he went after john gotty and put a -- had a guy put if bomb in the guy -- frankee heart and he wasn't there. franky died and died blown to bits. okay. and so now the contract out on, anthony. and about three young guys came and shot at one day. he was eating an ice cream cone. but he wanted to know right away. wroi a pilot for "missing persons." i was a show runner. i started with michael man. my first trip toings laves was to watch michaelman shoot a script i had written three days earlier. i started at top and worked my way down. that was my first trip to las vegas. they shot at vaftion world i guess in that world. who he believed -- he said i shot him a couple of times. you know. 12 or 13. anyway. anthony gave me an interview from prison. that was an eye opener. who new the case also contacted them as did angela -- this forensic investigator who got a lot of files and the con influence of the three of us, them reading my book and angela's referral resulted in him on the 30th of march 2006 with -- came up from florida where he retired with a full pension and indicted on four counts

some people pray to god, he pray 0 john gotti. . >> one time i had to correct my mom. man, your friends are just bringing you down. i told her, you know, it's not them. it's me bringing them down. >> he's been through a lot. he's been in the system for years and he has good perspective on life. so he's been mentoring me. >> he seems like a good guy. i mean, as far as good can get in here. you know what i mean? >> my cellie is actually a breath of fresh air because his naivete in this field, i find it refreshing that he is so knowledgeable in other areas of life. >> it's a little easier for me because i've been out there in that square bare world doing pretty much. >> i mean, he still sees is rough around the edges when it comes to the environment but he knows enough to keep out of people's business. he knows, you know, how to be decent. you know, because if being decent is a problem, then it's a problem to be alive, you know what i mean? but to be decent, he's not going to encounter any issues. he's doing all right actually. >> you get what you give here. if you give r

law enforcement as the john gotti of japan. but there was one thing goto's power and money couldn't buy him in his homeland. he had liver disease and desperately needed a transplant. culturally, the japanese don't believe in organ donation, so to get a new liver, he needed to come to the u.s. for a yakuza, that should have been a problem, says mike cox. he was the chief of immigration and customs at the u.s. embassy in tokyo. >> we want to be a welcoming country in the united states, but certainly, we don't want the yakuza coming to the united states. >> because they're criminals? >> they have extensive criminal histories here in japan. they are members of criminal organizations. for both of those reasons, they would be ineligible to enter the united states. >> how did he get around that? according to jake adelstein's reporting, which we confirmed, tadamasa goto made a deal with the fbi. he offered to become a rat and inform on his yakuza brothers. >> goto said, "here's the deal. i need to get in the united states to get my liv

until sammy "the bull" gravano did it against john gotti. that opened the floodgates.t is okay to cooperate. that is what led to this arrest yesterday. >> right. rico statute puts you away for life. uma: you guys are taking bets on the sequel. we'll see what happens as hollywood play this is out. >> thanks for having me. uma: guys, thank you. jon: i have bruce willis playing arthur. >> i'll steak that. i'll take that. >> what about george clooney playing me? >> i'll take willis. jon: we'll do side by side. >> no problem. jon: thanks, guys. enjoy your weekend. >> thanks. jon: republican party leaders meeting in washington today working on a plan that would bring major changes to the presidential nomination process. now what that could mean for the 2016 race. >>> also, would you do this? surfers, riding high in hawaii seeing waves called the swell of the decade. female announcer: female announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models, but sleep train's huge year end clearance sale ends sunday. get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets, a

his target was peter gotti, brother of john gotti. reference to the journalists's family.ith the gotti it seems to have left the congressman with a liking for a mob style chat chat. connected hims" to a felon in texas. reportedyork times" in 2012 that a close friend happen to have close ties to a gambino number. times" has a piece -- threat by staten island lawmaker as to a reputation as hot tempered. talking about several incidents where the congressman lost his temper with other folks. politicians, a tea party activist in an interview in 2011. got not an activist and suggested a boxing match. another time, he vowed to knock his teeth out. getting your thoughts on behavior.n grimm's should he face an ethics review? washington are saying he violated house rules over 23. -- house rule number 23. joining us on the phone is robert costa, political reporter for "the washington post." house republicans leaving yesterday for a retreat outside of washington. what is the goal of the republicans getting together at this retreat, where are they