge will rule on the request. >>> police are saying very little about their investigation into a truck that contained a president's teleprompter, seal and podium. it turned up at a hotel. police will confirm no arrests have been made. >>> on capitol hill, the deficit super committee's first public meeting in more than a month. they're charged with getting the debt under control by identified 1.2 trillion dollars. the group is said to have made little progress. the deadline is four weeks away. members say they're committed to making a deal. >>> nato has made a formal decision to delay the end of its mission in libya. dorsett to scaled-bac

the john edwards case. the latest emotions -- the accusation being that he misused campaign funds to conceal his relationship with his misstress. he made a motion for this entire case to be thrown out. the judge said, no, we're going to proceed. >> his poor wife died of cancer. when you hear his name, do you not get a chill going through you? we've had enough of johnny edwards. >> this case hasn't gone to trial yet. there are many motions to be made. >> they made motions to dismiss. >> this is a high-profile case. >> they made motions to dismiss. they're saying, how could he funnel campaign funds in not one of those checks was deposited in his campaign account? it's the first time in history charges like this have been brought. he's saying, you can't do it. >> why did the judge say, no, we've got to proceed? >> because the judge is smart. he says, this guy is a lawyer, so he could have directed people who were going to pay for his campaign to not pay the campaign but instead funnel monies to his m mistress

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. ♪ >>> john edwards will go on trial in january to face charges that he mishandled campaign funds. judge denied edwards' request to have the criminal case against him thrown out. he's charged with using campaign donations to cover-up an affair while running for president. then submitting false campaign finance reports to cover his tracks. edwards has pleaded not guilty. >>> bernie madoff and his wife are talking for the first time about their lives and the scandal. madoff spoke with barbara walters without a camera two weeks ago at the federal prison in north carolina where he's serving a 150 year sentence. madoff told walters he feels terrible remorse. he also feels happier in prison than he's felt in 20 years. walters spoke about her interview today on "good morning america." >> he knows that he ruined his family. during the day he doesn't think about it. he says therapy, he compartmentalizes, does his job doesn't think about it. at night he says he has horrible nightmares. he says i understand why clients hate me. the gravy train is over. average person thinks i robbed widows an

former presidential candidate john edwards will walk his daughter down the aisle today.ing her long time boyfriend. cate's mother helped her plan the wedding before dying of cancer last year. john edwards faces a trial for campaign finance law violations in january. >>> and take a look. that is a seat of shelving that came crashing down under the weight of 7,000 bottles of wine. this surveillance video -- i know. it's painful to watch. fredericka, turn away. >> i didn't say it was painful. wow. >> it took 25 people to clean up the breaken glass and all of that spilled wine. say it ain't so. also, a georgia woman now, who was sold as a baby by her drug addicted mother is now being reunited with her family. look at this. >> i said, you know, where is the baby? and they said, we don't know. >> they had been looking for me for a lifetime. and i never knew that i was lost in the first place. >> so i thought that she was so much better off and then when i found out she wasn't, it broke my heart. >> she grew tired of not knowing who she was so she hired a private investigator.

kelly file, john edwards being ordered to stand trial on federal criminal charges.that will be a dog and pony show. kelly is next. lu? i don't trade on luck. i trade on fundamentals. analysis. information. i trade tradearchitect. this is web-based trading, re-visualized. streaming, real-time quotes. earnings analysis. probability analysis: that's what opportunity looks like. it's all visual. intuitive. and it's available free, wherever the web is. this is how trade strategies are built. tradearchitect. only from td ameritrade. welcome to better trade commission free for 60 days when you open an account. >> bill: thanks for staying with us. i'm bill o'reilly. in the kelly file segment tonight, federal judge in north carolina has ruled former vice presidential candidate john edwards must stand trial on criminal charges. the government alleging that he used campaign funds to support his mistress and cover up the situation. here now attorney and fox news anchor megyn kelly, you see her at 1:00 p.m. every weekday. so, if convicted edwards could get? >> probably between 3

john edwards denies it all.s week his lawyers asked a judge to throw out the charges calling them politically motivated. he could face 3 years in prison but the lawyers are back. you guys have made the contention this is about discovery. >>arthur: what the defense, the lawyers puts the prosecution in a position to show their card to the judge so the judge can make this decision earlier. >>shepard: here we go. break news from the trial in ohio, the sex and teacher and kids' trial. >> not to be taken into consideration in determining the existence of a mental state that is an element of a crime. voluntary intoxication may be admissible to show whether a person was physically capable of performing the act which the person is charged. the 20 has the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence on the insanity issue. your tones have made a valiant and compelling argument on your behalf. i cannot make the leap required to accept a proposition that at the time of the commission of the offense you did not know as

. >>> john edwards will go on trial in january to face charges that he mishandled campaign funds. today a judge denied edwards' request to have the criminal case against him thrown out. he's charged with using campaign donations to cover-up an affair while running for president. then submitting false campaign finance reports to cover his tracks. edwards has pleaded not guilty. >>> bernie madoff and his wife are talking for the first time about their lives and the scandal. madoff spoke with barbara walters without a camera two weeks ago at the federal prison in north carolina where he's serving a 150 year sentence. madoff told walters he feels terrible remorse. he also feels happier in prison than he's felt in 20 years. walters spoke about her interview today on "good morning america." >> he knows that he ruined his family. during the day he doesn't think about it. he says therapy, he compartmentalizes, does his job doesn't think about it. at night he says he has horrible nightmares. he says i understand why clients hate me. the gravy train is over. average person thinks i robbed w

kelly file, john edwards being ordered to stand trial on federal criminal charges.hat will be a dog and pony show. kelly is next. [ telephone rings ] aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa auto repair? gary... he hung up. ...why do we have so many a's in our name? so we're listed first in the phone book. ya know, gives us an edge. you know fedex can, gives an edge. how? well, fedex ships auto parts from factories around the world, they clear em through customs, and that'll help us fix cars faster. great idea. you know you got a bright future here at aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... [ male announcer ] supply chain solutions. fedex. solutions that matter. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu. >> bill: thanks for staying with us. i'm bill o'reilly. in the kelly file segment tonight, federal judge in north carolina has ruled former vice presidential candidate

. ♪ >>> former senator john edwards will be in court today to fight criminal charges. of taking illegal campaign contributions to hide his mistress, rielle hunter, during the 2008 presidential campaign. nbc news senior investigative correspondent, lisa myers, joins us from washington. lisa, good morning. what are we expecting this morning? >> good morning, chris. first of all, it's unusual for a judge even to agree to hear arguments at this stage of the case. basically, what edwards is trying to do today is to get his case thrown out before it goes to the trial. some say it's the legal equivalent of a hail mary. john edwards walks back into a courthouse in greensburg, north carolina, today, argued with five arguments why his indictment should be dismissed. it's a return to hard reality. just four days after the joyful celebration of his daughter kate's marriage. prosecutors charge that edwards requested, accepted, and received unlawful contributions, in order to hide his involvement in an extramarital affair, and thereby preserve the viability of his campaign to be pre